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The hype surrounding iPhone 5 is growing by the minute. Previously, we’ve seen countless rumours and speculations as to what the iPhone 5 may bring. However, the latest rumour on the internet to catch our eye is that iPhone 5 may include a 12.6 megapixel camera module from OmniVision which also allows for 1080p full HD video recording. Something’s amiss, no?

It is being reported that OmniVision has made a new camera sensor dubbed OV12825 which will go into production starting June. This is one factor that induces that thought that the rumour might be legitimate after all, because we know no production roadmap has yet been penned down for the iPhone 5, and at the earliest, an iPhone 5 release has been slated for early 2012. OV12825 touts 12.6 megapixels and 1080p full HD video recording capability at 60 frames per second.

Now the factors that induce the thought that this rumour might not be true. First, no orders have been placed as yet by Apple for these new camera modules. Second, it is only being speculated that Apple may include OV12825 in iPhone 5 because the current iPhone 4 camera module is also supplied by OmniVision. However, there’s a serious contradiction there. Earlier this month, CEO of Sony coincidently let it slip that Sony will have trouble getting 8 megapixel camera sensors to Apple on time as their production facility in Sendai had suffered damages due to the recent natural calamities in Japan. The fact remains, is Apple finally ditching OmniVision for camera modules made by Sony? Or the image sensors that Sony is allegedly supplying to Apple, are for some other device? That is one question, that time will answer best.

 

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