As Apple is about to launch the new iPhone 16 series this month, the various features of the new mobile phones have become a hot topic. According to the latest report, although the industry’s long-awaited 8K video recording function did not appear in the iPhone 16 series, Apple has made significant improvements in image processing technology and introduced the emerging format of JPEG XL.
According to industry insiders, Apple’s upcoming iPhone 16 series includes four models: standard version, Plus, Pro and Pro Max. Although it was previously speculated that the iPhone 16 Pro will use a higher-resolution main camera sensor to support 8K video recording, the actual situation shows that Apple has not implemented this feature.
Analysts believe that the main reason why 8K video recording has not been achieved is the limitation of hardware configuration. The resolution of 8K video is as high as 7680 x 4320 pixels, and the total number of pixels is about 33 million, which means that recording such videos requires a lot of storage space. Especially considering that Apple’s ProRes format has extremely high storage requirements, even the 256GB version of the iPhone may not be able to meet the recording requirements of 8K video. For example, one minute of 10-bit ProRes 1080p video takes up about 1.7GB of storage space, while in 4K mode, this number jumps to 6GB.
However, the iPhone 16 series is not without progress in video recording. According to sources cited by 9To5Mac, the iPhone 16 Pro (and possible Pro Max versions) will support 4K 120fps video recording, which is a significant improvement over the 4K 60fps recording capability of the previous generation.
In addition, Apple has also made improvements in image processing technology. The iPhone 16 series is expected to support the JPEG XL image format, a new standard that provides better compression ratio and image quality than the traditional JPEG format. Although no other smartphone manufacturer has yet integrated the JPEG XL format into its camera system, Apple has already added support for the format in iOS 17 and macOS 14, showing Apple’s forward-looking layout in the field of image processing.
