iPhone 20 with LOFIC technology reaches the quality of cinema cameras

There is still a long time left until the release of Apple’s 2027 iPhone series. It is expected that at least six different iPhone models, including a folding model, will be released. However, the hype surrounding the 20th-anniversary iPhone continues to heat up, with new details of its expected features being released regularly.

According to the mobile section of Tecna technology news media, Apple will probably pass the number 19 for its 2027 phones and go directly to the number 20. This action is done to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the release of the first iPhone in 2007. Now, according to the report of a well-informed source in Nior’s blog, the iPhone 20 family will be equipped with Lofik camera technology.

LOFIC technology stands for Lateral Overflow Integration Capacitor. For better understanding, a CMOS sensor is a chip that converts light into digital images by absorbing photons. Lufic is a much more efficient type of CMOS that converts incident light rays into digital images with much higher efficiency.

This technology captures details in low light and bright highlights simultaneously without noise. In this way, the inherent problem of balance between light sensitivity and saturation signal is solved. This feature is used for both photos and videos. The implementation of this technology brings the dynamic range of the iPhone 20 to 20 stops.

Meanwhile, current iPhones have only 13 stops of dynamic range. Achieving 20 stops puts the iPhone on par with high-end cinema cameras in this regard. This will be a huge leap forward in mobile image quality and will preserve the difference between dark and light parts of the scene in perfect detail.

According to the same source, large Chinese smartphone manufacturers such as Xiaomi and Huawei are also planning to use Lufik technology in their cameras. This issue will enter a new phase of competition in the flagship camera sector.

Worryingly, Samsung currently has no concrete plans to implement this technology. This lack of mobility could be a major weakness in Samsung’s ongoing efforts to permanently replace Sony as Apple’s main camera sensor supplier, jeopardizing the Korean company’s position.