All New iPhone Models Feature 18MP Front-Facing Camera With Center Stage and Square Sensor

All of Apple's new iPhone models feature a significantly upgraded 18-megapixel front-facing camera with Center Stage and a square sensor.

Users can expect significantly better selfies, especially in low-light conditions. The improvement is one of the biggest upgrades to the ‌iPhone‌'s front-facing camera ever. The history of major upgrades to the ‌iPhone‌'s front-facing camera is as follows:

iPhone 4 (2010): 0.3-megapixels

iPhone 5 (2012): 1.2-megapixels

iPhone 6S (2015): 5-megapixels

iPhone 7 (2016): 7-megapixels

iPhone 12 (2020): 12-megapixels

iPhone 17 (2025): 18-megapixels

The new 18-megapixel camera is present on the iPhone 17, ‌iPhone‌ Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ Max. The only iPhones still on sale with a camera below 18-megapixels are the iPhone 16e, iPhone 16, and ‌iPhone 16‌ Plus which retain a 12-megapixel camera.

The new front-facing camera features Center Stage for the first time, keeping the user in frame during video calls. It also enables ultra-stabilized video in 4K HDR. In addition, users can record on the front and rear cameras simultaneously with Dual Capture.

The sensor is square, which is a first for the ‌iPhone‌, allowing users to take photos and videos in portrait or landscape while holding their ‌iPhone‌ vertically.Related Roundups: iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 ProTag: September 2025 Apple EventRelated Forum: iPhoneThis article, "All New iPhone Models Feature 18MP Front-Facing Camera With Center Stage and Square Sensor" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums