Apple devices lined up for 2013 and 2014 release dates are getting powerful front camera sensor plus the benefits of new camera applications that will be delivered via the soon-to rollout iOS 7 mobile operating system.

The OmniVision chip used in the iPhone 5 will be upgraded to a new model called OV2724, which according to Gotta Be Mobile has a dimension of 5 x 5 x 3.5 mm. It displaces the OV2C3B that measured at 5.5 x 6 x 3.6 mm.

The switch means incredibly clear FaceTime session for iPhone and iPad owners, delivering rendition of 1080p quality both for still and moving images.

Users will also gain the ability of capturing professional-grade self portraits and self-directed presentations with ease, courtesy of course of the significant bump ups that Apple fans would enjoy as early as Q3 2013.

The tiny camera sensor, exclusively for iOS gadgets, is slated for mass production in the third quarter of year, which suggests that Apple gizmos coming out in the immediate months after will rollout bearing the chip.

Reports have pointed to successive releases later this year for the tech giant, in which consumers would get the iPhone 5S, the budget iPhone, the iPad 5 and the iPad Mini 2 in short intervals between September and November.

Then in 2014, the 4.8-inch iPhone 6 will join the Apple onslaught, which analysts said would arrive possibly by June that same year.

To complement the camera hardware enhancement, Apple engineers are also working to match the cool camera features that both the HTC One and the Samsung Galaxy S4 had earlier introduced.

The premium functions will be packed with the much awaited iOS 7 refresh, which rumours said is being pared down to become a leaner but meaner power behind the new iPhone and iPad iterations.

Apart from deploying top-notch camera adornments, iOS devices will also get fingerprint sensors for better security starting off with the iPhone 5S, reports said. The new feature will be embedded on the phone's Home button.