iPhone With Triple-Lens Rear Camera Will 'Likely' Launch Next Year Says Analyst

Apple is likely to launch at least one new iPhone model with a triple-lens rear camera in the second half of next year, according to the Taipei Times, citing a research note from Yuanta Securities analyst Jeff Pu.

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A triple-lens iPhone X mockup by Martin Hajek via iDrop News

The report does not provide any additional details, but a Chinese report from the Economic Daily News last month suggested the camera system will have a 6P lens design with up to 5x zoom and at least one 12-megapixel lens.

The addition of a third lens would likely enable 3x optical zoom on an iPhone for the first time, enabling users to magnify the image in the viewfinder by up to 3x without a blurry reduction in quality like digital zoom. iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8 Plus, and iPhone X models feature 2x optical zoom for comparison.

A triple-lens rear camera would likely be a feature reserved for Apple's highest-end iPhones, so if accurate, this rumor probably applies to a third-generation iPhone X and/or iPhone X Plus launching around September 2019.

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Huawei P20 Pro

Huawei's new P20 Pro smartphone is the first with a triple-lens rear camera system, including a 40-megapixel lens, a 20-megapixel monochrome lens, and an 8-megapixel telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom. The Verge's Vlad Savov said he prefers the P20 Pro's camera over those on the iPhone X and Galaxy S9.

For anyone hoping this might be a 2018 move instead, former KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has previously ruled out any significant changes occurring to the iPhone X's current dual-lens rear camera system this year.

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Top Rated Comments

DipDog3 Avatar
94 months ago
Only 3 lenses? I’m going to wait for the 5 lense model.
Score: 43 Votes (Like | Disagree)
maerz001 Avatar
94 months ago
Only 3 lenses? I’m going to wait for the 5 lense model.
fixed that
Score: 38 Votes (Like | Disagree)
akbarali.ch Avatar
94 months ago
Core war is over, welcome lens war.
Score: 32 Votes (Like | Disagree)
YaBe Avatar
94 months ago
Only 3 lenses? I’m going to wait for the 5 lense model.
They already have 16 lenses camera, they only need to add the phone part.
Score: 26 Votes (Like | Disagree)
GadgetBen Avatar
94 months ago
What nonsense. Apple will simply improve the two lenses.

We aren’t talking about Gillette razors here! It’s not a competition for which phone has the most lenses!
Score: 20 Votes (Like | Disagree)
stevemiller Avatar
94 months ago
if they're going to keep adding zoom lenses, how about making the base lens wider angle?
Score: 11 Votes (Like | Disagree)