Citing reliable sources in the Chinese supply chain, Japanese blogMac Otakarasaid today that the 2019 iPhone lineup includes a pair of new models outfitted with three rear cameras, one featuring a 6.1-inch OLED display and the other outfitted with a 6.5-inch OLED panel.
These new smartphones should be a bit thicker to accommodate a larger camera setup. Specifically, the 6.1-incher is said to have a 0.15mm thicker body than the current iPhone XS model and half a millimeter thinner camera protrusion on the back.
The 6.5-inch device should be 0.4mm thicker and have a 0.25mm thinner camera protrusion, resulting in an overall 0.2mm thickness increase over the current 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max. The report also calls for other enhancements such as bilateral wireless charging, a USB-C to Lightning cable and an 18-watt fast-charging USB-C power brick.
The story stands in contrast to prior reporting on the matter that called for a triple-lens setup on thelineup’s flagship model(a successor to the current 6.5-inch iPhone XS Max).
While the story would have you believe that a successor to the single-lens iPhone XR would gain three cameras, Mac Otakara states that triple-lens devices will be brand new models released alongside updates to the current iPhone XR, iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max.
I recently heard triple rear camera won’t be exclusive to any 2019 iPhone. According to yet unconfirmed source,#iPhoneXI,#iPhoneXIMaxand#iPhoneXIRwill all three come with triple camera. Among others things, kinda frosted glass may be#iPhoneXIand#iPhoneXIMaxonly exclusive
Furthermore, according to smartphone leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer, the triple-camera setup won’t be exclusive to any one iPhone. He alsowrote on Twitterthat so-called “iPhone XI” and “iPhone XI Max” would rock a frosted glass back akin to Google’s Pixel smartphones.
If a recently leaked chassis (seen above) is anything to go by, triple-lens iPhones will most likely arrange the three rear cameras (along with LED flash and a microphone) in atriangular configuration, resulting in asquare camera bump.
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Triple-lens iPhone renderingvia serial smartphone leakerSteve Hemmerstoffer
