iPhone 7 Plus premium edition could feature two rear cameras

Rumours of an iPhone with dual rear cameras have floated around for quite some time.

A few weeks ago, we reported on an Apple patent which describes how a dual camera system for iOS devices could improve people’s shots.

The patent outlines how one lens could have a much deeper focal depth, allowing users to zoom in without being greeted by a noisy, pixellated mess, as well as having the ability to capture regular and slow-motion footage simultaneously.

The reason we’re bringing all of this up again, is because more recent information also suggests that we’ll be seeing a new iPhone with a dual camera set-up.

KGI Securities analyst Ming-Choi Kuo reports that the iPhone 7 will land with two rear cameras, with the iPhone 7 Plus also having the benefit of 2-3x optical zoom.

Confusingly however, not all iPhone 7 models will, according to the report, have the two-camera system. The standard 4.7in iPhone 7 will stick to a single rear camera, while only specific ‘premium’ versions of the iPhone 7 Plus will have the benefit of two rear lenses.

This sounds incredibly convoluted and rather un-Applesque to us, but given Apple’s purchase of Linx – a multiple lens camera tech company – last year, the likelihood of a dual-camera iPhone in some shape or form, at some point in time, is fairly likely.

[via 9to5 Mac]

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