Apple said to be working on the ‘biggest camera jump ever’, brand new dual-lens rumored to come to next iPhone
Next year, however, Apple might make its ‘biggest camera jump ever’ on iPhone, with a brand new type of a dual-lens camera system. The rumor comes from Apple analyst John Gruber, who traditionally has well-positioned sources within the company.
"The specific thing I heard is that next years camera might be the biggest camera jump ever. I don’t even know what sense this makes, but I’ve heard that it’s some kind of weird two-lens system where the back camera uses two lenses and it somehow takes it up into DSLR quality imagery," according to Gruber.
This is still a rumor that is not officially confirmed, and Gruber does mention that he has heard it “from a birdie of a birdie”, so do take it with a grain of salt.
OlloClip makes snap-on lenses for current iPhones
You have also probably seen third-party solutions like the popular OlloClip that add a fish-eye, wide-angle and a macro lens to current iPhones. The attachment mechanism for the Olloclip, however, is much less intricate - you just snap it to the edge of an iPhone.
source: TheTechBlock, USPTO
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