Apple’s next-generation iPhone will employ the same six-element camera lens system as iPhone X. It was rumored that Apple the company could adopt glass elements for 2018, but one reliable analyst says that’s not happening.
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo earlier reported that the next iPhone won’t have a TrueDepth sensor on its back. Apple is likely to make rear-facing camera improvements — it does so every year — but it seems like they will be slight.
Apple won’t change a winning formula
Kuo says Apple will continue to use the same six-element lens system it has employed for years now. Apple has struck a balance between quality and form factor, Kuo adds, and changing this could lead to complications in the supply chain.
Apple has already suffered supply chain complications with iPhone X. Thanks to problems manufacturing Face ID components, the device is in severely short supply. That’s why it sold out so quickly when it went up for pre-order last Friday.
A potential repeat of these production problems isn’t worth the minor improvements a glass lens system would bring.
Apple wants steady supply
Apple is focused on eliminating supply chain problems for next year’s refresh, Kuo says. It will likely be aiming to return to a September launch for its flagship handset, with plenty of units to go around.
Via: 9to5Mac
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