Triple-Lens Rear Cameras Rumored for Next iPad Pro Range, Dual-Lens for New Entry-Level iPadApple's next-generation
iPad could gain a dual-lens rear camera while the next
iPad Pro range could get a triple-lens array, according to a rumor out of China.
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Japanese blog
Mac Otakara cited a Chinese supply source over the weekend claiming the fourth-generation 11-inch and 12.9-inch <!---->iPad Pro<!----> devices will get the same multi-sensor array widely rumored to be coming to Apple's
next iPhone range this year.
Meanwhile, Apple's rumored new version of its entry-level <!---->iPad<!----> – a device with a slightly bigger 10.2-inch screen than the existing 9.7-inch model – will inherit the dual lens setup currently seen in the
iPhone XS and <!---->iPhone XS<!----> Max.
The new iPads will launch in October, claims
Mac Otakara's source, who also said that diagrams of related accessories are "floating around," but they declined to specify whether they are Apple accessories or third-party ones.
Apple hasn't used dual-lens rear camera modules in any <!---->iPad<!---->, let alone triple-lens arrays, so bringing the multi-sensor systems to three new models in the same year would be a first for the company.
In a February research note, respected Apple analyst
Ming-Chi Kuo said Apple plans to release two new <!---->iPad Pro<!----> models, a 10.2-inch <!---->iPad<!---->, and a refreshed <!---->iPad<!----> mini this year. A month later, Apple released an upgraded <!---->iPad<!----> mini in March alongside a new 10.5-inch <!---->iPad<!----> Air.
Apple hasn't updated its third-generation <!---->iPad Pro<!----> lineup since October 2018 and its 9.7-inch entry-level <!---->iPad<!----> since March 2018, so we can reliably expect both to get some sort of refresh soon. Whether they will have the sort of multi-sensor cameras that are usually the preserve of smartphones is a different matter.
Rumors suggest Apple's next-generation 6.5-inch and 5.8-inch OLED iPhones will feature triple-lens rear cameras (with wide-angle, super wide-angle, and telephoto lenses), while the successor to the
iPhone XR will feature a dual-lens camera with a wide-angle lens and a telephoto lens.
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