iPhone 8 rumours suggest LG and Apple have BIG PLANS for its camera
APPLE’s next iPhone will feature the ability to take 3D photos, it has been claimed.
The tech giant is rumoured to have teamed up with LG Innotek to develop a new camera module capable of snapping images in an astonishing new way.
This subsidiary of LG reportedly made the dual lens camera which appears on the iPhone 7 Plus.
Industry sources told The Korea Economic Daily: “Apple is now studying how to apply its 3D camera technology into LG Innotek’s smartphone camera.
“Since LG Innotek also has its own 3D camera and related technologies, such joint efforts will likely to bear fruit sometime within next year.”
The technique of 3D photography requires images to be taken by two different lenses. These are then combined to create the illusion of depth.
Like all the Apple rumours which swirl around the tech world, the claims have not been verified and may not be accurate.
We’ll have to wait until next year to find out exactly what Apple has in mind for its upcoming smartphone.
This week, it was also suggested that Apple will install incredible wireless charging technology in the iPhone 8.
A world-renowned tech analyst known as Ming The Merciless has claimed the upcoming smartphone will not need to be plugged in to recharge the battery.
The Apple guru, whose real name is Ming-Chi Kuo, said the firm’s next smartphone would feature a case made entirely of glass.
This would allow it to be placed on top of a wireless charger, which would quickly pump juice into the battery.
Apple already uses similar technology on the Apple Watch, so the prediction is not all that far-fetched.
The reliable Apple news website 9to5Mac wrote: “According to Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo from KGI Securities, the 2017 iPhone will add wireless charging for the first time.
“Instead of plugging in a cable, iPhone 8 owners will be able to charge their batteries using an inductive pad similar to how the Apple Watch charges.”
Ming the Merciless has been unflinchingly revealing his predictions about the upcoming iPhone for several months now.
He previously claimed it would come in three fruity flavours and could be fitted with a flashy OLED screen.
Other analysts suggested the next iPhone could fold in half just like old fashioned flip phones.
The Apple rumour mill is swirling with speculation that the tech giant is planning a device which has a flexible display with a hinge at one side.
The details were released in patent filings in the US by the tech giant.
They suggest that Apple is taking inspiration from Motorola, which pioneered the flip phone way back in the 1990s.
This article originally appeared in The Sun.
Originally published as iPhone 8 rumoured to have 3D camera