Alleged 3D renders of Apple's 2019 iPhone hit the internet
Alleged leaked CAD renders of the new 2019 iPhone have appeared on the internet, showing details that line up with prior rumors about the devices expected to launch in September
Image Credit: Slashleaks
The renders that appeared on Slashleaks showcase the triple-camera, as well as the controversial alignment of the lenses, and the square-shaped camera bump.
The third camera lens on the next iPhone could potentially be a super-wide lens, that features a broader zoom.
Like the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR, the phones will likely be 5.8 and 6.5-inch OLED iPhones, with a 6.1-inch LCD iPhone rounding out the line. The new iPhones are also rumored to have larger batteries and be roughly 0.1 millimeter thicker than older phones.
The new iPhones will likely look quite similar to the current generation, though rumors suggest that in addition to a frosted glass back, lavender and green may be added to the upcoming color lineup. It is expected that they will also be available in black, white, yellow, and (PRODUCT)RED.
Image Credit: Slashleaks
The renders that appeared on Slashleaks showcase the triple-camera, as well as the controversial alignment of the lenses, and the square-shaped camera bump.
The third camera lens on the next iPhone could potentially be a super-wide lens, that features a broader zoom.
Like the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR, the phones will likely be 5.8 and 6.5-inch OLED iPhones, with a 6.1-inch LCD iPhone rounding out the line. The new iPhones are also rumored to have larger batteries and be roughly 0.1 millimeter thicker than older phones.
The new iPhones will likely look quite similar to the current generation, though rumors suggest that in addition to a frosted glass back, lavender and green may be added to the upcoming color lineup. It is expected that they will also be available in black, white, yellow, and (PRODUCT)RED.
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I'm certain you have some opinion beyond the obvious "there are lots of 3D printers".
Certainly both can be true, so I'm not seeing the variance from Apple's design philosophy, if that is the point you are attempting to make.
Now with that settled what is your opinion of the shell design: Like it? Love it? Meh? A necessary evil? Is it just as you would have expected from Apple?
Of course, there will be copycats of the same configuration to ride iPhone's coattails.
I imagine that you will be as forthright in your design critique of the Google 4's at release, when it too adopts multiple cameras.
I just wanted to add that I will be in line to buy the triple lens model this fall.
On the Pixel 4 there's no need to wait on a release as Google already confirmed the array and offered an official case rendering showing it: Square module with five elements made up of two lenses, one flash equidistant from the lenses, and two sensors. One of those sensors almost certainly a spectral one as seen on the previous Pixel while the other has no official comment yet on what purpose it serves. Time of flight perhaps? They will not be adapting Apple's array nor perhaps even using it all for the same express purpose. On its own do I find it an attractive design element? No I do not, and that's despite Google's attempt to hide the extra sensor to make the layout appear balanced but that's simply a personal opinion of mine. No doubt others will claim it's a melding of form and function and looks nice. Let's not get too distracted by the designs others are using other than acknowledging there are different choices within the confines of that square bump. FWIW there's more than one way to include multiple lenses.
Is this the way you would have expected Apple to do so? On a more simple note Chinese handset makers had already decided on this "square block" as the best way of incorporating multiple cameras and I thought you mentioned you were not fan of it.
It was that the existing multiple camera arrays, some linear and some in an "L" configuration, were not as efficient as a what Apple appears to be using for this fall's triple lens model, a camera array in an equilateral triangle.
Hence why I expect that Apple's configuration will become a standard; it will just work better for 3D and AR. Next year, when Apple is likely to add a time of flight sensor, it will likely be right in the center of the array.
Is the lens configuration not working efficiently on other square bump camera modules, but Apple's layout is? I hadn't seen articles on that yet so you're a bit ahead of me.
Then too it would seem the flash being mounted equidistant from all three lenses, ala iPhoneX where it was placed in the center, would be more aesthetically pleasing than in the corner if not more efficient as well.
Of course, things get more complex when you add a folded lens variable telephoto module into a 3 lens array, and there are a few of these out there as well.
It's a "squircle"
Your hypothesis with 3D and AR. Why? Afaik, there's no science that backs that up. If there is, I'd love to see it. There could be any number of reasons for Apple's rumored equilateral layout, but the reason you gave is suspect at best.
To me this camera array appears cluttered and disorganized, unlike the clean minimalist design elements I've seen on other Apple products, tho the 2 lens version is much better from a pure design standpoint IMO. Personally I'm more than a bit surprised you don't see other possibilities for the arrangement, maybe even like me expecting Apple to ship a more aesthetically pleasing and balanced one rather than this render. It looks like someone saw an empty space and needed to put something in it so an area wasn't orphaned. Haven't you seen other renders you like more?