Earlier in the week, KGI reported that Apple would not adopt a ‘TrueDepth’ 3D sensor system for the rear camera next year. Today, the same analyst reports that Apple will keep the same six-element rear lens system for the 2018 iPhones.
Despite some industry beliefs that Apple would shift to glass elements, KGI says that Apple will continue to use a six plastic element lens, as seen in iPhone X.
Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple has struck a balance of quality and form factor with the current design and that adopting a newer lens (like a six element or hybrid system) would offer very limited improvements and complicate the supply chain unnecessarily.
