Dual-camera phones everywhere in 2017?

A render of the possible device

This information comes courtesy of Sony's most recent earnings call for its third quarter.

In their previous press release, it can be remembered that LinX stated that the image quality of a smartphone's camera has already reached its "dead end". However, because high-end smartphones are slowing down, Yoshida believes the "real start, the takeoff of smartphones with dual-lens cameras will be in the year of 2017".

However, if you read between the lines, there seems to be an opening for some adoption in 2016. In an attempt to revamp the declining flagship smartphone business, Sony believes that its dual-lens camera will help contribute positively to the market.

As is mentioned in an Xperia Blog, a dual-lens camera module will ensure greater zoom. By using one lens for color information and the other for brightness, the quality of images could improve dramatically.

Adding a second lens to the mix could have a couple of significant benefits.

Since Apple is popularly known for making major upgrades to its camera technology from time to time, it is yet to be seen whether the company brings revolutionary changes to the iPhone 7 Plus camera with dual-lens feature.

It's because of this Sony, says the earliest we could start seeing smartphones using dual cameras wont arrive until 2017 at the earliest. According to KGI Securities' Ming-Chi Kuo, the new iPhone 7 Plus will come with dual-camera technology as well as take advantage of the tech from LinX, which Cupertino acquired back in April 2015. That phone is also rumored to sport two lenses, one for the background and one for the subject.

So don't expect to see dual-lens cameras becoming a standard feature for at least a year yet.

Rumors have suggested Apple is planning to incorporate a dual lens camera system into the iPhone 7 Plus to differentiate it from the iPhone 7, which will continue to offer a more traditional single-lens camera. Those rumors gained credence with Sony's own statement, though we may not be seeing the new technology used in a big way until next year.

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