Apple iPhone 7 Plus Rumors: Phablet To Feature Dual Lens Camera With DSLR Photography Capabilities And 3 GB RAM

Fresh information revealed by Ming-Chi Kuo about the iPhone 7 Plus has revealed that the phablet will be equipped with dual-lens iSight camera that will be able to shoot DSLR-quality images. Moreover, it is speculated to arrive with 3 GB of RAM.

Apple had acquired LinX, an imaging company for $20 million in 2015. The Cupertino tech giant is rumored to use imaging technology of LinX to let the iPhone 7 Plus shoot DSLR-quality photos. Kuo added that the dual lens camera of the phablet will carry support for optical zoom capabilities. The camera modules for the iPhone 7 Plus is speculated to be provided by Sony and LG Innotek, Apple Insider reported.

Kuo is of the view that Apple had previously considered the idea of launching two variants of iPhone 7 Plus — one featuring a dual lens camera and the other one without it. However, the analyst is of the view that the all the iPhone 7 Plus models will feature a dual lens camera.

The current generation iPhone 6S models feature 2 GB of RAM. However, in this year, the iPhone 7 Plus is likely to exclusively come with 3 GB of RAM. The inclusion of additional gigabyte of RAM will allow the upcoming phablet to make the most of its new imaging technology.

The iPhone 7 will continue to feature 2 GB of RAM and it will not feature a dual lens camera. Kuo has claimed that Apple is expected to ship around 20 million to 30 million units of the iPhone 7 Plus phablet in the second half of this year.

As far as the design of the iPhone 7 Plus is concerned, speculations suggest that it won’t appear different from iPhone 6S Plus. However, the iPhone 7 Plus may not feature antenna bands that are present on the rear side of the iPhone 6S Plus.