2020 iPad Pro Rumored to Feature 3D Sensing Rear Cameras

A new report out of Due south Korea suggests that Apple tree will release a new iPad Pro with 3D sensing rear cameras in March 2020. That's according to S Korean publication, The Elec, which cited unnamed industry sources to written report that Korean contract manufacturer, Derkwoo Electronics volition provide some of the components for those modules, including stiffeners and brackets. Mass production of those parts will begin later this year, claimed the written report.

There's no more than info on the subject for at present, but it does seemingly ostend an earlier written report from Bloomberg, which claimed that Apple may debut a light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation-powered 3D camera on its iPad Pro model in spring 2020. Furthermore, as pointed out by MacRumors, noted analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, has as well said that there's a 'greater than 50 percent probability' that Apple might prefer the time-of-flight (ToF) technology in its next-gen iPad lineup, to be unveiled either tardily 2019 or early 2020.

Meanwhile, according to industry watchers quoted past The Elec, Derkwoo is the global leader in ToF module parts, and is the only supplier capable of manufacturing both stiffeners and brackets, even in the face of stiffening competition from the likes of Triotek from China, Sunway from Malaysia and Laird from the United kingdom. "Derkwoo's clients currently use Derkwoo products for near half of their demands (and) Apple may too place orders to Derkwoo" for its 2020 iPhones, said the report.

In case you didn't know it already, ToF is among the leading 3D-sensing technologies employed by consumer electronics gadgets currently. It determines depth information by measuring the fourth dimension it takes for a infrared light beam to bounce off of objects, providing an accurate 3D map of the surroundings. The technology is already found in several Android smartphones, including the Huawei P30 Pro and the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G and, is expected to be incorporated into the 2020 iPhone lineup.