iPhone 11 running iOS 13 with Dark Mode pictured in 3D renders

The iPhone XI may have three main cameras

But what about the next iPhone model? Well, rumors have been floating around over the past months, suggesting that Apple may opt for a triple camera setup in the next model. We don’t know what this entails yet, but provided it comes to fruition, it will likely be comprised of a regular, wide-angle, and telephoto cameras.

Another thing that we’re curious about, is how Apple will position the camera module on the back of the iPhone 11. Will it retain the vertical orientation that was introduced with the iPhone X, or return to the horizontal setup of earlier models? Whichever way that goes, it would be seriously cool if the flash could be built into the bezel of the camera bump itself. We know that this is not a likely scenario, but that doesn’t make it any less awesome.

The end of the notch?

The design of the iPhone X has been widely panned for the inclusion of a rather sizable notch atop the screen, but has also been copied to death in the years since its introduction. However, the industry seems to be ready to move onto the next stopgap to a truly all-screen device – the “punch-hole” selfie camera.

There have been recent rumors suggesting that Apple may either reduce the size of the notch on the next iPhone model or get rid of it entirely. The latter would either entail a punch-hole style camera, or an under-display camera. We wouldn’t bet any money on the under-display solution, as the technology is not yet ready for prime time, though it exists.

An iPhone with a punch-hole front-facing camera is not out of the question, but we’re not sure whether Apple would willing to follow this trend. If the next iPhone has a punched display, it will look very similar to Samsung’s current flagships and other offerings on the market. For this reason, we decided to keep the notch in our concept renders, though with a reduced size.