The LiDAR sensor of the iPad Pro 2020 camera module is undoubtedly one of the sections that is focusing all the lights. It is clear that Apple always wants to go one step further when it comes to improving photography. Some time ago we have seen that the Cupertino firm has remained on the sidelines in the use of ToF sensors for depth, something that brands such as Samsung or Huawei do have in mind. It seems that the commitment to the LiDAR sensor could also reach the iPhone range and would be a missing member of the quartet of sensors from the rear.
If we have already seen many jokes about the "glass ceramic" that the iPhone 11 Pro has on its back, I do not even want to imagine when it also includes the LiDAR sensor that would also have a different tonality. Apparently this sensor LiDAR has been leaked in the iOS 14 code, Like the rest of the rumors that we have seen lately, and we are definitely not talking only about the iPad since the systems, although very similar, are separated from last year.
It has been the user CONCEPTSIPHONE who has shared the publication on Twitter where This LiDAR camera is referenced on the iPhone 12 Pro in order to enhance the experience both in creating and consuming content in Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality. From my point of view, Augmented Reality on the iPhone still has a long way to go. Yes, it is true that it is well worked if we compare it with the competition and that the current results are being quite good, however, I continue to find the uses that we can give it too limited and the developer companies are not ending up betting squarely on this technology , it will be a matter of time.