Inkampani ezinze kwa-Israyeli iCorephotonics inayo wamangalela u-Apple ethi inkampani kaTim Cook usebenzise amalungelo akhe obunikazi amane ahlobene nobuchwepheshe bekhamera obumbili ku-iPhone 7 Plus naku-iPhone 8 Plus ngaphandle kwemvume noma ilayisensi yokwenza kanjalo.
Icala lifakwe enkantolo yombuso eSan José, eCalifornia, futhi bakwazile ukulifinyelela, ngokusho abakushoyo Ama-MacRumors. Kuthiwa, i-Apple injalo ukwephula amalungelo obunikazi afakwe ngo-2013 ngamakhamera wedijithali wokusondeza izimbobo ezimbili, amalungelo obunikazi amabili emihlangano emincane ye-telephoto lens nezinhlelo zemifanekiso yokuvula okuningi.
Kuleli cala, iCorephotonics ithi ixhumane no-Apple ukuthola isixazululo ngalolu daba. U-Apple kubikwa ukuthi ubudumisile ubuchwepheshe, kodwa wasenqaba isivumelwano futhi "uzwakalise ukudelela kwakhe»Ngokusebenzisa i-Corephotonics patent. Isikhulu esiphezulu seCorephotonics uDavid Mendlovic sazisiwe ukuthi kuzothatha "iminyaka nezigidi zamadola ngamacala" ngaphambi kokuthi i-Apple ikhokhele noma yini ukuqala. Ukuskena okusheshayo kwemininingwane egciniwe yobunikazi be-US amalungelo obunikazi angaphezu kwenkulungwane ohlelweni ihlobene nokuhlelwa kwamakhamera wedijithali ama-lens amabili futhi amaningi awo kuthiwa yi-Apple.
Icala libiza i-iPhone 7 Plus ne-iPhone 8 Plus. Akucaci ukuthi kungani i-iPhone X ishiyiwe futhi kubonakala sengathi izongezwa ekuchitshiyelweni ngosuku oluthile. UQuinn Emanuael Urquhard noSullivan bamele iCorephotonics, inkampani efanayo iSamsung eyayisisebenzisa ezimpini zayo ne-Apple. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, inkampani ezinze eCupertino ayikaphenduli enkantolo, futhi ayikakhiphi imibono yomphakathi ngalolu daba. Akwaziwa ukuthi ukulalelwa kwamacala kuzoba nini mayelana naleli cala futhi mancane amathuba okuthi kuzoba ngo-2017, uma kubhekwa ukuthi inkantolo ibambe isikhathi esingakanani.
Ngo-2015, i-Apple yathenga umenzi wamalensi wamakhamera amaningi kanye nomqambi we-LinX. Ngenkathi imigomo yesivumelwano ingakaziwa, lezi zinkampani ezimbili kwathiwa zixoxa ngentengo yokutholwa cishe amadola ayizigidi ezingama-20. Ngaphambi kokutholwa, iwebhusayithi yeLinX yaphakamisa ukuthi ukuhlelwa kwayo kwamalensi amabili kanye ne-quad kusetha amazinga amasha wokusebenza okukhanyayo okuphansi, i-HDR, ukuphinda kusebenze, nokwethembeka kombala.
