Apple has filed a patent titled ?Back Panel for a Portable Electronic Device with Different Camera Lens Options? which is, simply, a method for removing the back cover of an iPhone to replace portions of the camera hardware.
While this is unlikely to come to market in its current form ? the patent was filed in December 2010, six months after the debut of the iPhone 4 ? it?s an interesting glimpse at a company willing to try practically anything at least once. Phones are getting less modular, not more, and are usually designed not only with non-removable batteries but the iPhone has never had a back cover.
The capabilities could be quite interesting: extending the length of the camera lens to support an optical zoom that could be manipulated via gestures on the touchscreen. Or you could replace the built-in lens with a macro variety, one that could make taking close-up photos much easier.
In order to preserve battery life, the replaceable back covers could come with their own power sources, perhaps for a larger, more ?professional? flash. The industry can only go so far with thin and small optical sensors. Lens and optics technology hasn?t changed ? in order to improve picture quality you need more light, not more pixels. The Nokia PureView 808 is a great example of this ? 41MP on a much larger sensor is used to create fantastic 5-8MP photos at much higher detail.
There?s no way to predict what Apple will do with this patent, if anything. We?d be highly speculative of any rumours involving a replaceable iPhone back cover ? that seems to go against everything Apple has been focusing on in recent years.
Source: USPTO
Via: UnwiredView
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