Kuo: 2019 iPhones will be equipped with 12 MP front cameras, a special black coating to hide the lenses, and so on.

The three iPhones 2019 will be equipped with 12-megapixel TrueDepth cameras, against 7 megapixels on the iPhone XS. iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR, according to the latest research note of the famous analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.

The note, obtained by MacRumors, adds that the next iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max models equipped with 5.8-inch and 6.5-inch OLED screens respectively will be equipped with rear-facing triple-lens cameras, including a 12-megapixel telephoto lens, a 12-megapixel wide-angle lens, and a super wide-angle lens. 12 megapixels provided by Sony:

We anticipate that the camera upgrade will be one of the main selling points of the new iPhone 2H19. Critical upgrades to the specifications are as follows. (1) The 6.5 inch OLED, 5.8 inch OLED and 6.1 inch LCD OLED rear cameras will likely switch to the Triple Camera and Dual Camera respectively. The three-camera system, which is equipped with the CIS 12MP / 1um provided exclusively by Sony, will adopt a super-wide camera. (2) The front camera of the three new models of iPhone will probably switch to the 12MP CIS + 5P lens (compared to the current 7MP CIS + 4P lens).

Kuo believes the next iPhone XR with a 6.1-inch LCD will sport a dual-purpose rear camera, as WSJ previously reported, although he has not provided megapixels or other camera specifications for this model. The rear camera on the current iPhone XR is a unique 12-megapixel wide-angle lens.

Kuo said the super wide-angle rear lens and the lens of the front camera on the next iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max will adopt "black lens coating technologies," which will give lenses a "low-key" appearance, as noted earlier.

The supposed design of the three-lens camera on the next iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max's is revealed quite controversial, but the special coating should allow the lenses to blend in with the dark glasses for a more aesthetic appearance.

Rumble design of the triple-lens rear camera on the next iPhones via OnLeaks

A graph of the research note:

According to Kuo, the new iPhones will be introduced in the second half of 2019. This is not a surprise, Apple has unveiled each month new iPhones in September since 2012. Last year, the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max became available to order on September 14, followed by iPhone XR October 19th.