Samsung producing dual-camera modules for Chinese smartphone makers

Smartphone cameras have improved massively over the years and the dual-lens setup is gaining a lot of popularity. Huawei utilised this setup recently on its P9 smartphone where one of the lenses takes a monochrome image, while the other takes a coloured one, combining to make a sharp image. Even LG used two lenses on the G5 which adds crazy amounts of field of view for an impressive wide-angled image. A dual-lens setup provides an opportunity to go beyond simple imagery and if a report by The Korea Herald is true, then we are going to see more smartphones carrying this camera setup. The report claims that some Chinese smartphone vendors are in talks with Samsung to supply dual-lens camera modules. The first two brands will be LeEco and Xiaomi which might start getting the new modules in July itself. Samsung already supplies camera modules to Xiaomi through Samsung Electro-Mechanics but there is a possibility that these new Samsung-made dual cameras could end up in the upcoming Xiaomi Mi 5S scheduled for second half of 2016. OPPO might also get the new dual-lens cameras for their camera focused smartphones, possible upgrades of the F1 and F1 Plus and R7 series? If Samsung is truly planning to strike a deal with Chinese smartphone makers, then we can look forward to some really affordable, sturdy smartphones which can also shoot great looking pictures.