The Korea Herald reports that "Most major smartphone makers, including Samsung Electronics, Apple and LG Electronics, are reportedly preparing to roll out smartphones fitted with three rear-facing camera modules in a bid to step ahead in the premium segment.
On the price front, triple-lens camera modules are more expensive than the single- or dual-lens counterparts.
If a single-lens camera module costs, say, US$10 per unit to produce, then the dual- and triple-lens camera modules cost US$30 and US$50, respectively."
Samsung says that "around 10 percent of its smartphones next year are likely to embrace the tri-camera system to provide consumers differentiating features."