80 Percent of Smartphones Will Have Stereo 3D Cameras by 2015

By Nathan Kirsch

Today, Jon Peddie Research (JPR) predicted in a new study on mobile devices that 80 percent of Smartphones will have stereo 3D cameras and screens by 2015. It’s not just about games; the addition of two cameras will enable gesture based controls, advanced augmented reality applications, and visualization with depth.

Galaxy Nexus

JPR looked at several mobile devices that use advanced semiconductors or system on a chip (SoC) and found that the demand for mobile devices has exploded creating a market for over two billion processors.

  • Over three quarters of a billion smartphones will ship in 2016
  • Feature and other phones will hit 869 million units in 2016
  • Almost 300 million tablets will ship in 2016
  • E-book readers shipments could reach 100 million a year by 2016
  • Handheld game consoles will hit 91 million by 2016

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