Apple was a little late to the multi-lens smartphone party, equipping the iPhone 7 Plus with a dual rear-facing camera system several years after HTC experimented with a rudimentary arrangement of that sort and several months after the likes of Huawei and LG helped bring the technology into the mainstream.

Similarly, the Cupertino-based tech giant took its sweet time joining the triple-lens club with the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max, leaving the pioneering honor to the Huawei P20 Pro that saw daylight a full year and a half ago. But surprise, surprise, it looks like Apple wants ...