Apple’s other king has been quietly deployed on your iPhone for 4 years -Part 4

2.LiDAR

The LiDAR lens on iPad Pro2020/2021, iPhone 12/13Pro and Pro Max, as well as other flagship products are usually called LiDAR. The main function is ranging and detection. In 1971, the Apollo 15 spacecraft used this technology to scan and draw an image of the lunar surface.

But this thing is useless to ordinary people.

Coincidentally, Apple's lidar is still deployed in 2017. In 2017, Apple invested US$390 million in Finisar to develop lidar.

When the 2020 iPad Pro is equipped with lidar, Apple officially announced that it is equipped for AR technology. For this reason, an ultra-wide-angle lens has not been added to the iPad Pro to capture a wider picture.

In 2021, Apple invested another US$410 million in this company for mass production. According to this node, the basic iPhone 14 model will be able to carry a lidar lens next year.

3. Precise positioning

This is the U1 chip. The AirPods Pro in the front has already mentioned it. This is carried on the iPhone11. Its role is to accurately locate, whether it is coordinates or direction, according to Apple's words, it is "spatial perception ability."

This is easy to understand. If AR technology can't make accurate objects in reality, the experience is naturally very poor.

Imagine that when you are playing a game, you see that the opponent's model is different from his actual position, so you still have to play with it.