Samsung is yet to introduce dual rear cameras on its smartphones. Rumors have that the Galaxy Note 8 would be the first Samsung phone to come with dual rear cameras.

According to well-known analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, it is because of the immature design of the dual camera ISP, Samsung has not included dual rear cameras on Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+, 9to5 Google reported. Hence, there is no Samsung smartphones available in the market with dual rear cameras.

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The Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones that will be released in the Europe and Asia will be allegedly powered by Exynos 8895 chipset. One of the recent teasers from Samsung has confirmed that Exynos 8895 chipset can support dual cameras.

The Exynos 8895 can support up to two 28-megapixel cameras on the rear side. Since the Exynos 8895 Galaxy S8 phones are unlikely to include dual rear cameras, the upcoming Galaxy Note 8 is pegged to feature it.

Samsung has reportedly increased the sizes of its Galaxy S8 and S8+ smartphones as both are expected to respectively 5.8-inch and 6.2-inch screens. The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge from 2016 respectively feature 5.1-inch and 5.5-inch screens. Both the Galaxy S8 smartphones are now large enough to be called phablets.

The Galaxy Note 7 from 2016 that has been discontinued because of its faulty battery problems featured a 5.7-inch screen. The upcoming Galaxy Note 8 is also expected to come with a display that is sized around 5.8 inches or 6.2 inches. However, to set it apart from the Galaxy S8 series, Samsung may bless the Galaxy Note 8 with dual camera feature.

Many of the competitor smartphones such as the LG G6, Huawei P10, iPhone 7 Plus and some of the midrange smartphones are all equipped with dual rear cameras. Samsung is one of those companies that is yet to launch dual rear camera,, Phone Arena reported. However, the Galaxy Note 8 is highly speculated to be the first Samsung smartphone to house dual rear cameras

Here is a review of the discontinued Galaxy Note 7: