It feels like just yesterday when we were peeling the protective film from the iPhone 12 , but the launch of the next model is just …
It feels like just yesterday when we were peeling the protective film from the iPhone 12, but the launch of the next model is just around the corner. While we’re not quite sure of the name (see below) we’ve already heard a lot about what the next iPhone will bring. Stay tuned to this article as we’ll update it with the newest and most credible reports as we hear them. Just remember, nobody knows for sure until Apple says so! Twitter leaker @dylandkt reports that LiDAR will only be coming to the pro iPhone models. Two posts on Weibo reportedly show the new camera setup and size. The first shows an iPhone 12 Pro Max in an iPhone 13 Pro Max case to illustrate how much bigger the camera array will be, while the other (courtesy of Ice Universe) shows the phones’ new camera setups. The Economic Daily News reports that Apple has decided to use “13” as the name of the next iPhone. Max Weinbach on the EverythingApplePro YouTube channel reports that the MagSafe magnet will be stronger, the wireless charging coil will be larger and reverse wireless charging could finally make an appearance. Based on the changes, the next iPhone seems to be more of an “S” upgrade, and some rumors suggest that Apple may indeed go that route. However, a more recent report in The Economic Daily News says Apple has decided to go with iPhone 13. The number 13 has an obvious “unlucky” connotation in the U.S., but that might not matter since the number is more for marketing purposes anyway. We ran a poll on Twitter and more than half of respondents wanted Apple to go with iPhone 13 as the name. What better way to get the week rolling than with a poll— what would you like the name of the next iPhone to be? The new iPhone in 2021 is expected to stick to the same overall size and shape as the iPhone 12 models, including flat edges. The most notable cosmetic change on the outside is rumored to be a larger camera bump and a shift in the positioning of the camera, as seen in these dummies posted by Sonny Dickson on Twitter. iPhone 13 and 13 Pro dummies. All 4 sizes still in the running. Camera module placement changed on the regular 13s. Pro Max looks slightly larger pic.twitter.com/RqxNiOfBnb One rumor from Indian site MySmartPrice previously suggested that the two-camera variants (the non-Pro models) will have the lenses arranged diagonally in the camera bump, rather than vertically, so these dummies seem accurate. Because of the larger camera bump, and the fact that the phone body is rumored to be ever-so-slightly thicker, you shouldn’t expect iPhone 12 cases to work on iPhone 13. Based on Jon Prosser’s leaked CAD drawings for the iPhone 13 (below) as well as a case leak posted on Weibo, the camera array will be bigger and the phone will be slightly thicker as well. Color options are unknown at this time, but Max Weinbach says the iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max will be getting a new matte black option that is darker than this year’s graphite color that replaced space gray. Jon Prosser has leaked CAD drawings for the iPhone 13, which mainly confirm what we already suspected about the upcoming handset.
