Apple’s rumored new iPhone 13 might get its big reveal at Apple’s next event on Sept. 14 , and as such it’s a …
Apple’s rumored new iPhone 13 might get its big reveal at Apple’s next event on Sept.14, and as such it’s a good time to postpone any phone buying decisions until we find out what could be in the 2021 iPhone. An ever-increasing number of rumors about the next iPhone seem to come out daily. I put out a few requests to the universe, based on rumors and leaks, for the features and upgrades I want to see in the iPhone 13. I also factor in what the iPhone 13 needs in order to be a success. Consider this my iPhone 13 wish list. And just to be clear, these are rumors and leaks. Nothing is for certain until Apple announces it. Some of these rumors are from the past few months. Others are several months or even years old and keep rising back to relevance. CNET has plenty more intel on the iPhone 13’s rumored cost, design, cameras, release date and how the iPhone 13 might compare to the iPhone 12. Read more: Apple iPhone 13 to reportedly feature satellite connectivity The first rumor is that the iPhone 13 will get a bigger battery. iPhone 12’s battery life is good. In use, both the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro lasted a day without problem. In our battery test with looped video playing in airplane mode, the 12 Pro lasted 15 hours,56 minutes; the iPhone 12 lasted 17 hours,14 minutes. But it’s far from the best battery life we’ve seen. The Samsung Galaxy S21, with its 4,500-mAh battery, lasted 18 hours,3 minutes in the same test. The Galaxy S21 Ultra and its 5,000-mAh battery lasted 22 hours,57 minutes. And both of those phones have a high refresh-rate display, which can tax the battery more. While Apple never reveals the capacity of the batteries inside the iPhone, sites like iFixIt, which sells kits to replace batteries, show that both the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro use a 2,815-mAh battery. What’s impressive is that Apple gets so much life from that small battery purely through the efficiency of its A-series processors and iOS software. Now imagine applying those efficiencies to a larger physical battery. This is a rumor that I hope is true and I think the next iPhone needs. I mean, who doesn’t want better battery life? Since 2017, the iPad Pro has had a 120Hz refresh rate. Now that panel is an LCD, but rumors point to the iPhone 13 getting a high refresh-rate OLED. For years, many of us longed to see this feature on an iPhone. There are numerous phones at different price points that have a high refresh-rate screen like the $300 OnePlus Nord N10 5G, which has a 90Hz display. The $500 Galaxy A52 5G, the $800 Galaxy S21 and the $1,200 S21 Ultra each have a 120Hz display. In April, Asus launched the ROG Phone 5, which has a 144Hz screen. And in March, the RedMagic 6 phone was announced with a 165Hz screen. For comparison, the iPhone 12 has a 60Hz screen. Why do you need a high refresh rate? Simply, it makes everything look better. That sweeping generalization aside, animations and graphics look sharper, motion blur is reduced, games (especially those designed for high refresh rate screens) seem more immersive and vivid. Think about how great 120Hz Apple Arcade games could look. The next iPhone needs a 120Hz screen, at least the “Pro” models do. It would be another “Pro” feature that helps distinguish the higher end iPhone Pro models for the regular and mini version. There are new rumors that the “Pro” models will get LTPO displays. LTPO stands for low-temperature polycrystalline oxide.
