Apple is ready the iPhone 11 for September, according to the latest leaks, and it may include a triple-lens camera.
New iPhone 11 leaks point to a dramatic change to Apple’s camera design, according to the concepts ahead of the expected September release date window.
We don’t expect a massive update to the overall look – this iOS 13 phone shaping up to be another incremental update, just like last year’s iPhone XS was over iPhone X.
What will change? The most credible iPhone 11 rumors point to a three-camera array on the back of the phone, which certainly means better photo and video quality.
The third rear camera could also boost Apple’s augmented reality vision, as CEO Tim Cook has consistently talked up the power of AR on the iPhone and iPad. A depth sensing time-of-flight camera could do just that.
The iPhone 11 may get an important increase in battery life and the reverse wireless charging feature touted by Samsung and Huawei. Only Apple’s version may be able to wireless charge a friend’s iPhone or your Apple Watch.
Update:The iPhone XR 2 might come in two new colors according to the latest leak, while that square camera block we’ve seen rumored for the range looks ever more likely.
The usual suspects are here, too, when it comes to iPhone 11 leaks: a specs update to make the phone faster than the already-fast previous versions, and new colors to catch the eye of consumers hesitant to upgrade to the newest iPhone.
That’s good news because Apple isn’t selling as many iPhones as previously forecast, so its next flagship has to wow everyone or come down in price to stay competitive.
Having analyzed previous Apple events, we predict that the iPhone 11 launch date will be on Tuesday, September 10,2019.
With three iPhones launched in 2018 – the standard iPhone XS, larger iPhone XS Max and budget iPhone XR – we expect Apple to repeat the trifecta this year with the iPhone 11 possibly launching alongside the iPhone 11 Max and the iPhone 11R (names TBC).
So what new features will the iPhone 11 have, and will it still have a notch? Let’s investigate what we expect from Apple’s next flagship iPhone.
We’re seeing iPhone 11 renders (shown below) months ahead of Apple’s expected launch event, and all of the attention so far has been to the back.
The images show three cameras in a central block on the back, a back which looks to be made of glass, as we’d expect, while the front retains the notch from the iPhone XS. We’ve seen this design rumored a second time now, so it could be accurate.
However, it’s not the only design doing the rounds, with another showing a triple-lens camera in the left corner. That would be more in line with where Apple currently places the camera.
These image also show a likely glass back and the same arrangement of buttons as the iPhone XS, and multiple leakers have claimed they’re right.
The leaked case dummies that you can see above show how the triple-lens rear camera might look. Respected Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has weighed in to say that one of these lenses might be almost invisible, adding at the same time that the selfie camera will get a boost from 7MP to 12MP.
One of the sources of the earlier images added that three new iPhone models are in the works – successors to the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR. It looks very much like we’ll get three models again this year.
Speaking of the iPhone XR 2, reports suggest that will come in new lavender and green shades, as well as black, white, yellow and likely also red. That would mean that the iPhone XR’s coral and blue colors would be dropped.
You can see evidence of these new shades in the tweet below, which also includes case moldings of the three phones, once again showing off that square camera block — a design that we’ve also seen in case renders.
The most comprehensive new iPhone 11 design leak however comes via CashKaro and OnLeaks, who have produced the video below featuring 3D renders of what they believe the new iPhone will look like.
Front-on it looks like the iPhone XS, but it may get the iPad’s smaller, circular mute slider on the side, while on the back it’s all change with a large bump housing three cameras.
Details leaked alongside the video claim the iPhone 11 will have a 5.8-inch screen measure 143.9 x 71.4 x 7.8mm, although it’ll be 9mm thick at the camera bump.
We’ve heard that the iPhone XI will have a 5.8-inch display, just like the iPhone XS, but with smaller bezels, and that it won’t support 5G, but that it will, surprisingly, have a 4,000mAh battery and a USB-C port. The same source says to expect space grey, gold, silver and blue colors.
The size of the phone is a hotly contested one though – while some reports say it’ll stay the same size, others suggested the main iPhone 11 will be a bit bigger, and there are too many contradicting voices so we can’t say anything with any degree of certainty.
However, another source says it won’t have USB-C, adding that the front camera will be upped to 10MP (from 7MP on current models), and that the rear camera will have 14MP and 10MP lenses, as well as a third, currently unknown one.
Most of the rumors we’ve heard point towards there being three cameras on the iPhone 11.
We’ve seen schematics which seem to be for an upcoming iPhone and match the camera layout mentioned in the ‘Design’ section.
Not only that, but part of a chassis supposedly intended for the iPhone 11 has also been caught on camera as you can see below, and it matches the schematic, showing cut-outs for three cameras in the top left corner.
However we’ve also heard from another source that only the highest-end iPhone 2019 (which we’ll call the iPhone 11 Max for now) will have three rear cameras, so it’s possible the ‘lite’ and flagship phones won’t.
The same source says that the other two handsets will have dual-lens cameras and that the iPhone XR successor will stick with an LCD screen.
