Phone fans, start your engines. We’re anticipating some exciting new reveals this fall from Apple, Samsung, Google and more. Are we pumped for the …
Phone fans, start your engines. We’re anticipating some exciting new reveals this fall from Apple, Samsung, Google and more. Are we pumped for the iPhone 13? You bet. The Pixel 6 ‘s new design and Tensor chip? Absolutely. And Samsung may have recently Unpacked its new foldable phones (the Galaxy Z Flip 3 and Z Fold 3), but there may be a few more devices waiting in the wings to look out for as well, like the rumored Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S21 FE. Let’s take a moment to round up some of the devices we’re keeping a particularly close eye on, including those with rumored camera upgrades, refinements on previous devices and possible new ideas that could step up how we use our phones in the future. Starting with Apple, we’re expecting the iPhone 13 to make its big reveal this September as has been the traditional reveal month for the flagship line. Like the iPhone 12 series, we’re expecting multiple models in the lineup, including a standard and Pro version, and hopefully a more affordable iPhone 13 Mini, too. We’re not expecting many big physical changes, beyond a slick new sunset gold color, but we may see a shallower notch on the front as well as integrated Touch ID — which would be a great workaround for unlocking the phone while wearing a face mask. The best current alternative requires also having an Apple Watch. The cameras are rumored to be getting a decent boost too, particularly with better night mode on the wide-angle lens, and even a much improved zoom system. That’d be great, as even the iPhone 12 Pro Max’s 2.5x zoom pales into insignificance against the Galaxy S21 Ultra’s zoom skills. Video, always a highlight of the iPhone’s camera, could be getting improvements like higher-quality ProRes recording for video, that fancy portrait mode background blur and a new set of filters designed to improve how colors look. In fact, the camera upgrades may likely be the biggest changes we see on the phone, which, as a photographer, I’m fine with. Otherwise the iPhone 13, along with many other phones released by Apple in the last few years, will receive iOS 15 when its final edition becomes available without requiring the beta. Samsung’s Galaxy S22 series isn’t expected until next year, historically around February or March.
