While it doesn’t seem long since the launch of the last iPhones, rumors for the next iPhone are already surfacing. It seems Apple’s 2019 flagship could include a variety of upgrades ranging from a new design to enhanced features. Here’s absolutely everything we know about 2019’s iPhone range so far.
While the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR haven’t been around for that long, rumors for the next iPhone are already surfacing. While the information has yet to be confirmed, it seems Apple’s 2019 flagships could include a variety of upgrades ranging from a new design to enhanced features. Here’s everything we know about the device so far.
What will Apple do with the iPhone design in 2019? A leaked render, said to be based on an engineering prototype, shows an iPhone that looks similar to current models from the front, but very different from the back. The horizontal camera module is mounted at the top, and in the center. The module contains three camera lenses, with the middle lens surrounded by a flash unit. The leak, from @onleaks and compareaja.in, is not official and is not final evidence of what this year’s iPhone will look like. However, the site claims it’s one of the designs being examined by Apple, and it’s a very different look to the current models.
While this render has a notch, there are rumors Apple may introduce a punch hole display, as used on the Honor View 20 and the Samsung Galaxy A8s. While a patent filed in June 2018 suggested Apple would be chasing that same trend in 2019’s iPhone, noted leaker Ice Universe claims 2019’s iPhone will still rock a notch — and the earliest we can expect to see an iPhone with a holed display is 2020.
Another patent from Apple relates to manufacturing ceramic iPhone bodies in a variety of colors — which could alter the way future iPhones look.
