New rumors about the next iPhone 13 are leaking online, including the arrival of a smaller notch, two new colors and 120 Hz LTPO display
The presentation of the iPhone 13 is only a few months away. In September, Apple will announce its new top of the range. Also in 2021 the Cupertino company will propose to the public four different models: iPhone 13 mini (5.4 “), iPhone 13 (6.1”), iPhone 13 Pro (6.1 “) and iPhone 13 Pro Max (6.7”) which will replace the current models. In the last few days, new information and confirmations have arrived on the next iPhone 13 including the arrival of one smaller notch, two new colors e display LTPO a 120 Hz.
iPhone 13: smaller notch and bigger battery
The notch has now become the icon of the new iPhones, as was the old Home button. Introduced in 2017 with the iPhone X, over the years the rumors that spoke of its downsizing have been detected until today wrong. And even with the imminent arrival of the iPhone 13 these rumors are becoming more and more insistent. Over the last few months, the notch has been one of the most discussed elements. The rumors are of different types and all contrasting among them. On the one hand there are those who doubt his downsizing, on the other those who believe that he will be alone lower and who, on the other hand, thinks it will be tighter. The image shared by MacRumors showing the alleged panels of the next iPhone 13 seems to confirm the third version. There ear capsule it will come in fact moved up, near the upper frame, with i Face ID sensors and the front camera just below. As shown in the image, if this turns out to be official, the notch will be resized in the same way on all models. According to rumors, the next iPhones will also be equipped with one bigger battery compared to that of the current iPhones 12. This will bring a significant increased autonomy also thanks to the A15 processor.
iPhone 13: display LTPO 120 Hz
The arrival of technology LTPO to replace the OLED for the panels of the iPhone 13 was already in the air. Confirmation comes directly from Samsung, the leading display supplier for Apple. According to UBI Research, the company is ready to adapt its supply line of OLED panels for Apple to LTPO panels by first half of 2021. The arrival of LTPO technology on the iPhone would bring great advantages including a lower energy consumption and the refresh rate variabile. This further confirms the arrival of the Pro Motion Display fino a 120 Hz anche su iPhone e dell’Always-on Display. This technology could also further lower the minimum refresh rate as needed to extend battery life. The Galaxy S21 Ultra and OnePlsu 9 Pro for example are able to reduce their refresh down to 10 and even 1 Hz for still images,
Camera and two new colors
As happened with the iPhone 11 Pro in the midnight green variant and the iPhone 12 Pro in the peaceful blue variant, the next one too iPhone 13 Pro will have an exclusive color between bronze and orange. The hue graphite also it could be replaced from a variant matte black similar to the Black Phantom of Galaxy S21 Ultra. According to Weinbach, Apple is also working on a new treatment for the steel frame to make it less easy to dirty.
Weinbach also speaks of a less thickness for the camera module. Also expected the arrival of one new portrait mode technology based LiDAR that according to some rumors it could arrive on all models it’s a better stabilization during video recording.
All information on the upcoming iPhone 13 is available on this page.