The iPhone 14 is anticipated to observe its traditional launch cycle and get launched at a fall occasion later this yr. But similar to yearly, there was a gentle trickle of rumours and leaks that give us an thought of what to anticipate with the brand new system.
While not all rumours and leaks develop into true as soon as a tool is revealed, they do reveal fascinating insights into the system. Here, now we have put collectively a few of these rumours and leaks from sources which have beforehand confirmed to be dependable so as to think about what the subsequent era of the iPhone might be like.
iPhone Max as a substitute of an iPhone mini
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple may axe the mini model of the iPhone in favour of a Max-sized mannequin. But similar to in earlier years, Apple will proceed to launch 4 fashions: a regular-sized mannequin, two “Pro” fashions and a brand new “iPhone 14 Max”. This may imply that the iPhone 13 mini is the final mini “model” the corporate makes.
A whole redesign for the iPhone 14
Unlike the iPhone 13 sequence, which featured a really small design replace over the earlier era, the iPhone 14 sequence is anticipated to come back with a “complete redesign”, in line with Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo had claimed that the iPhone 14 sequence may dispose of the telephone’s now-iconic notch that the corporate first launched within the iPhone X in 2017. Kuo speculates that the iPhone 14 Pro could be the primary iPhone to have a hole-punch digicam cutout for the entrance digicam as a substitute of a notch.
In September final yr, forward of the launch of the iPhone 13, Apple leaker Jon Prosser had launched renders of what he claimed the iPhone 14 would appear like. The rumoured design regarded like a supersized iPhone 4 with flush rear cameras, a thicker chassis and Titanium sidebands.
A16 chip not for all telephones in iPhone 14 sequence
A report from iDrop information had highlighted how Apple was struggling to fabricate A16 and M2 chips. Both these chips are created utilizing TSMC’s 4nm course of however the report means that Apple needs to focus extra on M2 chips and subsequently solely the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Max Pro will proceed to make use of the A15 chip. Apple will reportedly barely modify the A15 chip and rebrand it as an A16 chip for the opposite telephones so as to keep away from criticism.
iPhone 14 shows
The base and Pro variants are anticipated to characteristic a 6.06-inch show with a 2532×1170 decision. The Max and Pro Max may include 6.68-inch screens with a 2778×1284 decision. Only the Pro Max is anticipated to come back with an LTPO (low-temperature polycrystalline oxide) show. All however the base mannequin will include shows that help a 120 Hz refresh fee. The base variant will include a 60 Hz LTPS (low-temperature polycrystalline silicon) show.
A brand new digicam system and 8k video recording
Apple analyst Kuo additionally believes that Apple will swap to a 48MP major sensor as a substitute of the 12MP it has been restricted to for a number of generations. This may imply that the brand new telephones may benefit from pixel binning, the place a number of pixels are grouped collectively to work as one for higher low-light efficiency and particulars.
A brand new 48MP sensor may additionally imply that the iPhone 14 sequence might be the primary to characteristic 8k video recording, a characteristic that Samsung’s flagship Galaxy telephones have had because the S20 in 2020. This wasn’t beforehand attainable for Apple telephones as a result of recording in 8k requires at the very least a 33.2MP sensor.