iPhone 13 dummy unit shows off smaller notch, larger cameras
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We now know quite a bit about whatAppleis planning with theiPhone 13, and a dummy unit put together from leaked schematics and other details may have given us our best idea yet of what the phone will actually look like.
A video fromUnbox Therapyreveals the high-quality model – which is apparently of the iPhone 13 Pro Max – and compares it in terms of appearance and size against recent iPhones such as last year’siPhone 12 Pro Max.
While the width and height of the dummy unit seems to match up with last year’s Pro Max, the thickness has apparently increased very slightly – perhaps to accommodate the new 120Hz refresh rate technologyrumored to be arriving.
The two major design changes that the iPhone 13 Pro Max model shows have been extensively rumored already:a smaller notchon the front of the handset and larger camera modules on the back tosupport larger, better quality lenses.
Whilesome reportshave suggested the front display notch would disappear completely with the iPhone 13, it now looks more likely that it’ll just get smaller – which is going to mean more screen real estate for the status bar.
Apple is apparently now able to make certain components smaller and is going to push the earpiece up into the bezel of the phone to allow for the shift in notch size. Face ID isn’t going anywhere, but this time around itcould be joined by Touch IDvia a sensor embedded under the display.
As for the cameras on the back of the phone, we’re expecting a variety of upgrades here, includingimproved telephoto lensesandthe rolling out of LiDARacross the whole iPhone range (at the moment the depth-sensing tech is a Pro and Pro Max exclusive).
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The ultra-wide cameras on the iPhone 13 are alsoset to be the bestthat Apple has ever put inside a smartphone, so it makes sense that the size of the camera modules would grow a bit. If everything runs to schedule, the iPhone 13 should be out in September.
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