Over the weekend, we got a massive flood of iPhone 13 leaks from some very reliable and
reputable sources, so it’s looking more and more like the next iPhone is gonna be
really really good, which I personally wasn’t expecting after the incredibly successful
super-cycle iPhone 12 release.
So in this video, I’m gonna be discussing the history of iPhone 13 leaks and rumors
before getting into all of the fresh stuff, and I’ll also be sharing my opinion on these
leaks as well, so let’s get right into it!
But first, I’ve gotta give a shoutout to Sam at Appletrack.com for putting together
the best website out there for keeping track of Apple leaks and rumors, and near the bottom
of the list, we find our very first iPhone 13 leaks from way back in May of 2020.
Both John Prosser and LovetoDream shared their thoughts over a tweet that Fudge, also a reliable
leaker shared on twitter. He said that Apple had plans to add a 64MP camera with an anamorphic
lens.
Jon Prosser disagreed with this, saying that the camera layout will stay the same on the
iPhone 13, which makes the most sense to me, but Lovetodream simply said that the layout
is changing, without getting into any specific details.
And then in October, Ross Young shared a report from Mizuho Securities which claimed that
we’ll be getting the same four iPhone display models as the 12 lineup, with some camera
sensor upgrades, but the camera layouts should be staying the same.
Now some people thought that Apple might scrap the iPhone mini size because of bad sales,
but most analysts are saying that Apple will continue to sell this model next year.
And the most exciting thing that Mizuho Securities shared was that the Pro models are getting
a higher 120hz display refresh rate, which most sources are pretty confident about.
Ice Universe then claimed that the iPhone 13 would be getting a smaller notch, not smaller
on the length side, but actually slimmer, like it shows in this image.
Later that month, Lovetodream posted an interesting tweet saying MESA uts for iPhone. And as it
turns out, MESA is the codename for Touch ID, and uts stands for under the screen, as
explained by Jon Prosser.
And apparently, Mark Gurman, also agrees with this leak, so it seems very likely that we’re
getting that on the iPhone 13.
According to Qualcomm’s 5G modem roadmap, it’s looking like the iPhone 13 lineup will
be getting their new X60 modem, which should be more efficient in terms of battery savings.
Then in November, Ming-chi Kuo said that the iPhone 13 sizes will remain the same, but
the Pro models will be getting ultra wide lenses with significant upgrades!
And then in December, he said that we should expect them to launch in September instead
of being delayed like the iPhone 12 was last year, and Wedbush securities recently also
said that the iPhone 13 should launch in September as well.
Moving on, we get more confirmation of Touch ID coming to the next iPhone, with Jon Prosser
claiming that there are already two functional prototypes in testing with under-screen Touch
ID!
And then Mark Gurman, who is one of the most reliable leakers out there, said that the
in-screen fingerprint sensor will be supplied by Qualcomm, which is very good news because
they recently came out with their 2nd generation sensor which they put into the Galaxy S21
Ultra, and it works incredibly well, so it seems like Apple will be using Qualcomm’s
new sensor.
On top of that, Mark claimed that this year’s iPhone could actually be an S year upgrade,
so it might be called the iPhone 12S and not the iPhone 13, so we’ll just have to see.
Barclays reported that the iphone 13 may support WiFi 6e, which is actually gonna be very nice
because it uses a totally new frequency band, which will likely have low traffic and good
reliability since it’s still very new.
Macotakara believes that some iPhone models will be getting thicker, but the camera lenses
won’t stick out as much. The 13 Pro model should be getting the same sensor-shift stabilization
and large sensor that were exclusive on the Pro Max model.
And once again, Face ID should be getting thinner, which is exciting!
Last month, Barclays mentioned that Apple is planning to give the upgraded ultra-wide
lens with F1.8 aperture to all of the iPhone 13 models, which is gonna be a huge deal for
low light photography since that’s the current ultra-wide lens uses an F2.2 lens.
But on top of that, they said that Apple is planning to give the 13 Pro model the same
2.5x optical zoom lens that the Pro Max currently has.
And going even further, DigiTimes says that the sensor-shift stabilization feature that
was also exclusive to the Pro Max is going to the rest of the lineup as well, so this
is very interesting because I’m sure that Apple will be giving the 13 Pro Max model
something exclusive this year as well, but I’m not exactly sure what that’ll be.
Now Moving on, Max Weinbach and EverythingApplePro revealed perhaps the most exciting leaks and
rumors that we’ve discussed yet!
First off, three camera upgrades including a new astrophotography mode, higher-quality
ultra-wide lenses and Portrait video mode.
Now the first two are easily believable, but recording portrait blur video is extremely
difficult and it would be literally game-changing because that’s the one area where smartphones
cannot compete with professional video cameras.
Samsung actually released this on their Galaxy S10, but it was pure garbage, showing just
how difficult it is to make this work well.
So Apple would obviously be relying on the LiDAR scanner, alongside a massive amount
of processing power, and because of that, I don’t think we’ll be seeing the LIDAR
scanner on this year’s less expensive iPhone 13 models because that feature alone will
easily upsell a ton of Pro models.
But if Apple pulls it off, I do expect them to eventually bring it to the whole lineup
because it’s probably the most important video feature of all time.
They also believe that an Always-on display is coming to the iPhone 13, and to me, it
seems like that feature will be coming on the Pro models because it’s gonna rely on
the new LTPO 120hz displays from Samsung to make sure that it doesn’t cause a major
hit to battery life.
So if the 120hz refresh rate feature comes to the iPhone 13 Pro models this year, I’m
almost 100% sure that we’ll also get an Always-on display.
And then finally, they said that we should be expecting stronger MagSafe magnets on the
iPhone 13, which is both a genius and sneaky move by Apple, because a lot of people are
complaining about the magnet strength on current iPhone 12 models.
So Apple could’ve planned this out ahead of time to tempt people who love MagSafe into
upgrading, since accessories like the Wallet would hold on much better, so I’m excited
for that!
Various sources also believe that Apple will be adding a new 1TB storage option on the
iPhone 13 pro models, which I can definitely see happening.
Moving on, DigiTimes claimed that Apple is bringing their LiDar scanner to all of the
iPhone 13 models, which matches up to what Daniel Ives from Wedbush claimed Apple would
do.
However, Ming chi Kuo believes that LIDAR will be sticking to the Pro models only, and
that actually makes more sense to me because it’s one of the best features with upsell
potential.
And it looks like it’s about to get even better because of some really interesting
fresh leaks, so let’s get into those!
A tech repair company, iRepair, shared a photo of some iPhone displays which showed off smaller
notch design, which is interesting because the speaker grille was moved to the top portion
of the display, which makes the most sense, especially if Apple plans to completely ditch
the notch in the future.
However, because iRepair got their hands on these so early, about 6 months before their
actual release date, these could just be some early prototypes, but I still expect Apple
to make the notch smaller this year, probably similar to what Ice Universe showed off, since
Jon Prosser said that this is more likely.
And now we have our final leaks that we just got over the weekend, again from Everything
Apple Pro and Max Weinbach, focused on the iPhone 13 Pro models.
They’re expecting tweaked camera modules which will allow the camera bumps to be smaller.
There will be a new beamforming front-facing microphone with improved noise cancellation,
better optical image stabilization, and upgrade portrait mode with better edge detection using
the Lidar scanner.
Apple is also testing a new orange/bronze color, but we should be getting some sort
of new space gray, which looks really close to black, and Apple is also gonna be making
the stainless steel edges more fingerprint resistant.
So there you go, there are all of the leaks and rumors we currently have for the iPhone
13, and personally, if we get stronger MagSafe, 120hz refresh rate and better portrait mode
photos or even potentially portrait video mode, then I think those 3 things alone make
it an easy upgrade for me!
Hopefully you enjoyed this blog,
