Apple iPhone 13 to retain design, but be thicker and with smaller notch

10 January 2021
Also, a slight change in the camera bump is to be expected.

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Zion45, 10 Jan 2021If APPLE used Punch Hole , imagine the Apple Fans will be l... moreI think is not only about the design. They put the notch because of the face id.
The problem is Apple not giving any other options. Maybe some iphone user want a fingerprint in display, or even a side mounted one. Iphone users do not have this option. Is take it or leave it. And is this period with face masks, that single option of unlocking your phone is useless, imo.

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    Zion45, 10 Jan 2021If APPLE used Punch Hole , imagine the Apple Fans will be l... moreYeah it would be innovative if they actually manage to somehow hide the entire face id technology they use. I dont think you even know what the notch is for

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      Anonymous, 10 Jan 2021 Expect nothing new in internals except for A15 cpu. Rest... moreNice essay.

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        AnonD-972548, 10 Jan 2021I feel sorry for iphone users. Each year they need to accep... moreMany brands do that anyway.

          If APPLE used Punch Hole , imagine the Apple Fans will be like wow such a great innovation...and Apple will slap more $50 on that

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            • 10 Jan 2021

            yeah skipping all apple products at this point. you get your apps taken away from you no way other then sideloading. its a bad way to do buisness putting politics first. Great phones, but limited to due to their discrecion

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              • 10 Jan 2021

              YUKI93, 10 Jan 2021Thicker? Well I should expect a bigger battery capacity. Cu... moreStrange. I’m having the best battery life ever on a 12 Pro Max.

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                I feel sorry for iphone users. Each year they need to accept what Apple is releasing. If they don't like something, there is no other option.
                And majority of times Apple doesn't even care about them. They care only about profit. Why would somebody give their hard working money to a company like that is beyond my power of understanding. Especially those who buy expensive new iphone models.

                  Anonymous, 10 Jan 2021 Expect nothing new in internals except for A15 cpu. Rest... moreI cannot fathom the fact that you spent time out of your day to formulate such a long list of bullshit.

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                    • 10 Jan 2021

                    Anonymous, 10 Jan 2021Not to forget the 20% extra battery drain caused by 5g sinc... moreI'm facing a more serious problem with the A14 chip in the iPad Air 4. I'm having MASSIVE framerate crashes in really light games, and even worse in medium-intensity flight simulators.

                      Thicker? Well I should expect a bigger battery capacity. Current iPhone 12 models have a rather dismal battery capacity compared to 2019 iPhones.

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                        NY Yankee , 10 Jan 2021Not only does the A14 throttle badly, it's getting bea... moreNot to forget the 20% extra battery drain caused by 5g since Apple lacks the necessary expertise to bake 5g in the form of a internal modem with their A14 chip.
                        Even Mediatek has baked in 5g without having to resort to external modem.
                        Another failure from trillion dollar company.

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                          Anonymous, 10 Jan 2021Phone Arena test Iphone = less than 3:30h gaming (Other... moreThe screen still dims when the device gets hot.
                          1200 nits gets transformed into 600 nits lol...

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                            Anonymous, 10 Jan 2021They need to focus on redesigning their A14 chip which is t... moreNot only does the A14 throttle badly, it's getting beat by 7nm tech based ROG 3 in speed tests.

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                              • 10 Jan 2021

                              Anonymous, 10 Jan 2021https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-12-storage-spee... moreAnother example of cheap quality hardware being labeled as premium

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                                Berserker, 10 Jan 2021Im very curious what route apple will take for the next red... moreThey need to focus on redesigning their A14 chip which is the thermal throttling champ this year with scores dropping by 25-35% in Antutu after repeated tests.
                                Android flagships dropping score by 5-10% only after repeated Antutu tests

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                                  • 10 Jan 2021

                                  There were rumors about 120hz last year. We all know how that turned out.
                                  Even this year they'll give 60hz and brand boys will justify it

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                                    Expect nothing new in internals except for A15 cpu.
                                    Rest is all same with the same compromises one gets on iOS/iPhone.

                                    -Outdated design with ugly notch and ugly gas burner design on back.
                                    -Display that gets easily scratched by putting phones on top of each other.
                                    -No audio jack.
                                    -No SD card slot.
                                    -No dedicated cooling mechanism like vapor chamber system.
                                    -No bundled charging brick.
                                    -No bundled headphones.
                                    -Cheap quality usb cable.
                                    -No standard usb type C.
                                    -Tiny battery.
                                    -No dual sim 5g.
                                    -Ancient 60hz display.
                                    -Weak fast charging (wired and wireless).
                                    -No super slow motion video recording.
                                    -No 4k@120fps or 8k video recording.
                                    -No periscope camera.
                                    -No additional camera features like wind noise filter, zoom mic, etc.
                                    -Handicapped nature of cameras other than main sensor.
                                    -No performance mode.
                                    -No gamespace.
                                    -No proper file management.
                                    -No seamless connectivity with devices other than Apple devices.
                                    -No theme store which facilitates in changing the look of the device with one click.
                                    -Half baked widget system.
                                    -Limited customization ability.
                                    -Users have to beg for new features.
                                    -Introducing gimmicks under the name of new features like LIDAR, magsafe, Ceramic Shield or Dolby vision recording.
                                    -Overpriced products and accessories.
                                    -No 3rd party repairabilty leading to high servicing costs.
                                    -Limited Product Catalogue.
                                    -No privacy, company specializes in giving users the illusion of privacy.
                                    -Dead in innovation department despite being worth trillion dollars.
                                    -Looting the customer base under the disguise of saving the environment.
                                    -Blaming the user for their hardware failures like AntennaGate.
                                    -Deliberately slowing down phones and battery through software updates.
                                    -Handicapped nature of the OS where an user has to jump through multiple different steps to get basic things done.
                                    -Duping users into buying into the 5 year update scam where they give latest features 5-10 Years late.

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                                      Bigfan8611, 10 Jan 2021I remember Andrei F of Anandtech commented that the flat ed... moreThe display gets scratched easily by putting two phones on top of each other.
                                      Yet Another cheap quality product

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                                        Furiounx, 10 Jan 2021Double your specs and the same could be said about Samsung ... moreFoldable is a unique device.
                                        It is worth the 2000$.

                                        Don't worry ©®@pple will give you foldable in year 2030 and charge 5000$ for it