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Chances are we are but a few weeks away from
seeing what the new iPhones will be like this
year. Rumours and speculation is floating
around like always, so let’s take a quick
look at what we think we know, and then later
on we can see just how wrong we were.
Firstly when it comes to design, the iPhone
12 range looks to take a page out of the iPad
pro’s book with these flat edges that remind
us of the old iPhone 4 and 5. I think this
is a welcome change, many thought that the
4, 5 and SE were some of the best looking
iPhones ever.
Dummy models of the phones have been floating
around which also show off all 3 sizes. The
smallest is the 5.4 inch model which in this
day and age is definitely small, but it’s
good to give people options. Then we have
a lower end 6.1 inch model which should have
similar specs to it’s smaller brother. There
will be a higher spec model with the same
6.1 inch screen and finally a new 6.7 inch
model which will be possibly the largest iPhone
ever.
5G is set to make its’ first appearance
on an iPhone this year but we can’t say
for sure if all models will get 5G support
or perhaps only the higher end models.
This time around Apple’s entire phone lineup
should have OLED screens. In years previous
there was at least one model which still had
an LCD screen, usually the lower priced & specced
model such as the iPhone XR and iPhone 11.
But OLED screens are far superior and so it
makes sense to stay consistent in this area.
We don’t know if the phones will be getting
a higher refresh rate this year, but it does
seem to be a trend in the market so it wouldn’t
be surprising. Apple’s iPad Pros already
have high refresh rates which they dubbed
“ProMotion” so we may see this slogan
used for the iPhones as well.
The new A14 chips will no doubt be very powerful
but what’s more interesting is what they
might be able to do with augmented reality
as a result of this boost in power. Some are
also speculating that a LIDAR sensor could
be added to one or more of the new iPhones,
which is essentially a laser that can detect
objects which would allow the phone to have
a better understanding of your surroundings.
More speculation suggests that this year you
won’t get any headphones or a charger in
the box. While this may sound outrageous at
first, for a long time iPhone user it probably
doesn’t make much difference since they
will already have chargers and headphones.
Plus, this would drastically reduce e-waste.
They will however, sell a new 20 watt charger
which will be faster than last year’s model
and much faster than the pathetic 5 watt charger
they included with the iPhone 11.
A final note, though iPhone’s have always
traditionally launched in September, this
year it looks to be more like October. I based
a lot of this information on a well written
article from the Verge – if you’d like
to read the full article I will have it linked
in the description below.
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