14 DAY TRIAL // Apple will take the wraps off a new iPhone lineup in approximately two months, and the closer we get to this moment, the more information about the upgraded smartphones make the headlines.
Today, for example, we get a closer look at the upcoming iPhone 11 trio thanks to a leak from 9to5mac, which reveals that all configurations will be powered by a new A13 chip internally referred to as Cebu and having model number T8030.
As said, Apple will unveil three different iPhones, all of them successors to the current models already on the market. In other words, we’ll get new models of iPhone XS, iPhone XS, and iPhone XR, as it follows:
iPhone XS upgrade – Model D42 (iPhone12,3) iPhone XS Max upgrade – Model D43 (iPhone12,5) iPhone XR upgrade – Model N104 (iPhone12,1)
The cited source claims the new models replacing iPhone XS and XS Max will feature upgrade displays (3x OLED Retina), while the iPhone XR successor will stick with the existing 2x Liquid Retina, which is an LCD screen. Rumor has it that Apple will move the 2020 iPhone XR replacement to OLED in 2020.
No USB-C just yet
All devices will come with the same Lightning port as the existing models, and not with USB-C as some past reports have suggested.
A new Taptic Engine referred to as leap haptics will be offered as well. 3D Touch will be removed on the 2019 iPhone generation, so this upgraded taptic engine is presumably supposed to make the transition harder to notice by offering similar feedback across iOS.
Camera upgrades are expected as well, including wide-angle support. There’ll be a new Smart Frame mode, which according to the linked source “captures the area around the framed area in pictures and videos so that the user can adjust the framing or perform automatic perspective and crop corrections in post.” Slow-motion recording at 120fps will be enabled for the front-facing camera too.
Apple hasn’t yet announced the launch date of the new iPhones, but invitations for the press event should be sent out in the first week of September.