14 DAY TRIAL // We keep hearing this before every new iPhone generation, but this time Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says it’s really happening.
Apple is increasing the battery size of the iPhone when the new models go live in the fall, all using a series of design changes under the hood, including moving the SIM card slot right in the motherboard.
So in theory, all iPhone 13 models should be able to come with bigger batteries, which in turn means they’re going to be heavier than the current versions already on the market. That’s not necessarily a major shortcoming, especially given we’re supposed to get a small bump in battery life per charge.
The 2020 iPhone generation came with a little unpleasant surprise, as Apple has reduced the battery capacity of all models as compared to their predecessors. For example, the battery capacity of the iPhone 12 is 295 mAh smaller than on the iPhone 11, while the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro Max lost 231 and 282 mAh, respectively.
Four iPhones launching in September
The upcoming iPhone generation is going to include four different models, despite all the rumors that Apple could eventually kill off the mini version. Due to poor sales of the iPhone 12 mini, it was believed Apple planned to abandon this model, though according to Kuo, this isn’t going to happen.
Furthermore, Apple is expected to announce and start selling all iPhone models at the same time this year, as the company wants to prevent any potential production struggles in advance and thus avoid another delay hitting its flagship product.
In other words, the unveiling should take place in the first half of September, with sales to then start by the end of the month. The production is likely to begin in the summer for all models.