14 DAY TRIAL // iPhone 13 is expected to land in September, and while the iPhone 12 is still a rather new device and it’s still selling like hotcakes, everybody seems to be looking forward to the refreshed models coming later this year.
And according to an investor note shared by Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives, there’s a good reason to be exciting about the iPhone 13, as the device is likely to feature some major upgrades under the hood.
For example, it’s expected to come with a 1TB storage option, which means the iPhone 13 Pro Max and likely the standard Pro model too would double the maximum storage limit.
“Initial Asia supply chain builds for iPhone 13 are currently in the 100 million unit range compared to our initial iPhone 12 reads at 80 million units and represents a 25% increase YoY out of the gates,” the analyst said according to a report from MacRumors.
Three-model lineup?
“While this number will clearly move around over the coming months, we believe this speaks to an increased confidence with Cook & Co. that this 5G driven product cycle will extend well into 2022 and should also benefit from a post vaccine consumer "reopening environment." From a spec perspective, we have increased confidence that iPhone 13 will have a 1 terabyte storage option which is double from the highest Pro storage capacity today (512GB) and will also include a number of enhancements with Lidar across all iPhone 13 models.”
There’s one big question though: is Apple really planning to kill off the mini version? If it does, then the upcoming iPhone 13 lineup would include just three models, with the cheapest model likely to be a new iPhone SE that could be based on the iPhone 11.
The new SE model is expected in the spring, so expect more information to reach the web as we get closer to its rumored unveiling.