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

It’s 2021 and we guess it’s time to talk about the next generation of iPhones. Supposedly called iPhone 13, the first report this year suggests that the two Pro models will have 120Hz OLED panels from Samsung. Today’s info, however, is all about the design.

According to the Japanese blog MacOtakara, the iPhone 13 lineup will retain the iPhone 12’s chassis with the flat edges, but will be approximately 0.26mm thicker and will reduce the size of the notch thanks to a position change of the top receiver.

Additionally, the camera bump will be just as thick with a small change to the appearance. Reportedly, Apple will slap sapphire glass on top of the lenses and make it appear like a single camera unit as opposed to the more exposed design now.

Since the bump remains the same size, it’s probably safe to assume that the same camera setup will appear on the iPhone 13 models, which is in line with the report from yesterday.

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“iPhone 13”: More mmWave on the approach

Apple is apparently working on improvements to 5G support for its next iPhone generation. That can be heard from Asian suppliers. Currently the fastest 5G technology, the mmWave tape, which promises a maximum speed of 4 gigabits per second, is only available with the iPhone – 12 – and 12 – Pro models that are intended for the United States of America – and also only in the networks there. Special antenna windows, which the European devices lack, allow reception in the frequency ranges n 260 (39 GHz) and n 261 (28 GHz).

Second antenna producer found With the upcoming “iPhone 13” Apple mmWave antennas are now also planned for other models. For this purpose, according to a report by Patently Apple , supposedly large quantities of corresponding components were ordered from the specialist manufacturer Qiqi Queping from Taiwan. The mmWave antennas for iPhone and 12 Pro currently come from the Japanese supplier Murata; this could remain the second producer next to Qiqi.

The fact that Qiqi’s chairman recently announced a significant expansion of production in the 5G area speaks in favor of the order. In addition, Apple’s not undisputed contract manufacturer Wistron is said to have invested a lot of money in Qiqi and is now the company’s largest single shareholder.

Wireless technology for notebooks Patently Apple continues to report on a “close cooperation” between Qiqi and Apple’s current radio chip manufacturer Qualcomm, which is probably also used in the “iPhone 13” 5G components will have before Apple finally succeeds in installing basebands from its own production in its smartphones. Qiqi still has expertise in the areas of Wi-Fi 6 and 6E and has also built cellular antennas for notebooks, which Apple has so far left out completely.

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“will hopefully coincide with an expansion of the brisk radio standard in new countries. mmWave is currently not offered in Germany and is only being tested in field trials; the expansion could take years, as a lot of local antennas are required. (bsc)

Apple rumors 2021: iPhone 13, AirTags, mini-LED, an augmented reality gadget

The Apple rumor mill turns up right at the beginning of the year: Apple is planning to bring its first augmented reality device onto the market this year, expects the usually well-informed analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, but details about the hardware are for the time being not leaked. Most recently it was said that Apple was working on both an AR / VR headset and classic glasses with AR functions, the introduction of which is probably still a long way off.

AirTags and mini-LED devices Kuo also expects Apple to launch the AirTags key finder 2021 on the market. Observers assume that the AirTags rely on both Bluetooth and ultra-broadband radio and are in a simple, small button housing, Apple could offer accessories such as key rings.

Likewise 2021 the first Apple devices with mini-LED screens are on the horizon, both MacBooks and iPad Pro could rely on the technology enable the playback of high-contrast HDR content. The analyst had previously forecast that Apple would introduce a new 14 “MacBook Pro with mini-LED display and in-house chip. Also a new 16 “MacBook Pro and an iMac with Apple Silicon should be on the program.

iPhone 13 with lidar throughout Suppliers assume that Apple will use lidar sensors for all model series of the iPhone 13. So far, these can only be found in the Pro models and the iPad Pro 100. Lidar allows a three-dimensional recording of the environment, which, for example, augmented reality apps can use. In the iPhone 12 Pro (Max), this also supports the camera’s auto focus, making it faster even in dark surroundings and ensure more reliable focus on objects or people. It can also be assumed that Apple will expand support for 5G networks in the millimeter wave range (mmWave), so far such devices have only been offered in the USA. In Germany mmWave is unlikely to play a role for the time being.

According to another report from the supply chain, Apple is also using gallium nitride transistors (GaN) interested in high-performance power supplies from 60 watts to 100 watts are intended. The manufacturer could thus introduce more compact USB-C power supplies for MacBooks, some of which are already offered by third-party manufacturers.

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Report: the two iPhone 13 Pro models will use 120 Hz LTPO OLED displays from Samsung

Samsung will be the exclusive supplier of LTPO OLED displays for the upcoming iPhone 13 generation, reports The Elec. Those panels will be used on the two Pro models and will run at 120 Hz.

LTPO panels are more power efficient than their LTPS counterparts. A key advantage is that they can have an adaptive refresh rate without additional hardware. The vanilla iPhone 13 duo will continue using the older LTPS panels, which probably means they’ll stick to 60Hz for another year.

That will change in 2022, as Apple is reportedly planning on using only LTPO OLEDs for all four iPhone 14 models. By then, it should be able to use LG Display as a second source of panels to reduce its reliance on Samsung Display.

But only Samsung will have enough capacity to meet Apple’s quotas this year. It is planning to produce 60,000 sheets per month at its A3 line in Asan. For comparison, LG’s E6 line in Paju can put out only 5,000 sheets a month, though it plans to expand that to 25,000 before the end of this year.

LTPO panels take a longer time to produce as the technology requires the addition of an oxide layer (the O in the name). This makes them harder to produce and more expensive too.

The power savings of 5-15% are worth it, though. While it was never officially confirmed, Apple allegedly wanted to include both 5G and 120 Hz in the iPhone 12 generation but had the power budget for only one and it went with next-gen connectivity. LTPO will allow the display to run at 120 Hz without killing the battery.

LTPO was developed by Apple and first used on the Watch Series 4 (which can throttle its display down to 1 Hz to save battery). Samsung’s Galaxy Note20 Ultra became the first phone to use an LTPO panel and rumor has it that the upcoming S21 series will use the technology as well.

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iPhone 13 Pro, Samsung's LTPO displays are being examined to get 120Hz

Apple turn for 2021. New displays with LTPO technology on the Pro versions of the series 13 expected in September . There is also talk of an increased refresh rate to 120 Hz

by Lorenzo Tirotta published 07 January 2021 , at 10: 51 in the Apple channel

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Apple will return to the market with many news expected . According to the Korean magazine The Elect , the colossus of Cupertino will implement the technology LTPO on the Pro versions of the iPhone series 13. The technology adopted so far by iPhone for its displays is LTPS (Low temperature polycrystalline silicon) with an update rate that stops at 60 Hz, which you will continue to use on iPhone anyway 13 standard.

Apple Turn: LTPO display a 120 Hz

The new ones panels with OLED LTPO technology will allow a higher energy saving ranging from 5 to 15%, feature that will help Apple to implement higher frequency of updates without impacting too much on energy consumption. With the LTPO technology a layer of oxide is added to the panel that requires a more elaborate processing and consequently a higher cost. Another important news, long awaited by Apple users, concerns the refresh rate of iPhone displays. Although always of excellent quality, the displays implemented on Apple devices stop at a refresh rate of 60 Hz , little if we consider that the competition goes even with panels up to 144 Hz in extreme cases. Apple is ready to increase the refresh rate , again only for Pro versions, up to 120 Hz , bridging the gap with other devices on the market.

To supply the new LTPO panels at 120 Hz will still be once Samsung . The collaboration between the two brands has been known for years, and the Korean giant is, for the moment, the only manufacturer able to supply panels for the iPhone units. According to the report, Apple will implement LTPO displays at 120 Hz on all smartphones, from 2022 for iPhone series 14 .

The next iPhone will have a LiDAR sensor in all its variants according to the latest rumors

by Jordi Bercial 04 / 01 / 2021 …

As we can read in PhoneArena, it seems that a feature that debuted in the last iPad Pro will make room in all variants of the next iPhone, and is neither more nor less than the LiDAR sensor , a laser-based sensor that allows the device higher performance in augmented reality applications.

This is achieved by measuring the time it takes for the laser to bounce off an object and return to the terminal, something that is known as ToF (Time of Flight) and that allows us to know the precise distance to through various calculations.

The iPad LiDAR sensor allows us to have depth maps , thus improving the performance of augmented reality scenarios, something that has worked very well on iPads, but can also be helpful on iPhones, for example, taking photos in portrait mode.

In any case, although on the iPhone 12 we can find some variants that have a LiDAR sensor, the iPhone 13 will enjoy the advantages that the LiDAR sensor is capable of providing the user in all its variants , so that it will not be necessary to have the most expensive models of the Pro ranges to be able to have this sensor.

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iPhone 13, ARM Macs & Co: What we expect from Apple in 2021

The pandemic hardly seems to have thwarted Apple’s product plans 2020. The manufacturer brought a large number of new hardware onto the market: It started with an updated iPad Pro and a new edition of the entry-level iPhone SE, followed in autumn by the extensively redesigned iPad Air, a HomePod mini, and the two new Apple Watch Variants Series 6 and SE as well as the – several weeks late – iPhone 12. The first ARM Macs and AirPods Max ended a packed autumn.

But Apple shouldn’t take its foot off the gas, important product launches are also imminent for 2021. We give an overview of the expected devices and innovations.

MacBook Pro and iMac with Apple Silicon With the move the entry-level Macs based on ARM-based Systems-on-a-Chip (SoCs), Apple has only just proven that its in-house processors don’t have to hide from Intel. The entry-level models with Apple Silicon are superior to many benchmarks much more expensive Intel Macs and use comparatively little power.

Already in the first half of the year 2021 could now be followed by a high-end version with faster chips, more RAM and additional connections, possibly in the form of a new MacBook Pro. A 14 “model with mini-LED panel has been under discussion for a long time, which will replace the previous 13 “replaces MacBook Pro. Apple is working on processors with up to 16 high-performance cores as well as four energy-saving high-efficiency cores and more powerful GPUs with 16 and 32 shader clusters, it was said last. In addition to a new MacBook Pro, an iMac with Apple Silicon is also expected, possibly not until the second half of the year. There are also rumors about a new case design with a 24 “display. An ARM-Mac-Pro will only be 2022 expected.

AirPods 3 Design changes are coming to the AirPods: The AirPods 3 will probably be based on the design of the AirPods Pro, so Apple should shorten the noticeably long stem. It is also assumed that the AirPods exchangeable ear tips received to allow a better fit. New models could appear in the first half of the year 2021 – two years after the AirPods 2.

Active noise suppression is likely to be reserved for the Pro models. With the second generation of AirPods Pro, Apple is said to have a more compact design in a rounder housing that does not require any style.

iPad mini 6 Apple also likes to introduce new iPads in spring, usually in March, alongside an iPad Pro with faster ones With the chip, mini LED display and 5G support, a new edition of the iPad mini could also be pending, which 2020 did not receive an update. There are hardly any tangible rumors about the small iPad, but maybe Apple will bring the far-reaching innovations of the Air to the iPad mini 6, including the display that extends to the edge and the relocation of the fingerprint sensor to the standby button.

iPhone SE 2021 With the iPhone SE no major innovations are to be expected, but the device could become even cheaper in the trade and slide well below the 400 – euro mark . Occasionally it was speculated that Apple also wanted to launch a large version of the SE – based on the former Plus models with a 5.5 “display – but so far there are no concrete indications for this.

Apple iPhone 13 to come with Wi-Fi 6E

The iPhone 12 lineup introduced this year comes with Wi-Fi 6, but Barclays analysts predict the iPhone 13 series coming next September will support the Wi-Fi 6E standard.

Wi-Fi 6E comes with the features of Wi-Fi 6 but extends into the 6Hz frequency band, offering increased bandwidth and less interference for supported devices.

The analysts over at Barclays also indicated that some iPhone 13 models will have a new power conversion chip provided by Cirrus Logic.

Additionally, the analysts believe that Apple has no plans for another iPhone SE in the coming months and are unlikely to launch a larger model.

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iPhone 13 with 120Hz display thanks to LTPO technology: the latest news

The new iPhones of 2021 will finally introduce the 120 Hz in the Cupertino smartphone line-up, but only with regard to the Pro models. The credit is due to the LTPO technology

of Nino Grasso published on 16 December 2020 , at 17: 51 in the Apple channel

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Two of the four iPhone models 13 that will be launched next year will use OLED display with low energy consumption LTPO technology , a key feature to introduce i 120 Hz of refresh rate in the line-up. To report the novelty, presumably expected for smartphones of the “Pro” family is the South Korean website The Elec.

The article states that Samsung and LG will remain the main suppliers of OLED displays for all next generation iPhones, while a small percentage also the Chinese BOE would like to appropriate some orders. The new LTPO displays will be more complex to produce than those introduced this year on the iPhone range 12, and will have a backplane (which is used to turn the pixels on or off individually) more efficient than current technologies.

Thanks to the guaranteed energy savings, the LTPO technology could guarantee a higher refresh rate without causing excessive impact on battery life . Just like with Apple Watch, the use of LTPO panels could ensure the introduction of the Always-on feature even on smartphones (already present on many competing smartphones) and lead to a longer battery life with different types of activities.

The arrival of 120 Hz was initially foreseen also on some iPhone 12, but some experts had already predicted that Apple would not introduce the feature without supplies of LTPO display. And so it was, as Apple will get the panels with the new technology no earlier than 2021. The 120 Hz would not be an absolute novelty for Apple anyway, since several iPad Pro have supported them for years through a technology that the company calls ProMotion .

This is not only guarantees on-screen reproduction with the typical fluidity of 120 Hz, but modulates the refresh rate based on the real needs of the reproduced content. The 120 Hz have also already arrived on several Android smartphones, and before them some models had implemented panels from 90 Hz making the transition more progressive. Some gaming smartphones, such as ROG Phone 3 and RedMagic 5G, go as far as 144 Hz.

Apple iPhone 13 – Next year's smartphones of the manufacturer may receive support for Always On Display and a 120 Hz screen

According to the latest reports, next year’s Apple smartphones will probably receive LTPO screens that will allow you to work with a screen refresh rate 120 Hz. The iPhone series 13 or even the highest models representing it, can count on something else. Something that has been a kind of standard in the Android world for years. This is not the first time that the Cupertino giant is trying to forcefully catch up with the competition. Yes, the solutions implemented by Apple are in most cases stable, refined and effective, but the company is still late for the event called “innovation”. This is a mistake, especially since the rivals do not stand still and develop new solutions.

Part of next year’s Apple iPhone smartphones 13 will probably receive two new screen features that should have been in the flagship of the Cupertino giant long time ago. We know them from Android devices.

Apple iPhone test 12 – a smartphone that cuts itself off from the past

In the current offer of Apple only iPad Pro uses a ProMotion display with a refresh rate 120 Hz. IPhone smartphones have been using 60 Hz for years, although rumors said that this would change with the launch of the series models 12. However, this did not happen. For some reason, Apple decided to choose between a 5G modem and the aforementioned screen feature. Subsequent reports, this time a month ago, suggested that a component made in LTPO technology that allows for high frequency of operation will go to iPhones 13. The latest reports confirm this, and speaking of something else.

Dolby Vision on Apple iPhone smartphones 12 with restrictions

Including the screens mentioned above, something else will go to Apple smartphones. I am talking about the Always On Display function, which is used by most smartphones available on the market. It is the ability to display selected notifications, time and other elements that eliminated the need to use the notification diode. Takowa has never been present in iPhones. Also, AOD was not included in Apple devices. According to TheElec, this defect will be fixed next year, but it is too early to talk about the service, even if it is approximate.

Source: TheElec, 9to5Mac

OnePlus 9 flagship Android smartphone revealed in leaked photos

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An anonymous tipster has given PhoneArena the first detailed images of the upcoming OnePlus 9 5G smartphone. And as you can see, the pics appear to lay bare the flagship Android phone including its design and camera arrangement.

With the OnePlus 8T now a distant memory, all eyes are on the OnePlus 9 5G, which is rumoured to be launching in March 2021.

Design-wise, the next-gen device seems to match the 8T with ultra-slim bezels, no headphone jack, and a pinhole selfie camera. Leaks claim it will sport the same 6.55-inch display, complete with 120Hz refresh rate and support for HDR content.

Things get more interesting when you flip it over. The triple camera is said to include a beefy new 48MP main snapper complete with “Ultra Shot” branding. There are also fancy metal rings around each lens, aping the design of the iPhone 12.

(Image credit: PhoneArena)

The leaked images were accompanied by a smattering of screenshots that point to a Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 processor, 128GB of storage, and 8GB of RAM. The handset is expected to come running Android 11 with the company’s redesigned OxygenOS 11 running on top.

There’s no word on pricing at this time, but we’d expect the OnePlus 9 5G to debut in a similar ballpark to the 8T – £549 ($649, AU$1099).

In the market for a new smartphone? 2021 is set to be a bumper year for handset launches with the Samsung Galaxy S21 due to be announced in January, the OnePlus 9G in March, and the Apple iPhone 13 in September.

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