iPhone 13 notch could be more than 25% smaller

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The long-standing rumor is that while Apple won't be eradicating the notch with the iPhone 13, the handset will see one that is much reduced. That'southward thank you both to miniaturization of the diverse Face ID components and the relocation of the earpiece to the superlative bezel of the device.

Just now the consistently reliable leaker LeaksApplePro has given the presumed total dimensions of the notch, claiming information technology volition be only 26mm wide – the same size measured on an iPhone 13 Pro Max dummy unit back in May. For comparison'due south sake, the electric current notch is 35mm – the aforementioned width as it was on the iPhone 11, iPhone XS and iPhone X before it.

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Notably, another 3D printed iPhone 13 model came up with a similar – though not identical – 26.80mm width for the new notch. While the notch was shrunk in terms of width, it was slightly taller, coming in at v.35mm rather than the 5.3mm of the iPhone 12.

iPhone 13 notch vs iPhone 12 — An earlier iPhone 13 notch mock-up shows how much smaller it could be. (Epitome credit: DuanRui)

Combining these figures, PhoneArena estimates that the iPhone thirteen will reach an 88% screen-to-body ratio, up 2% from the iPhone 12 and eight% from the iPhone 10, where the notch commencement appeared. Apple'due south handset without a notch, the iPhone SE, manages simply 65%.

This is manifestly moving in the correct management, but is however less impressive than Android flagships which, thanks to the wonders of pinhole notches, pop-up cameras and under-screen lenses, have been known to intermission through the 90% barrier in the by.

There'due south 1 other notable thing about the original LeaksApplePro tweet: the tipster refers to the handset as the iPhone 12S. While this isn't an original idea, it is 1 that seemed to be ruled out via supply chain sources before this calendar month.

Information technology would make a certain sense to telephone call the handset the iPhone 12S. While the 'S' line has been inconsistently used past Apple tree — last seen on the iPhone XS in 2018 and the iPhone 6S in 2015 — it has been a handy way of signaling incremental hardware updates, and all signs point to the next handset existence incremental all the way.

Still, there are several other upgrades tipped for the iPhone 13 that sound worthwhile. Those include a faster and more efficient A15 Bionic scrap, improved 5G and camera features like portrait mode video and a new astrophotography manner for shooting the night sky.

Based on the rumors the iPhone 13 Pro sounds more impressive, including a possible 120Hz refresh rate for the screen, an e'er-on display and a more avant-garde ultra wide photographic camera with automobile focus.

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