IPhone 12 might look identical to iPhone 11 not exactly same but close enough,a new report by Japanese publication Mac Otakara has claimed.
Mac Otakara claims that the iPhone 12 will have a very similar metal chassis to the iPhone 11, but with slightly bowed edges.
For months we have been hearing that Apple’s iPhone lineup for 2020 will feature a new design.On this week’s Apple Core roundup, we dive into a report that claims the total opposite,The iPhone 12 will look the same as the iPhone 11.
Not exactly the same, but close enough. A new report by Japanese publication Mac Otakara claims that the iPhone 12 will have a very similar metal chassis to the iPhone 11, but with slightly bowed edges.
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The publication cited an unnamed Chinese supplier as the source of this information.This report contradicts the rumors we have heard earlier, particularly those from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
Over the past few months, Kuo has said that the 2020 iPhone will have an entirely new design that is reminiscent of the iPhone 4 from way back when (or more recently, the iPad Pro).That means squared edges rather than the curved design we have come to know from the current iPhone 11 line.
Despite the mixed messages, there is one rumor Mac Otakara does seem to corroborate. The iPhone 12 is still expected to come in three different screen sizes: one 5.4-inch, two 6.1-inch and one 6.7-inch phone.
We have seen this detail elsewhere for a few months. In this report though, the largest iPhone (let’s call it the iPhone 12 Pro Max for now) is expected to be taller and slimmer than the current iPhone 11 Pro Max.
In other iPhone rumors this week, leaker Max Weinbach shared details with Everything Apple Pro about a new iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max color option.
Instead of the midnight green that Apple introduced with the iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max, Apple’s new iPhone color could be navy blue (perhaps Apple got the memo about the hottest 2020 color trends?).
We will have to wait until September to find out if navy blue ends up being branded as “phantom blue,” as the trend report suggests.
This week, Apple was awarded a patent showcasing an OLED display with inbuilt fingerprint reader. Discovered by Patently Apple, the filing describes this display working in two modes, one for optical sensing to allow TouchID to work under the screen and the other for touch sensing.
According to the abstract, the display will also be capable of differentiating between water and an object like a finger, or something like ambient light and a finger.
Some ultrasonic fingerprint readers on Android phones, such as the Galaxy Note 10 Plus, can work when your fingers are a little wet. So we’ll have to wait and see how Apple will distinguish this technology from what’s out there.
At this stage, the rumors are still unclear on whether or not we’ll see TouchID make its return under the screen on the 2020 iPhone 12 or the 2021 iPhone.
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The iPhone 9 could be going into production starting in February, according to Bloomberg. Likely costing $399 (which converts to about £300 and AU$580), this cheaper iPhone would fill a gap in Apple’s lineup that’s existed ever since the iPhone SE was discontinued in 2018.
It would be the same size as the 4.7-inch iPhone 8 and sport the same overall design that means a physical home button with TouchID. As we reported last week, the phone could go on sale sometime in March.
IPhone 12 might look identical to iPhone 11 according to new report.
