Abstract: As Apple’s first 5G smartphone, the iPhone 12 is indeed far from perfect in terms of experience. The whole phone is just an iPhone 11 with a changed appearance, upgraded chips, and 5G support, with no highlights at all. Now that the dust of the iPhone 12 series has settled, everyone has focused their attention on the iPhone 13 series. There is even a meme like "Wang Shouyi said Thirteen Fragrances" on the Internet. So, what can we expect from the new iPhone 13 series?
Compared with iPhone 11, the new iPhone 12 in 2020 has smaller notches and narrower borders. In addition to the upgraded 5G chip, there is no advantage in battery life. The signal is still not good, and the battery life is not good under the 5G network. It needs to be discounted again, and it does not support high refresh rates. More importantly, in order to reduce costs, the new iPhone 12 series is no longer equipped with charging heads and headphones. Apple fans can be said to be filled with sadness and anger about the iPhone 12 series.
While Apple fans are still intensely discussing the topic of the iPhone 12 series, news about the iPhone 13 series has been revealed on the Internet. Compared with iPhone 12, it can be said that the 2021 iPhone 13 series has greater changes and is full of highlights.
Apple will launch four new iPhone 13 models in 2021. The production lines are basically the same as in 2020, namely the 5.42-inch iPhone 13 mini, the 6.06-inch iPhone 13, the 6.06-inch iPhone 13 Pro, As well as the four models of the 6.67-inch iPhone13 Pro Max. Next year's new iPhone 13 series will not be released until October like the iPhone 12 series. Instead, it will be released and sold in September like the release time of previous years, without any further delay.
In terms of screens, the notch screen that comes standard with iPhones will be removed from iPhone 13. iPhone 13 will adopt a full-screen design. The most important change is that it will use a 120Hz ProMotion display, use Samsung's OLED screen, and use LTPO display technology to support variable refresh rates, and the screen refresh rate will be upgraded to 120Hz, maybe even 144Hz.
Since the front sensor of the phone uses under-screen hiding technology, the front of the phone looks very simple and elegant without the influence of special-shaped factors. Coupled with the extremely narrow frame design, the front of the phone also achieves It has a screen-to-body ratio of 97.8%, so with the blessing of 97.8% screen-to-body ratio, the entire front of the phone is very visually impactful.
In terms of configuration, the iPhone13 series is equipped with Apple’s latest A15 bionic processor, and the software uses the iOS15 operating system, which is more powerful and better than A14+iOS14. The entire iPhone 13 series starts with 128GB, and adds 1TB options, and also has built-in 8G storage. If this is the case, the addition of 8G storage, coupled with the iOS15 system, the overall experience will usher in an unprecedented improvement.
In terms of cameras, iPhone 13 adopts a rear four-camera design. The main camera is a 64-megapixel camera, and the other three are 40-megapixel telephoto lenses (supporting 200,000x digital zoom). The ultra-wide-angle camera, 64-megapixel wide-angle camera, rear four-camera and radar scanner and other sensors are integrated into a "bath heater-shaped" module. This design is quite good and very in line with the public's aesthetics.
In terms of battery life, the iPhone 13 series will use battery soft board technology for the first time, which will help save internal space and reduce costs. The power consumption may be 10% to 20% lower than that of the iPhone 12. The iPhone 13 series will adopt a holeless design, and the charging method will use a smart connector interface. This year’s iPhone 12 canceled the free charger, perhaps in preparation for next year’s iPhone 13.
In terms of signal, next year’s iPhone 13 will be equipped with a stronger Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 5G baseband and 5nm process, which not only has better performance but also lower power consumption.
The latest published patent shows that Apple will embed a radio frequency antenna into the display and integrate a hybrid transparent antenna. As for how to embed a radio front-end module (RFEM) in the screen. This method can create a larger area for receiving signals and enhance the signal without losing any display space.
In addition, the iPhone 13 series will support the latest Wi-Fi 6E technology standard, which is an upgraded version of Wi-Fi 6. It has better performance, lower latency, faster speed, and its The frequency band has been upgraded to 6GHz, and the signal has been upgraded a lot. Seeing the iPhone 13 with such a configuration, are you still planning to buy this year’s iPhone 12?