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An alleged early iPhone 14 render from Jon Prosser, designed by Ian Zelbo.
Jon Prosser
Apple showed off its last year, and 2022 will likely bring another shiny, new iPhone. The iPhone 14 isn’t quite “just around the corner,” and there’s still a lot of questions we still have about the rumored iPhone. Will Apple ditch the iPhone Mini? What’s happening to the notch? And will the Pro models get a camera upgrade? Only time will tell. We may not know everything about the , , and new features yet, but we’re collecting all the latest rumors about Apple’s 2022 flagship smartphone. (We even have you can check out.)
The biggest rumors so far include a with a display (), a pill and , under-display Touch ID, a more , the elimination of the chunky rear camera bump, a shakeup of the four-phone lineup with new screen sizes and . And, when it comes to Apple’s ProMotion display, you may not want to count on it .
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Meanwhile, Apple’s latest flagship phone lineup, which includes the and , is . While we wait for more intel on the iPhone 14, here’s our , and the . Plus, here’s how the . We’ll update this story as new information becomes available.
Early renders of the iPhone 14 from Jon Prosser suggest a notchless design and flush camera setup.
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iPhone 14 lineup rumors: Will there still be 4 phones?
We don’t know much about the iPhone 14 yet, but we’ve heard that and focus on larger phones instead. A predicted the death of the iPhone 14 Mini, and an from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo obtained by MacRumors also suggested that the Mini was not long for this world. However, Kuo reported, the , a “high-end” and a “lower-end,” with two size options for each.
While name speculation isn’t as germane to the discussion of Apple’s 2022 lineup as it was for unlucky 13, rumors suggest a small shift in naming conventions, with an iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14 Max and iPhone 14 Pro Max, with “Pro” designating higher-end specs and “Max” referring to the larger screen size.
iPhone 14 size rumors: Bigger screens for all
Apple’s last two iPhone lineups have featured the same 6.1-inch size for the base model, going up to 6.7 inches for the Pro Max. According to the same July Nikkei Asian Review report, Apple will stick with these screen sizes for the iPhone 14, nixing the 5.4-inch Mini. Reports showed , so it’s no surprise that Apple is retiring the small phone in 2022.
iPhone 14 rumors: Will there be a SIM card?
In 2020, rumors began to surface that iPhone was ditching physical SIM cards entirely, and now a chain of leaks suggests that the iPhone 14 might be the first line to do it. 9to5Mac , which started with a Brazilian site . Then that Apple was preparing major carriers for eSIM-only phones by September. Most recently, Apple leaker , confirmed being “in agreement” with reports of the tray for physical SIM cards being removed.
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Rumored iPhone 14 screen sizes
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iPhone 14 |
6.1 inch |
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iPhone 14 Pro |
6.1 inch |
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iPhone 14 Max |
6.7 inch |
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iPhone 14 Pro Max |
6.7 inch |
The iPhone 13 is on sale, but we’re already thinking about the iPhone 14.
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Release date: iPhone 14 will likely arrive fall 2022
It’s too soon for any reputable release date rumors for the iPhone 14, but we expect Apple to hold its annual fall iPhone event in September 2022, as it does almost every year, with the phones being released shortly thereafter, usually the following Friday. Sometimes Apple will stagger release dates for specific models, especially when introducing a new design or size. So it’s possible that the iPhone 14 lineup will have more than one release date.
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Here’s what we know:
- Apple likes to hold its events on Tuesdays or Wednesdays. Apple’s iPhone 13 event was held on Tuesday, Sept. 14.
- iPhone release dates are typically a week and a half after Apple’s announcements.
- In general, new iPhones are released on a Friday, around the third week of September. For the iPhone 13, preorders began Sept. 17 and the phones went on sale Sept. 24.
A few years ago, CNET took a deep dive into the Apple event timeline and emerged with a compelling . Based on the 2022 calendar, the Labor Day rule would put the September Apple event (and unveiling of the iPhone 14) on Sept. 7, with a Sept. 16 release date. In the event you loved this short article and you wish to receive more information regarding สล็อต please visit our website. However, our Labor Day hypothesis was — and, because of coronavirus delays, .
iPhone 14 price: Will Apple lower the cost in 2022?
There’s no word either way on iPhone 14 pricing, but Apple didn’t make any big price changes between 2020’s iPhone 12 and 2021’s iPhone 13, so the existing price structure is at least a good place to start our speculation. However, Kuo predicts the high-end 6.7-inch phone (the alleged iPhone 14 Pro Max) will . Compared to the iPhone 13 Pro Max, which ranges from $1,099 all the way up to a staggering $1,599, that’s quite a steal.
For reference, here’s how much each version of the .
iPhone 13 pricing
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128GB |
256GB |
512GB |
1TB |
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iPhone 13 Mini |
$699 |
$799 |
$999 |
NA |
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iPhone 13 |
$799 |
$899 |
$1,099 |
NA |
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iPhone 13 Pro |
$999 |
$1,099 |
$1,299 |
$1,499 |
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iPhone 13 Pro Max |
$1,099 |
$1,199 |
$1,399 |
$1,599 |
Camera rumors: What Apple might improve for the iPhone 14
Two of the big rumors we’ve heard about the iPhone 14’s camera setup are actually more about the phone’s design: First, that the chunky camera bump could disappear. Second, that a hole-punch or hole-and-pill design could replace the dreaded notch on the front.
Kuo shared insights about the iPhone 14’s potential camera upgrades in an investors note reported on by 9to5Mac just after the iPhone 13 launch. In the note, Kuo predicts a hole-punch front camera, making the iPhone 14 (finally) notchless, as well as a , up from 12 megapixels on previous iPhones.
Display analyst Ross Young hypothesizes, however, that the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max will have a to accommodate for the front facing camera and Face ID. The hole cutout is believed to be for the Face ID dot projector, and the pill-shaped cutout holds the front camera and Face ID camera, according to a .
Kuo’s speculation regarding the camera’s megapixel capacity aligns with both a recent research note from Haitong International Securities, also , and a . Both Jeff Pu and TrendForce hypothesize the two Pro models will be equipped with a 48-megapixel wide lens. Pu, however, adds that the iPhones will sport a triple lens rear camera system with a 12-megapixel ultrawide and telephoto lenses in addition to the 48-megapixel wide lens. The analyst adds that the Pro versions of the iPhone 14 could sport 8GB of RAM, as well. In comparison, the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max have 6GB.
include a new , and some improvements in zoom capabilities. We had previously reported on rumors that the entire lineup would feature , but lidar ended up making an appearance only on the after all. It’s possible Apple might expand the feature to its full lineup in 2022 instead, but we haven’t heard anything yet.
Another of the on is an improved telephoto lens. While the iPhone 13 Pro’s zoom capabilities were given a 3x optical zoom, it still pales in comparison to a lot of competitor flagships, including , which boasts a 10x optical zoom.
iPhone 14 could have a camera setup that’s flush with the back of the phone, nixing the chunky camera bump.
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Will iPhone 14 get under-display Touch ID?
The feature that seems to get kicked down the road the most in Apple rumor world is the return of Touch ID. Early rumors supported the , and when that didn’t happen, . But even before the iPhone 13 launched (sans Touch ID), word on the street had shifted again: . Now, that’s looking less likely, too. In late September, that the iPhone regains Touch ID technology. That would be… the iPhone 15?
Design rumors: iPhone 14 might be notchless, at last
YouTuber and iPhone leaker Jon Prosser (whose track record is admittedly spotty) made waves the week before the iPhone 13 announcement by based on “real images and schematics” leaked to him from purported sources at Apple.
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Prosser’s renders corroborate a number of previously reported rumors, including the previously reported by Kuo, and the , which was first referenced in a July report from JPMorgan Chase. We’d been expecting to see the iPhone 13 go notchless, but instead we got a , notch. Apple introduced the world to the notched display in 2017 with the release of the iPhone X, and as rivals solved the selfie conundrum with hole-punch and under-display cameras, Apple still hasn’t, er, taken it down a notch.
But Prosser’s renders seem to corroborate these that Apple would finally excise the iPhone’s notch in 2022. And Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman also hinted at its removal in a September edition of his Power On newsletter, wherein he predicted a “complete redesign” for the iPhone 14. Those who’ve been crossing their fingers for a and had their hopes dashed once can now look forward to a potential realization of their all-screen dreams in 2022’s iPhone 14.
The iPhone 13 slims down the notch by 20% from the iPhone 12.
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iPhone 14 says buh-bye to the camera bump but keeps the Lightning port
The other big design change Prosser’s renders show is a flattened camera bump. According to Prosser, the iPhone 14’s body is going to be a “thick boy,” thick enough, it seems, to encompass all the camera hardware without an annoying, protruding camera setup on the back. Why is the iPhone 14 supposed to be so thick? Perhaps to house a bigger battery, or even the , which Kuo projected in 2020.
Two prior rumors that won’t pan out, according to Prosser at least, are the and the addition of , however). Rumors of a have been circulating for a while, but it appears those won’t come true in 2022.
