José Adorno
Three days from now, Apple will unveil the next generation of smartphones
with the iPhone 14 series. While much has been rumored over this year, the
week that precedes the Apple event is always full of rumors and last-minute
leaks. Heres everything that we heard about the upcoming iPhone 14 before
its release.
Hole-punch + pill cutout will actually be a long pill design
For months, 9to5Mac and other publications have been reporting the new
hole-punch + pill cutout for the iPhone 14 Pro series, but a new leak
suggests Apple will use a software tweak to make a long pill design. Between
Face ID sensors and the front-facing camera, the company is rumored to add
privacy labels.
When youre on a FaceTime call, if Instagram asks for your location, or
someone video calls you on WhatsApp, the iPhone already displays a green,
orange, or blue light. These indicators are on the right corner of the
iPhone notch. Now, it appears they will be between the Face ID and
front-facing camera sensors.
iPhone 14 Pro will have a Camera app revamp thanks to the new design
Followed by this discovery made by 9to5Mac, our source also claims the
Camera app will have a few tweaks as Apple is also planning a redesign to
the app
where most of the controls are moved to the top portion of the screen.
Controls such as the flash button and Live Photo button are now positioned
in the status bar, while more granular photo and video settings are directly
below the display cutouts. This change will give users a larger view of the
camera preview by shifting the controls upwards and moving some of them into
the status bar.
Larger regular iPhone to be called 14 Plus, not Max
Apple is said to ditch the iPhone mini model in regard to a larger version
of the regular model. While debates over whether it would be called iPhone
14 Plus or 14 Max, 9to5Mac sources familiar with the matter claim the name
will actually be iPhone 14 Plus.
In addition, at least since July, iPhone case makers have been told to not
use the brand iPhone 14 Max, as it wont be the actual name of the product.
In addition, 9to5Mac sources corroborated that the regular iPhone 13 case
will fit the regular iPhone 14 model. Last but not least, weve been told
that Apple will push its new 35W adapter as the go-to charger for the iPhone
14 Pro.
Classic battery indicator is making a comeback with iPhone 14 Pro series
According to information shared with MacRumors in its forum, an anonymous
leaker claims that iPhone 14 Pro with iOS 16 will bring back the classic
battery indicator on the status bar. In addition, they also shared
information on what this smartphone will look like with the new Always-on
Display technology which 9to5Mac exclusively reported on.
With iOS 16 beta 5, Apple added the iPhones battery percentage inside the
battery icon.
While many iPhone models will be able to take advantage of this new look, it
seems Apple could be aiming for an exclusive design for the iPhone 14 Pro
series bringing back the classic status bar.
With that, Apple would bring the carrier signal bar to the left while
bringing the location toggle and the full battery information on the right
(icon + percentage). If this turns out to be true, this would be the first
time since the iPhone 8 apart from the SE series that Apple adopts this
classic design.
iPhone 14 price increase expected, but not as much as we thought
As of now, it seems clear that Apple will increase iPhone 14 prices. With
the upcoming recession combined with supply chain constraints, the war, and
new technologies, Apple seems to be aiming new prices for these upcoming
smartphones.
A report by TrendForce from this week says that in the light of a tough
economy and a declining smartphone market, it expects Apple to play safe
with smaller increases.
Upgrades such as initial starting memory capacity increasing to LPDDR5 6GB
and 256GB, primary camera moving up to 48 million, Face ID Design changes,
etc., are expected to raise starting prices. However, under pressure from
rising global inflation and foreign exchange rates, Apple is expected to
adopt a more cautious pricing strategy so as not to affect its sales
performance.
The firm, therefore, predicts more modest iPhone 14 price increases, with
starting prices of:
14: $749
14 Max: $849
14 Pro: $1,049
14 Pro Max: $1,149
TrendForce analysts are the ones predicting that the iPhone 14 Pro will
start with 256GB of storage, which could explain why Apple is aiming for a
higher price point for these iPhones. In addition, the publication also
expects 6GB of RAM on these models.
Twitter user and leaker ShrimpApplePro shared a Weibo post that says the
same. All four models will feature 6GB of RAM. For context, the iPhone 13
and iPhone 13 mini have 4GB of RAM, while the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13
Pro Max have 6GB of RAM. So if this leak is to be believed, the iPhone 14
will offer more RAM than the iPhone 13, while the 14 Pro will stick with
6GB.
This would mark the third year in a row that the Pro model iPhones have
had 6GB of RAM. A previous leak suggested that the 14 Pro would jump to 8GB,
but the consensus has since settled on 6GB instead.
Wrap up
These are all the latest rumors for the new iPhone 14 models that are more
likely to be believed.
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