Apple’s annual iPhone launch is the deadline on the company’s calendar. And after several years of cautious updates, expectations are high for the iPhone 14 by the end of 2022.
In this article, we summarize the most recent leaks and rumors related to Apple’s upcoming flagship release on the iPhone, adding the iPhone 14 release date, technical specs, design changes, new features, pricing, and more. The latest news is that all iPhone 14 models are expected to get an advanced front-facing camera with autofocus and an aperture of f/1. 9, while a mootable tablet hollow design is expected to update the notch on the Pro models and the phone can get a display.
While you’re waiting for the arrival of the new phones, you can get a smart deal on existing diversity with our review of iPhone offerings.
We expect the iPhone 14 to be announced in mid-September 2022 and hit outlets about a week later.
Apple almost always launches its new iPhones in September of each year, with COVID-19 causing a notable exception in 2020. There may be similar delays this year, while the iPhone 14 Pro went into trial production on time. , non-Pro models seem to have lagged a bit, but we’d be surprised if Apple couldn’t master those issues in time for the fall. Mark September 2022 on your calendar for the arrival of the new models.
This is when the generations arrived:
(Note that an iPhone has already arrived in 2022: the iPhone SE 3 announced at Apple’s spring event on March 8. But the flagship launch will have to wait until the fall. )
No, it won’t. WWDC is a convention aimed primarily at software, and the small number of hardware announcements tends to revolve around Mac or iPad Pro. Last year, there were no hardware announcements.
To be clear, there is a precedent for the launch of an iPhone at WWDC: the iPhone 3G, 3GS and four were announced at WWDC 2008, 2009 and 2010 respectively. But Apple hasn’t done that in more than a decade. The fall release schedule for flagship iPhones, interspersed with occasional spring releases for iPhone SE models, is now well established, and there is no evidence of leaks from the chain of origin or analyst network to recommend that this be replaced at WWDC 2022.
What will the iPhone look like in 2022? We expect significant design changes. These are the most recent rumors related to the external appearance and physical chassis of the iPhone 14.
The most basic and apparent design feature is size, and most experts agree that Apple is about to drop a big (or small) bomb in this regard. Chi Kuo, for example, predicted that Apple would kill the mini to unveil the Max in 2022.
This means in practice that we will have 4 models, but instead of dividing them into a small one, two mediums and a large one, they will be two medium and two large.
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Leaked photographs of case molds, used to lengthen iPhone instances well, illustrate the length changes that have long been talked about. Bloomberg’s well-informed report, Mark Gurman, backs up this theory, adding that Apple “will have to be more dramatic with the redesign of [2022], especially when the festival lifts. “
The iPhone 12 mini and thirteen mini sold poorly, and this resolution is understandable. But not everyone will be thrilled to see the back of the mini, as we see in Why We Mourn the iPhone Mini.
Keep in mind that those screens won’t be exactly the same length as their direct predecessors; They may also not exactly fit the length of non-Pro models. Thinner bezels around the screen mean Pro iPhones will gain a fraction of an inch diagonally, according to reliable demo analyst Ross Young.
You read it right: the Pro Max style gains exactly one hundredth of an inch. Needless to say, those microscopic changes in screen length probably won’t be announced in Apple’s marketing materials, which will continue to circulate up to the nearest tenth of an inch. inch.
The iPhone 13 model has noticed a small reduction in the length of the notch mentioned on the front screen. But in 2022, it will be replaced by something different, at least in professional models.
Instead of a cropped notch at the top of the screen, we now perceive that the 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max will have a couple of smaller apertures for the front camera and other sensors: either a pinhole camera and a notch, as we first heard in October. Here’s what it might look like, based on a symbol featuring the “pill hole” design that was posted on Chinese social media in February 2022:
Another leak in May gave us another look at the two-hole design and a direct comparison between the stacked Pro models and their notched counterparts. In this symbol (from Weibo, Twitter), we can obviously see the slight difference in bezel thickness that will mean more screen area on the most beloved models.
Other resources have argued that the iPhone 14 Pro will only have a single pinhole opening, and we’re on whether the iPhone 14 will have a deep notch in a separate article. But at this point, the double-aperture theory turns out to be the most likely, especially after the alleged leak of a new Apple Pay ad that turns out to verify the new design. Doubts remain as to whether this is legitimate, but this is another point in favor of pin hole.
One way Apple can make you remove the notch would be to repair Touch ID on the next iPhone. This can be done in two ways, either of which has been the subject of rumors for some time now.
The first is to introduce an under-display fingerprint sensor for Touch ID, as recommended by Ming-Chi Kuo to MacRumors, while the other is for Apple to use the same Touch ID sensor on the power button it’s recently implementing on the iPad Air. . (2020) and new iPad mini (2021).
But is Apple willing to tolerate such an apparent setback?Touch ID was removed from flagship iPhones as early as 2017, with its continued locking to more budget-focused models, an implicit claim that facial popularity is greater than fingerprints.
We suspect that Apple will only repair Touch ID on its high-end phones when it will offer it alongside Face ID. And it doesn’t help cut the notch.
One of the favorite games on the tech web is figuring out what innovations and inventions Apple will offer this year for its new iPhones.
Apple is testing many new technologies, but whether or not they are incorporated into the iPhone, it is connected to a complex network of technical feasibility, cost, availability of portions from suppliers, etc. These are the most powerful clues we have about features and spec updates that can be seen on the iPhone 14.
The iPhone thirteen would have ProMotion screens at 120 Hz in the professional models, with panels made by Samsung, while the non-Pro variants would use normal 60 Hz screens manufactured by LG. With the iPhone 14, LG would make OLED LPTO presentations capable of 120 Hz to force the entire iPhone range.
Therefore, it is imaginable that all the diversity of the iPhone 14 will be supplied with ProMotion 120 Hz technology, which would keep pace with Apple’s herbs: first bring a feature to the Pro model, then stick with the rest of the diversity a year later.
While we’re talking about screen updates, what about the recurring rumor that Apple is giving the iPhone a permanent display?Instead of turning off completely when you press the force button or leave the device idle for a few minutes, the screen stays on all the time. time, although Apple follows the same formula it uses in the Apple Watch Series five and later. An attenuator, a simplified interface to maintain battery life.
This is an old perennial rumor, but it has become especially popular in 2021, when the feature was the subject of many rumors about the iPhone 13. Although it didn’t materialize that year, some experts say it was delayed rather than abandoned. , and that it can still make its appearance this year.
So far, so vague. But things became more concrete at the end of May 2022, when well-informed leaker Mark Gurman nailed his colors to the mast with an express prediction: iOS 16 would bring a fixed demo to the iPhone in 2022, as part of a further redesign of the lock screen. While it’s due to an OS update, that update won’t be available retrospectively on existing iPhones, Gurman says, but it will be limited to the iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max only.
We look forward to hearing all about iOS 16 and its new features at the WWDC 2022 keynote speech on June 6. But since it particularly considers the new fall iPhones, this feature may be just an exception and remain secret until the hardware runs it. also unveiled.
Big tweaks are being made to the iPhone camera on the iPhone 14. While the levels are expected to stay in the same configuration (dual camera on the popular iPhone 14 and triple camera on the iPhone 14 Pro), Apple is making plans to take a big step forward – final models. Leaked diagrams show a large camera bulge on the Pro models, protruding 4. 17mm on the back of the case for a total thickness of 12. 02mm, about a millimeter more than the iPhone thirteen Pro.
According to Kuo, Apple would have a 48MP sensor for the popular wide camera, which would combine a collection of soft pixels into a 2×2 grid in a low-light scenario (producing a 12MP photo). It is said that the camera could record 8K videos, at least on the Pro models. Kuo also says the front camera will get advantages from autofocus and a wider aperture (f/1. 9 instead of f/2. 2).
In April, an article on Weibo (via Macrumors) claimed that the wide camera sensor would be 20% larger than that of the iPhone 13 Pro. With the 48 MP lens, this probably means that the iPhone 14 Pro will take incredibly detailed pictures in bright light. while relying on night mode to capture low-light photographs.
While rumors in the past predicted that pro models would come with a “periscope” lens with variable zoom, the most recent rumor says this feature is coming to the 2023 iPhone (presumably the iPhone 15).
Every new iPhone has a new A-series system-on-a-chip (SoC) and we expect the iPhone 14 to stick to it. The A16, as it will likely be called, may be one of the first large scale procedures or versions to use TSMC’s 3-nanometer production procedure, which deserve assistance in performance, efficiency and battery life. However, a report published in November through The Information warned that Apple could stick to a 5nm procedure due to issues with TSMC’s. advanced production technique. “
However, recent rumors suggest that only Pro models will get the newest chip, while non-Pro models will get an advanced A15 chip. another A15 chip with 5-core GPU.
Speaking of battery performance, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News estimates that the iPhone 14 will get a boost in this branch thanks to innovations in 5G technology. of the iPhone, freeing up space in the chassis and allowing Apple to have compatibility with a larger battery.
Apple plans to upgrade the Pro and Pro Max phones from 6GB of RAM in the thirteenth series generation to 8GB for the 14th series, according to South Korean rumors circulating in February 2022. Meanwhile, standard models will go from 4GB to 6GB. Trendforce’s June 2022 report claimed that all 4 models would have 6GB of RAM, but the iPhone 14 Pro will have the high-end LPDDR5 (compared to the iPhone 14’s LPDDR4X).
Apple just crossed the terabyte barrier, providing for the first time 1TB of incredible storage on the iPhone thirteen Pro and thirteen Pro Max. But there are positive rumors that Apple will surpass this milestone and double to 2TB by 2022.
This theory is based on early testing activity at spouse providers. But we are not entirely convinced.
The concept that Apple will ditch the Lightning port on the iPhone and have no ports was rumored long before the launch of the iPhone 12. In this concept, which depending on the cables to charge, all the force would be provided wirelessly. This would cause many accessories and force banks to be fired, but Apple has never hesitated to make unpopular decisions in the past. This may still become a reality, but not in the near future.
Meanwhile, a more likely option is for Apple to ditch Lightning and update it with USB-C, as is already the case with most of its iPads. and in August 2021 a bill was rumored that forcibly standardized the ports of smartphones. This came closer in September 2021, when the European Commission presented an invoice to unify the charging cables. This could legally force Apple to produce a USB-C iPhone for sale in Europe. or base all your new iPhones on USB-C to avoid production inefficiency similar to model creation.
Sure enough, Ming-Chi Kuo has now recorded a prediction that Apple will actually transfer from Lightning to USB-C on its iPhone, that probably won’t happen until 2023. This means that the iPhone 14 will have an iPhone port, but it will be the last iPhone to do so.
About charging ports, there is also a curious rumor about MagSafe. It’s not the MagSafe used on the iPhone thirteen and iPhone 12 models to plug the wireless chargers on the back, but a new magnetic cable that’s much closer to the old MagSafe used in MacBooks. .
Apple has patented “a plurality of magnets aligned with a linear configuration of the plurality of spring-loaded pin sets. . . “
In fact, it’s probably less difficult if you look at this illustration:
It’s clear how this would circumvent the EU challenge or normalize Apple’s connector challenges, but it’s an attractive technology.
The iPhone 12 and thirteen iPhone models sold in the U. S. The U. S. offers millimeter-wave (or millimeter-wave) 5G, but this form is not available. U. S. users Uu. UU get in addition to mmWave.
We reported before the launch of the iPhone 13 that Apple had placed a massive order for mmWave antennas, suggesting that the UK and other countries would get 5G faster with the iPhone 13. But in the end the generation remained a reserved option for the United States.
In April 2021, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted that mmWave would be rolled out in many more countries as part of the launch of the thirteen iPhone models. He talked about Canada, Australia, Japan and the “major European cellular operators”, which possibly come with the UK. Maybe Kuo’s radar was slightly shifted and mmWave will make its overseas debut on the iPhone 14?
So what about mmWave? Well, the theoretical maximum speed for mmWave is 1-2 gigabits consistent with the second, compared to the 100-400 megabits presented via Sub-6 GHz. However, Sub-6GHz provides a longer range, which benefits users outside the primary gates. towns. We have a separate article where you can read about the 5G policy issues facing the iPhone in the UK.
We also have a smart idea of the parts Apple will use to provide this enhanced 5G connectivity, and the recently updated X65 is expected to appear on the iPhone 14. This is attractive because it allows the use of mmWave and sub-6GHz 5G at the same time, and offers unprecedented speeds of up to 10 Gb/s and even greater energy efficiency.
Wi-Fi 6E is similar to Wi-Fi 6, already compatible with the last 3 generations of iPhone. But it adds support for the 6 Hz band, expands bandwidth, speeds, and reduces interference.
According to a July 2021 report from Taiwanese site DigiTimes, the expired iPhones of 2021 were intended for the new Wi-Fi 6E wireless standard. But that didn’t happen, suggesting it may be just one of the new features in the iPhone 14 lineup: and in November 2021, Ming-Chi Kuo published that theory.
DigiTimes wasn’t the first to expect Wi-Fi 6E on iPhones, and Analysts at Barclays expect the same update in January 2021.
In terms of pricing, we expect the iPhone 14 style to start at around $800, with the iPhone 14 Pro style between $1,000 and $1,100 (or more if you need to charge extra storage).
But expect the pricing design of the iPhone 14 styles to be a little different from the existing lineup, for the undeniable explanation of why there shouldn’t be a 5. 4-inch mini version, but a maximum length of 6. 7 inches at a lower price,” Ming-Chi Kuo said could charge less than $900. With that in mind, we expect the initial diversity to be around $800 to $1,000, depending on the style and duration.
The new, larger style can also shake up Pro costs. LeaksApple Pro on Twitter reported that Apple is “currently considering” increasing iPhone Pro costs to $100 each, pushing the iPhone 14 Pro to $1,099 and the iPhone 14 Pro Max to $1,199. The account cites emerging production costs and the need to offer a difference of more than $100 between the 14 Max and 14 Pro.
For a rough comparison, here are the existing starting prices of the iPhone 13 series, as detailed in our iPhone buying guide. Keep in mind that those prices will drop when the 14 series phones appear (or disappear altogether from sale).
While many of those rumors seem set to appear on the iPhone 14, it’s still hard to guess where Apple will go next. So take this consultant with a pinch of salt, as anything can happen during the months of waiting for the new device.
Also keep in mind that some planned tweaks or new features may slip and shrink to the next generation. For example, in terms of design, there is increasing evidence that Apple is running something very radical: more radical than the iPhone X. .
An embryonic shell design recently known as the iPhone Flip is being developed at Apple’s headquarters. Prolific leaker Jon Prosser says it’s reminiscent of the Galaxy Z Flip and will be available in “fun colors. “will not be released in 2022, the iPhone 14.
Analytics company Omdia also predicted that Apple will launch two foldable iPhone models in 2023. However, our own Samuel Nyberg believes that Apple will launch a foldable iPhone. Keep up to date with the latest rumors in our foldable iPhone news center.
For a deeper dive into the future, read Samuel Nyberg’s research paper: The Next 20 Years of the iPhone.
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Macworld collaborator Martyn has cared about the generation since the arrival of his ZX Spectrum in the early ’80s. It covers iOS, Android, Windows, and macOS, writing tutorials, buying guides, and reviews.
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