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Lucky 13?
Mac FORMAT INVESTIGATES
Charlotte Henry looks to the future and tries to imagine what the iPhone 13 might offer
WRITTEN BY CHARLOTTE HENRY
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M
any
of
us
might
still
be
getting
settled
with
our
iPhone
12
handsets,
but
that
doesn’t
stop
speculation
about
what
might
come
next. Talk about the next generation of Apple smartphone is rife. (Isn’t it always…) There’s all sorts of issues to ponder – what sizes will the new range feature? Will it have Touch ID, Face ID, or both? And what connections and ports will the device come equipped with? Some trends from Apple and beyond provide a hint.
Further evolution
Given the fairly dramatic overhaul that was the iPhone 12, it’s likely that its successor will be more about evolution than revolution, reinforcing the gains from the introduction of 5G, a LiDAR scanner potentially going across the range, and ever improving camera technology. It seems unlikely that there will be a huge overhaul in industrial design either, although a smaller ‘notch’ at the top is rumored. We can’t see a return to plastic casing and the returned squarer edges should remain. MagSafe charging will surely remain too, and there will be lots more accessories on offer that try to make use of it.