Rumor: Three new models -- the iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11R and iPhone 11 Max
Apple will introduce three new iPhone models this fall, according to the Wall Street Journal. They are expected to include a "budget" successor to the iPhone XR, a midrange flagship like the iPhone XS and a supersize model in the vein of the iPhone XS Max.
The consensus is that Apple will call its next flagship the iPhone 11, and that part feels like a no-brainer. But as to the names of the particular models -- all bets are off. The company has traditionally reserved the "Pro" designation for its highest-end products: the MacBook Pro laptop, the iPad Pro tablet, the forthcoming $6,000 Mac Pro desktop and, perhaps starting in 2019, its most premium iPhone.
The anonymous Twitter account that correctly leaked the names of last year's iPhone XS, XS Max and XR reports that the next top-of-the-line iPhone will be called the iPhone 11 Pro, according to MacRumors. But I've also seen name variants like the iPhone 11R and 11 Max mentioned in passing. As CNET's Jessica Dolcourt has pointed out, the company may have dug itself into a hole, as there's no obvious coherent sequel to the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR.
The biggest change coming to this year's iPhone will likely be the camera setup. Since last year, we've been hearing that Apple would give at least one of the 2019 models -- and perhaps the one called the iPhone 11 Pro -- three rear-facing lenses (source: Bloomberg). And, in addition to keeping Apple in the ongoing lens-and-megapixel arms race with Huawei, Samsung and Google, the new array will give the iPhone 11 a greater capacity for wide-angle shots.
Bloomberg's reporting bolsters leaks from two Twitter users in the know. Back in January, OnLeaks and Ice Universe posted renders showing a purported prototype with three cameras in a triangular configuration, plus a flash, housed in a large, square module. And, at this point, we've seen enough renders to increase our confidence that this squarish, triple-camera array -- similar to the configuration on Google's forthcoming Pixel 4 -- is the real deal.
Here's every iPhone ever made from 2007 to today
Apple may introduce three OLED phones in 2020: a smaller 5.4-inch model that would replace the current 5.8-inch model, the same 6.1-inch option as the XR and a larger 6.7-inch Max version, according to MacRumors and Ming-Chi Kuo.
Apple might launch a low-cost iPhone SE successor in spring 2020.
Bloomberg reports that Apple's forthcoming 3D camera, due for the 2020 models, will drive an updated version of Face ID that will extend the technology's range, improve security and enable new AR capabilities.
Apple is said to be working on a new way for users to interface with future editions of the iPhone, according to Bloomberg. The "touchless gesture control" will let users interact with the phone without touching the screen. Though it's not scheduled for 2020 or later, it sounds like it could be cool.
Apple's 2020 iPhones may have full-screen Touch ID or an under-display fingerprint sensor.
Starting in 2020, the company will stop using Intel chips in its Macs in favor of custom ARM-based processors. This will let developers create a single version of their apps, starting sometime in 2021, which will work across Apple's various operating systems on the iPhone, iPad and Mac, according to Bloomberg and Axios.
TMSC, the company that designs Apple's mobile A-series chips for the iPhone, has announced the completion of its 5-nanometer chip design. According to MacRumors, this is likely to become the foundation for the A14 chip that will ostensibly power the 2020 iPhones.
Though Apple has filed some patents that could harken a folding phone, that product is at least a year out -- if not more. According to UBS analysts (via CNBC), we could see a folding iPhone -- or iPad -- in 2020 but "2021 is more likely."
Also coming in 2021: Apple will add an in-display fingerprint sensor to the iPhone, according to Ming-Chi Kuo (and reported by MacRumors) and Bloomberg.
A different iPhone for China: Apple may sell an even cheaper version of the iPhone 11 in China -- and perhaps India, too -- substituting a cheaper in-screen fingerprint scanner for Face ID, according to a report in Chinese newspaper Global Times. Ming-Chi Kuo has also suggested that the forthcoming Chinese version of the followup to the iPhone XS could have dual nano-SIM support, as reported by MacRumors.
New design details: Zhihu, Slashleaks and MacRumors all published the transcript of an interview with a purported employee of Foxconn, the facility in China that builds iPhones, who says that the iPhone 11 will come in black, white, gold and dark green -- and that the word "iPhone" will no longer be printed on the back of the phone.
New mute button: Apart from the redesigned rear camera, the iPhone 11 is expected to closely resemble the iPhone XS, with a virtually identical steel-and-glass design and similar notches, bezels, connectors and buttons. One of the few departures we've heard about is a tweaked mute button on the side of the phone. According to renders published by OnLeaks on CashKaro, a smaller circular button will replace the elongated pill-shaped sliding button on the current model.
Jumping to USB-C: Apple has now replaced its proprietary Lightning connector with USB-C on the newest iPad Pros, MacBook Air and MacBook Pros, and Bloomberg reports that Apple is "testing" USB-C on some prototype iPhones.
Pencil support: Citi Research, an affiliate of the bank, has floated the possibility that the 2019 iPhone will support the Apple Pencil, according to Business Insider.
All of the rumors about the iPhone in 2020... and beyond
The anonymous Twitter account that correctly leaked the names of last year's iPhone XS, XS Max and XR reports that the next top-of-the-line iPhone will be called the iPhone 11 Pro, according to MacRumors. But I've also seen name variants like the iPhone 11R and 11 Max mentioned in passing. As CNET's Jessica Dolcourt has pointed out, the company may have dug itself into a hole, as there's no obvious coherent sequel to the iPhone XS, XS Max and XR.
The biggest change coming to this year's iPhone will likely be the camera setup. Since last year, we've been hearing that Apple would give at least one of the 2019 models -- and perhaps the one called the iPhone 11 Pro -- three rear-facing lenses (source: Bloomberg). And, in addition to keeping Apple in the ongoing lens-and-megapixel arms race with Huawei, Samsung and Google, the new array will give the iPhone 11 a greater capacity for wide-angle shots.
Bloomberg's reporting bolsters leaks from two Twitter users in the know. Back in January, OnLeaks and Ice Universe posted renders showing a purported prototype with three cameras in a triangular configuration, plus a flash, housed in a large, square module. And, at this point, we've seen enough renders to increase our confidence that this squarish, triple-camera array -- similar to the configuration on Google's forthcoming Pixel 4 -- is the real deal.
Here's every iPhone ever made from 2007 to today
Apple may introduce three OLED phones in 2020: a smaller 5.4-inch model that would replace the current 5.8-inch model, the same 6.1-inch option as the XR and a larger 6.7-inch Max version, according to MacRumors and Ming-Chi Kuo.
Apple might launch a low-cost iPhone SE successor in spring 2020.
Bloomberg reports that Apple's forthcoming 3D camera, due for the 2020 models, will drive an updated version of Face ID that will extend the technology's range, improve security and enable new AR capabilities.
Apple is said to be working on a new way for users to interface with future editions of the iPhone, according to Bloomberg. The "touchless gesture control" will let users interact with the phone without touching the screen. Though it's not scheduled for 2020 or later, it sounds like it could be cool.
Apple's 2020 iPhones may have full-screen Touch ID or an under-display fingerprint sensor.
Starting in 2020, the company will stop using Intel chips in its Macs in favor of custom ARM-based processors. This will let developers create a single version of their apps, starting sometime in 2021, which will work across Apple's various operating systems on the iPhone, iPad and Mac, according to Bloomberg and Axios.
TMSC, the company that designs Apple's mobile A-series chips for the iPhone, has announced the completion of its 5-nanometer chip design. According to MacRumors, this is likely to become the foundation for the A14 chip that will ostensibly power the 2020 iPhones.
Though Apple has filed some patents that could harken a folding phone, that product is at least a year out -- if not more. According to UBS analysts (via CNBC), we could see a folding iPhone -- or iPad -- in 2020 but "2021 is more likely."
Also coming in 2021: Apple will add an in-display fingerprint sensor to the iPhone, according to Ming-Chi Kuo (and reported by MacRumors) and Bloomberg.
A different iPhone for China: Apple may sell an even cheaper version of the iPhone 11 in China -- and perhaps India, too -- substituting a cheaper in-screen fingerprint scanner for Face ID, according to a report in Chinese newspaper Global Times. Ming-Chi Kuo has also suggested that the forthcoming Chinese version of the followup to the iPhone XS could have dual nano-SIM support, as reported by MacRumors.
New design details: Zhihu, Slashleaks and MacRumors all published the transcript of an interview with a purported employee of Foxconn, the facility in China that builds iPhones, who says that the iPhone 11 will come in black, white, gold and dark green -- and that the word "iPhone" will no longer be printed on the back of the phone.
New mute button: Apart from the redesigned rear camera, the iPhone 11 is expected to closely resemble the iPhone XS, with a virtually identical steel-and-glass design and similar notches, bezels, connectors and buttons. One of the few departures we've heard about is a tweaked mute button on the side of the phone. According to renders published by OnLeaks on CashKaro, a smaller circular button will replace the elongated pill-shaped sliding button on the current model.
Jumping to USB-C: Apple has now replaced its proprietary Lightning connector with USB-C on the newest iPad Pros, MacBook Air and MacBook Pros, and Bloomberg reports that Apple is "testing" USB-C on some prototype iPhones.
All of the rumors about the iPhone in 2020... and beyond
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