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Alleged iPhone 13 Pro Mockup Shows Smaller Notch, Repositioned Earpiece and Front Camera
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Shrinking the notch is good if it means we can see if an alarm is set again. For me, that was the most annoying thing about the notch.
Save their time and money? Oh, they are not losing time, and every single yearly upgrade, no matter how small, will make them big bucks. This is all according to plan. Go back to playing Monopoly.
The notch hasn’t bothered me from the very beginning and it doesn’t bother me now. I only realize there is one when i read these stories
Shoot, same here. It doesn’t bother millions upon millions of others as well (according to sales)... Lol.
Thats the single worst "mockup" ever! 😂...I've seen kindergarten projects glued better!
How is someone's Grade 2 art project, now news on the front page, Lol 🤦♂️
How is someone's Grade 2 art project, now news on the front page, Lol 🤦♂️
Watch the video on his site,..the mockup is even funnier! It's simply based off an Alibaba case design 🙄 Macrumors & omg it looks like a kids art project..
The guy should also cut his nails before making a video🤮
The guy should also cut his nails before making a video🤮
I think Face ID is fine, and has its uses—most of the time it's a nice way to unlock the phone... I mean, not thinking about it at all is pretty ideal, I'd say! But for Apple Pay it's super annoying having to lock eyes with the stupid thing. The thumb-print scanner on my old iPhone 8 was perfect for payments.
If this rumor is true, it’s quite an interesting step as it makes what’s used to be a primary phone feature (voice calling) a bit more secondary.
The speaker basically moves away from your ear a bit to benefit other features.
Notch and punch hole are both fugly as hell and are a huge distraction when watching videos. Either gimme an under-screen camera or make the front camera slide out from the top.
How’d they get the beans above the Frank??
Images shared by Japanese site Mac Otakara claim to show a 3D-printed mockup of the upcoming 6.1-inch iPhone 13 Pro with a smaller notch, and repositioned earpiece and front camera, but with minimal changes otherwise.
According to the images, Apple plans to move the earpiece to the top of the notch within the screen bezel, lining up with a previous photo shared by MacRumors that shows the same design change.
The alleged iPhone 13 Pro mockup, which is presumably based on leaked design drawings that frequently circulate among case manufacturers and others well ahead of Apple's official unveiling, also shows the front-facing camera moved to the left side of the notch, a change compared to its current location to the right side of the notch. Pictures of the alleged front glass panel for the iPhone 13 lineup shared with MacRumors also show a cutout on the left side of the notch for the camera.
Mac Otakara has also shared specific dimensions of the notch for the upcoming iPhone 13 Pro, demonstrating how much the notch is expected to shrink. Compared to the iPhone 12 Pro, the mockup suggests the 2021 Pro iPhone will feature a notch that is 5.35 mm in height vs. 5.30 mm for the iPhone 12 Pro, and 26.80 mm in width, down from 34.83 mm. Visually, the notch will be smaller in width but will be slightly taller.
Rumors about a smaller notch have been present since the launch of the iPhone X, which first introduced the TrueDepth system and the notch. Apple may be able to reduce the footprint of the notch thanks to the relocation of the earpiece and the repositioning of the front camera. Other than the reduced notch, the images shared by Macotakara reveal no changes to the rear camera or other aspects of the iPhone's design.
While lacking in design changes, the iPhone 13 is rumored to come with some key new features. The higher-end iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max are rumored to come with a ProMotion 120Hz display, and the entire lineup is expected to feature a faster A15 chip, improved cameras, and new colors, including matte black.
Article Link: Alleged iPhone 13 Pro Mockup Shows Smaller Notch, Repositioned Earpiece and Front Camera
Too bad there was a way to disable the notch and just have a normal top of screen like the old iPhones with a home button. Be nice also to set a permanent virtual home button at the bottom so you could press it once or triple tap instead of all the swiping up or side button. 
They’ve already ended in many states. You don’t base long term plans on temporary events.
