iPhone 13 Front Glass Reveals Smaller Notch With Earpiece Relocated to Top Bezel

[MacRumors]

iPhone 13 models are widely expected to feature a smaller notch, and we are able to share a first look at the potential design.

Greek repair provider iRepair has provided MacRumors with an alleged photo of front glass panels for iPhone 13 models, with the same three 5.4-inch, 6.1-inch, and 6.7-inch display sizes as the iPhone 12 lineup. The notch on each iPhone is visibly smaller as a result of the earpiece speaker being moved up into the top bezel, a design choice that was first rumored for iPhone 12 models last year but failed to materialize.

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo and a few other sources previously claimed that a few Face ID components will be consolidated in iPhone 13 models, resulting in a smaller notch, but they did not mention the earpiece being repositioned.

The notch's design has gone unchanged since it debuted on the iPhone X in 2017. After shrinking the notch this year, Kuo said that Apple plans to switch to a hole-punch display design for at least some 2022 iPhone models, similar to Samsung's Galaxy S21 and other recent smartphones, followed by an iPhone with a true all-screen design without a notch or holes and an under-display fingerprint scanner as early as 2023.

Beyond the notch, iPhone 13 models are expected to have a virtually identical design as iPhone 12 models, with key new features rumored to include a 120Hz display on Pro models, larger batteries, a faster A15 chip, and camera improvements. Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 13 lineup in September, marking a return to its usual launch timeframe.

Article Link: iPhone 13 Front Glass Reveals Smaller Notch With Earpiece Relocated to Top Bezel

 

[blazerunner]

Apple's still doing notches? WHY?

 

[Serban55]

since the notch is letting more space to left and right, hope Apple with iOS15 will let more icons there, like DND, or alarm etc

 

[efktd]

I'm glad to see continuing rumors for the mini!

 

[Serban55]

Apple's still doing notches? WHY?

physics and commitment to faceID

 

[appleguy123]

Since I got the iPhone X I always wondered why the speaker had to be part of the notch. This design makes sense but other phones have under screen speakers.

 

[joecomo]

looks like a solid update

 

[ikramerica]

Why does a Greek repair shop have replacement screens 6 months early?

 

[Ciaoiphone4]

I have a doubt: how does the FaceID work? There is only a hole for camera, but no fo r other sensors!

 

[vipergts2207]

Good to see the mini likely continuing on.

 

[SactoGuy18]

I think it's only now that Apple has been finally be able to reduce the Face ID sensing components, hence the smaller notch. I still think a viable possibility is Apple going to a slightly "thicker" top notch to accommodate all the Face ID components to make it possible to have essentially an uncluttered screen, even if the screen is slightly "off center" in landscape orientation.

 

[David1964]

Here we go.All the tech YouTubers will rush to make a video about this.Cue lots of notifications about the same thing 🙄

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

I’ve always wondered why Apple won’t put a speaker equal in size to the bottom speaker across the top. Not on the screen, but I mean across the top edge of the phone, where currently there’s absolutely nothing.
As for the notch, I honestly couldn’t care less.
I’m more excited about iOS 15.
we got a tvOS redesign in 2019, a macOS redesign in 2020, so I think it’s time for iOS to get a fresh coat of paint.
Nothing too major, just maybe some new icons, interactive home screen widgets, lock screen complications maybe. I rarely use the flashlight, camera, or the date on my lock screen, maybe let me change those. That all would be nice.

 

[typecase]

Enough with the notch. I wish Apple would eliminate this rather ugly design element.

 

[elbowrm]

since the notch is letting more space to left and right, hope Apple with iOS15 will let more icons there, like DND, or alarm etc

Good, I've been wanting to see the result of rolling my 20-sided die front & center!! 😁

 

[CarpalMac]

A notched notch... 🧐

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

AND... It's on!!! until end of September

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Apple's still doing notches? WHY?

it's a smaller notch though.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Why does a Greek repair shop have replacement screens 6 months early?

Apple is ahead of it's game this year. September release date looks very promising

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

since the notch is letting more space to left and right, hope Apple with iOS15 will let more icons there, like DND, or alarm etc

Battery percentage.
but I also wouldn’t mind them letting me remove some things.
I don’t really need to know my cellular data strength when I’m on Wi-Fi.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Desperately waiting for the new flagship color of 2021?

Deep Red Maybe???

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

Apple is ahead of it's game this year. September release date looks very promising

I mean, was there any doubt?
last year was clearly an accident, no one expected anything that happened last year to actually happen.

 

[nutmac]

Since I got the iPhone X I always wondered why the speaker had to be part of the notch. This design makes sense but other phones have under screen speakers.

Better late than never, I suppose. On my iPhone 12, the earpiece speaker represents about 25% of the notch. It seems the iPhone 13 managed to shrink the notch by nearly a third. While I appreciate the effort, even 50% reduction probably would be seen as too wide by many.

For me personally, I don't mind the notch, but I would be happy to see it go away.

 

[Cookie18]

That's a smaller notch all right.

 

[bpeeps]

Here we go.All the tech YouTubers will rush to make a video about this.Cue lots of notifications about the same thing 🙄

Then stop following them. Not a difficult concept there.