Benefiting from the extremely high level of attention, any disturbance of this company can be exposed by sources at the first time. Even before the release of the iPhone 13 series, rumors about the design of the iPhone 14 series spread across the network. Of course, the expectations for Apple are more from the innovation and surprises brought by Apple to global users in the Jobs era, and in the past two years, Apple's subversive innovation is less, due to the long-term maintenance of the world's first market value, stable performance, Apple is also more inclined to take a stable product design route - this is especially evident in the iPhone devices in recent years.
Before the release of the iPhone 13 series, the news that the iPhone 14 will fully adopt the new design has not gone away. Judging from the sales of the iPhone 13 series, this revelation does not seem to have much impact on the iPhone 13 series. But the "new design" of the iPhone 14 series is enough to impress the attention — Apple hasn't made such a big change on the iPhone device in years. This article will combine the existing parties to break the news, for everyone to piece together the possible innovative design of the iPhone 14 series, I don't know if it can impress the last batch of iPhone 6s "nail households"?
Epic Boost – Chop off bangs
Since the iPhone X, Apple began to add bangs to the iPhone. The original intention of this design is to provide a place for components such as front cameras, thermal imaging cameras, ambient light sensors and dot matrix projectors to ensure that Face ID can operate normally, which is a comprehensive screen solution proposed by Apple. But after several generations of use, bangs have even appeared on the MacBook released last autumn, and bangs have almost become synonymous with Apple.
If the iPhone will have an epic enhancement this year, I believe it is to cut off the bangs, whether it is the choice of exclamation point punching or off-screen camera, which will bring the most significant appearance changes for global users, in the current era of general aesthetic fatigue of iPhone users, further full screen is undoubtedly "subversive".
Previously, Tianfeng International industry analyst Guo Mingji pointed out that the iPhone 14 may adopt a punching design in the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max; Bloomberg's Mark Gullman has also reported that the iPhone 14 will be "completely redesigned." Well-known tech blogger Jon Prosser also confirmed the punching design, and he even claimed to have seen a real image of the iPhone 14 Pro Max without bangs. Kuo also said that unless Apple exceeds the product yield target, the standard iPhone 14 will retain the bangs design.
Image: A big step for Apple A small step for the industry
Imaging systems are still an important area of the arms race for mobile phone manufacturers, but the willingness of the iPhone to upgrade at the hardware level does not seem to be strong. And in the iPhone 14 series, we finally have a chance to see Apple make changes.
Guo Mingxi mentioned in the report that the iPhone 14 will make major improvements to the image module including the front camera, upgrading the autofocus function of the front camera. More details are unclear at the moment, but the iPhone is committed to making the front camera catch up with the shooting level of the rear camera.
In terms of the rear camera, Kuo expects that the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max will be upgraded to 48 million pixels, and finally replaced the 12 million pixel sensor that has been polished for several years. However, it should be noted that although the sensor is 48MP, the resolution of the iPhone output image may still be 12MP. Apple can use a smart scaling algorithm to take raw 48MP data and create 12MP images with more detail and less noise. The iPhone 14's camera system will also be upgraded, and it is expected to support 8K recording for the first time.
Apple has taken a big step this time, in contrast to the Android camp, 48MP pixels are already the configuration of the mid-range model, and even many entry-level devices have chosen 48MP main camera.
In addition, according to Prosser, some models of the iPhone 14 series will not have bulging cameras, but this improvement may be achieved by making the body thicker. I don't know if Apple's wave of operations is "self-made clever".
Say goodbye to the mini version portless and may need to wait
After the attempt of the iPhone 12 series and the mini version of the iPhone 13 series, Apple has basically figured out the user's attitude towards the "small screen flagship", and it is indeed difficult to meet the user's requirements with the small screen flagship of the compromise endurance and the screen, and the loss of sales has also made Apple want to understand.
The message shows that the iPhone 14 series will still maintain 4 versions, two 6.1 inches and two 6.7 inches. They are the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro, the iPhone 14 Max and the iPhone 14 Pro Max.
Rumors about portless iPhones, I personally think it's too early to discuss this. MagSafe wireless charging technology is the basis for Apple to make portless iPhones, but as far as the current situation is concerned, MagSafe cannot completely replace the function of the interface. Of course, there is news that Apple is likely to first make changes on high-end models such as the iPhone 14 Pro, and will also implement a portless design on low-end models in the future.
How will the new iPhone be named?
Historical experience shows that Apple has been doing a good job of keeping the naming of new devices secret. If it is not the day of the launch, it is difficult to know the specific name of the new iPhone. Given that the iPhone launched in 2021 is indeed named the iPhone 13 series, there is a good chance that the new iPhone will continue to use the number "14" in 2022 and be named the iPhone 14 series. Whether Apple will return to the "S" series remains to be seen, but given the upgrades mentioned above, it is believed that it is worth a separate digital version.
At the end of the day, it's still a long time before Apple's fall conference. What layout Apple will do this year will need to be set through the spring conference and the WWDC Global Developer Conference. We look forward to seeing the iPhone 14 series reawaken the soul of innovation after many years and become a subversive generation of iPhones.