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Apple’s autumn iPhone new product launch conference has entered the countdown stage. At present, most of the market claims iPhone 13 or iPhone 12s, mainly because the name has not yet been determined. Recently, TrendForce, a Taiwan research institute, has also conducted a forecast report on the new iPhone 12s, revealing a lot of design and hardware. With changes in body specifications, this article will summarize 7 highlights.
TrendForce Research Institute pointed out in the report that the new device name in September 2021 is tentatively set to be the iPhone 12s series (the official name has not yet been announced), but the next-generation iPhone is mainly an extension of the iPhone 12 series. The overall improvement features are as follows:
TrendForce focuses on finishing the iPhone 12s (iPhone 13)
Four new iPhone models released in September
Apple plans to launch the next-generation iPhone in September 2021. There will still be four iPhones this year, namely iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max, but the report refers to iPhone 12s.
The bangs become narrower and look similar
As with the previous news, the new iPhone 12s will have a narrower bangs and look similar to the iPhone 12, with no significant changes.
A15 bionic chip adopts TSMC 5nm+ process
TrendForce revealed that the new iPhone 12s series will be equipped with the A15 bionic processor, and will be mass-produced using TSMC’s 5nm+ process technology, which will improve performance and save energy, while also bringing better battery life to the iPhone.
AMOLED panel and 120Hz refresh rate
All four iPhones will be equipped with flexible AMOLED panels with On-cell touch technology. Only two Pro models will use 120Hz high refresh rate screens, which can provide smooth screen display.
For example, according to a previous report by the Korean media “ETNews”, the iPhone 12s Pro and iPhone 12s Pro Max will use LTPO screens with extremely low power consumption, and the entry-level models will use LTPS screens. If you want to know the difference between LTPS and LTPO, you can Learn through another article.
Same storage capacity as iPhone 12
TrendForce report believes that the iPhone 12s series will maintain the same price and the relative capacity will be exactly the same. The iPhone 12s mini and iPhone 12s may still maintain 64GB, 128GB and 256GB storage space. As for the iPhone 12s Pro and Pro Max models, there will be additional storage space. Provides 512GB storage space, and has not mentioned the previously rumored 1TB option.
Lens upgrade, LiDAR only for Pro models
Apple has planned to upgrade the main lens of the iPhone 12s. All four models will be equipped with “Sensor-shift OIS”. This technology was originally a unique feature of the iPhone 12 Pro Max, which can make the recording stabilization effect more obvious. In the new iPhone 12s Pro series models, the ultra-wide-angle lens is equipped with 6P (upgraded from the previous generation), and it also has autofocus.
In addition, TrendForce also pointed out that the next-generation iPhone 12s series will still only have LiDAR scanners for iPhone 12s Pro and Pro Max models, and will not be delegated to iPhone 12s entry-level models.
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iPhone 12 mini is discontinued early
TrendForce reported that the sales of the 5.4-inch iPhone 12 mini were poor, and Apple had stopped production ahead of schedule. The main reason was that the iPhone 12 mini was the worst-selling model in the same series and was not favored by global users, resulting in sales performance. disappointing.
However, another iPhone 13 mini model will still be seen this year. A previous Guo Mingchi report also stated that Apple will cancel the 5.4-inch iPhone 14 mini model in 2022.
Reference source:trendforce
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