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Gizchina summarizes five new features and changes expected for the iPhone 14 series (tentative name: 2022 model).
5 new features and changes
It is rumored that the iPhone14 series will be improved with a focus on the camera.
5.4 inch display model abolished
Analyst Minchey Kuo reports that the iPhone 14 series will not have a 5.4-inch display model.
In that case, the iPhone13 mini (tentative name: rumored to be the iPhone12s mini) could be the last “mini” model.
Rear camera sensor becomes 48 million pixels
It is rumored that the iPhone 14 Pro with a 6.1-inch display and the iPhone 14 Pro Max with a 6.7-inch display (both tentative names) will be equipped with Sony’s 1 / 1.3-inch 48MP image sensor.
Video recording is expected to support 8K.
8P lens
It seems that the improvement of the rear camera is done not only with the image sensor but also with the lens. Gizchina reports that the iPhone 14 series will be equipped with an 8P (8-element) lens.
It is rumored that the iPhone 13 series will be equipped with a 7P (7-element) lens for ultra-wide-angle cameras, so it seems that the lens will be improved for the second consecutive year.
Periscope telephoto lens
The iPhone 14 series will also be equipped with a periscope telephoto lens, and it is expected that the optical telephoto magnification will increase.
It is a periscope telephoto lens that was expected to be installed in the iPhone 13 series at the earliest, but it seems likely that it will be realized in the iPhone 14 series.
Equipped with a periscope telephoto lens, the Galaxy S20 Ultra delivers up to 100x zoom.
Change the lens of Face ID related parts
In the iPhone14 series, the material of the Face ID related transmitter in the front camera housing seems to be changed from glass to plastic.
Minchey Kuo expected this change to take place in 2021, but according to Gizchina, it could be delayed to 2022.
Source: Gizchina
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