The leaks and rumours surrounding the new iPhone have been doing the rounds for months now, but the time is almost upon us.

Less than three weeks, according to many in the know, with some pinning September 10 as the day Apple dishes the details.

There are plenty of sites taking stabs in the dark, but CNET is always a good place to start. They say that whilst the iPhone 11, as it has tentatively been named, may be quite similar to its predecessor, there will be some notable changes:

Sticking with tradition, Apple intends to introduce three new iPhone models this fall, according to the Wall Street Journal. They are expected to include a “budget” successor to the iPhone XR, a midrange flagship like the iPhone XS and a supersize model in the vein of the iPhone XS Max…

The consensus is that Apple will call its next flagship the iPhone 11, and that part feels like a no-brainer. But as to the names of the particular models — all bets are off. The company has traditionally reserved the “Pro” designation for its highest-end products: the MacBook Pro laptop, the iPad Pro tablet, the forthcoming $6,000 Mac Pro desktop and, perhaps starting in 2019, its most premium iPhone…

The biggest change coming to this year’s iPhone will likely be the camera setup. Since last year, we’ve been hearing that Apple would give at least one of the 2019 models — and perhaps the one called the iPhone 11 Pro — three rear-facing lenses … the new array will give the iPhone 11 a greater capacity for wide-angle shots.

I love a wide-angle shot. Beats having to keep a steady hand whilst using the ‘Pano’ option in ‘Camera’ and shouting at everyone to keep still for fear of ruining the shot.

This below is, at this stage, still a rumour:

Ming-Chi Kuo continues to toll the bell for 3D Touch, and Barclay analysts (as cited by MacRumors) appear confident that Apple will say goodbye to the feature with the 2019 iPhone lineup. But the touch-based interface isn’t going to disappear completely: Apple is said to have developed a new Taptic Engine, code-named leap haptics, that will continue the evolution of the company’s Haptic Touch technology piloted in last year’s iPhone XR…

Kuo and DigiTimes (via MacRumors) have also predicted that each of the 2019 iPhones will have larger batteries than their predecessors — estimates range from 2 to 20 percent larger, depending on the model — presumably leading to better battery life.

Hallelujah – power banks are OK, but more battery life for the win.

There should also be more power under the hood:

The A12 Bionic chip that powers the 2018 iPhones is incredibly powerful. According to analyst Ben Thompson, the processor is “so far ahead of the industry that it will still be competitive with the best Android phones in two years, and massively more powerful than lower-end phones.”

Apple doesn’t appear to be resting on its laurels, however — at least in the processor department. A Bloomberg article from May reported that Apple was then on the cusp of mass producing the next-generation processors expected to power the next series of phones. This could be a variant of the A12X processor that’s currently used in the newest iPad Pros — or a new chip, ostensibly called the A13.

Not sure why, but I like the sound of the A13.

It’s the kind of thing you can boast about when showing off your new iPhone at a dinner party.

“Oh, you’re still rocking the A12? Sure, that’s not bad, but they say the A13 is the Lamborghini of the battery world.”

There’s a good chance you’ll be asked to leave shortly afterwards, so be sure to strut on your way out.

If you’re keen to find out more about what lies ahead for the iPhone 11, you can read the rest of CNET’s article here.

Just remember that when the announcement has been made, the rumours are over, and the new gadgets arrive in this country, Digicape, South Africa’s largest independent Apple retailer, should be your first port of call.

[source:cnet]