Alright I know the title of this video sounds absolutely insane because the iPhone 13 hasn’t
even been revealed yet but seeing as Jon Prosser’s incredible LEAK of the iPhone 14 Pro’s design
hit #5 on Twitter’s Trending list, I know a lot of people are asking this exact question.
Because in reality, many of the details surrounding the iPhone 13 have already been
leaked, including the design with the new smaller notch and everything like that, but the iPhone 14
design leaks are showing the biggest change we’ve seen to the iPhone in many many years.
And of course, you probably shouldn’t be making major financial decisions
based on leaks, especially ones that are an entire year out,
but if you’re kind of unsure about buying the iPhone 13 in the first place,
the insane iPhone 14 leaks that I’m gonna be analysing in this video could be enough to get
you to wait it out for another year, and I’ll help you make that decision at the end of this video.
So before I get into what I think about each little detail that Jon leaked
and if I think it makes sense from Apple’s perspective, I wanna quickly mention our new
M1X chip t-shirt design which you can find in our merch shelf right below this video.
Now before we begin, I want to mention that Jon Prosser successfully leaked the design
of various Apple products months before they were actually released, like Apple’s AirTags
which ended up looking exactly like his renders,
or the AirPods Max which looked incredibly similar, or the multi-colored iMac design
leak that was really close to the real deal except for the missing chin.
He showed us the iPhone 13’s smaller notch way back in December of last year. He also showed
us the design of the Apple Watch Series 7 months ago which many analysts agree on,
and the same thing for the design of the iPad Mini 6.
So when it comes to design leaks, Jon Prosser has some pretty reliable sources!
He doesn’t always get every detail correct, but he gets close.
Now as far as these new iPhone 14 design leaks, I know there are some incredible changes like the
flush glass back with no camera bump, as well as the single hole punch camera on the front,
but I wanna get started with other details like Jon claiming that it will have a titanium frame.
First off, I wanna make it clear that the titanium finish will likely only be
available on the Pro models, since that’s one of the ways Apple differentiates the
regular models from the higher-end ones, so there’s a good chance the low-end iPhone 14
will stick with aluminum, but maybe I’m wrong, who knows!
But if you think the whole titanium finish is totally random, it’s not.
Way back in January, Apple filed for patents that included
using a new titanium alloy for various products like MacBooks, iPads, iPhones, and Apple Watches.
And the whole point of that is it would allow Apple to make thinner devices
while maintaining the same durability and probably giving it better micro-scratch resistance.
A month after that, another patent was filed by Apple
for anti-fingerprint coatings for future titanium devices.
And then in July, another report came out claiming that the iPhone 14 Pro models
will feature a titanium alloy chassis, so they totally agree with Jon.
And finally, last month, Digitimes claimed that Apple is working on future iPads with
titanium alloy chassis designs, so it seems like Apple wants to switch all of their products
over to this new alloy in the future!
But as far as Jon Prosser’s iPhone 14 titanium finish leak,
I totally agree with him and I think it’ll help it feel more premium than ever before.
Now moving onto the next piece of info,
we have those wild looking speaker grilles, or slots.. on the bottom of the iPhone 14 Pro.
Since it was a bit difficult to see the close up details from his video,
I headed over to his website, frontpagetech.com and scrolled all the way down to the bottom
of the iPhone 14 leak article and downloaded the Full-res images which are available to the public.
And taking a closer look.. You can see that the speaker slots have a very fine
mesh grille inside of them, and this closely resembles the speaker grilles
on the old iPhone 4, which Jon says the iPhone 14 design is based off of.
Now I personally think that this will be a pretty awesome change
and because of the stronger titanium alloy finish, you shouldn't really worry about
the thin metal areas surrounding the speakers bending or breaking, and I think Apple is gonna
use this opportunity to make the speakers sound much better than they currently do.
But the interesting detail to notice is that the leaked renders and CAD files of the Apple Watch
Series 7 also include these long speaker slots that are kind of similar to what Jon showed us
with the iPhone 14, so maybe Apple is going that route for the speakers on both of these products.
Now as far as those circular volume buttons, Jon says that they’re there
because Apple seems to be going retro again, so maybe they’ll mix it up with those new buttons,
but I personally prefer the current volume buttons because they seem more convenient, but we’ll see!
As far as the lightning port, it makes perfect sense
because it doesn’t seem like Apple has polished their MagSafe technology
enough to the point where they can ditch the Lightning connector, because they’ll
need it to charge very fast and transfer data, which I’m sure they’ll solve in the near future.
But now getting into the biggest design changes, let’s start with the completely
flush single piece of glass on the back that doesn’t have any kind of camera bump.
The glass part of it seems totally believable because Apple is already
doing this with the front glass on the 24” iMac which extends further than the metal chassis,
except it’s definitely gonna be a bit more risky in terms of dropping your iPhone.
But the camera bumps being flush is the hardest part to believe because it would
require the iphone to be a lot thicker to fully encompass the notch and make it flush.
And what makes this difficult is that the iPhone 13 Pro is rumored to have a notch
that sticks out even more than the iPhone 12 Pro Max, and that could carry over to the 14.
On top of that, Ming Chi Kuo claimed that the iPhone 14 will come with a new 48MP sensor with 8K
video recording, which definitely doesn’t help make the camera modules any less thick.
But Jon did say the iPhone 14 is gonna be a
very thick phone compared to what we have now with the iPhone 12 models,
and I guess there is a chance that Apple could somehow free up some space on the inside of the
iPhone to allow the camera to sit a bit deeper into the phone than before, but who knows.
However, there are some other leakers like MauriQHD on twitter
who disagree with Jon about the totally flush cameras on the back of the iPhone 14.
And finally, we have the biggest change which is the notchless display
with a single hole punch camera layout, which is probably one
of the most controversial details Jon leaked for a couple of different reasons.
First off, Apple usually has a 3-year redesign cycle for major changes,
like the full redesign with the iPhone 6,
the full redesign with the iPhone X, and the flat side redesign with the iPhone 12.
So if Apple kept that cycle going,
that would mean that the iPhone 15 in 2023 would be getting the next big redesign, but
Jon claims that Apple is gonna break the cycle and do it a full year earlier than expected.
And in my recent video about the iPhone 13’s smaller notch,
I mentioned that it would be weird for Apple to redesign the notch this year,
and then do it again the very next year because if you think about it, Apple milked the current
notch for 4 years in a row and people still bought the iPhone 12 in record numbers.
So I predicted that Apple could keep the iPhone 13’s notch for another year and switch to the hole
punch with the iPhone 15, but I may actually be wrong for a couple of different reasons.
First off, what if Apple realizes that they’re far behind the competition in terms of the notch,
so they’ve gotta act sooner than later to get rid of it, which would make total sense.
But going even further, the reliable analyst Ming-chi Kuo mentioned back in March
that some 2022 iPhone 14 models could abandon the notch in favor of the punch-hold display design.
So I guess if Apple kept the notch on the lower-end iPhone 14 models
but switched to a hole punch on the Pro models, that would greatly help differentiate them because
if you think about it, the iPhone 12 and 12 Pro have barely any differences right now,
so Apple needs something else to keep it exclusive and worth the extra price.
And on top of that, there are rumors that Apple is ditching
the mini-sized model next year and replacing it with another 6.7” Max sized model,
so Apple will essentially have two 6.7” iPhones, the iPhone 14 Max and the iPhone 14 Pro Max,
and if that happens, the hole-punch notch would be perfect to help differentiate the two models.
And Ross Young, a display analyst on twitter actually confirmed this idea
with a chart he revealed in June, showing the punch-hole display on iPhone 14 Pro models
and a notch on the regular models to help differentiate them!
Going even further, Mark Gurman himself actually mentioned that the smaller notch on the iphone 13
will be followed by an even smaller notch on the iPhone 14,
and in my opinion, the only way that makes sense is if Apple goes with the hole punch design.
And finally, MauriQHD on twitter, the same guy who disagreed about the flush cameras,
actually agreed with Jon about the new notchless display panel
which he says he leaked a week ago, and this shows the new speaker grille at the
top of the display which matches up to the expected grille on the iPhone 13.
So if Apple is going with a hole punch design like Jon showed off,
the way they’ll do it is by integrating all of the Face ID sensors into one large sensor,
just like they’ve already done with the LIDAR scanner on the back of the iPhone 12 Pro,
and then placing that new sensor directly underneath the display.
And if Apple isn’t able to pull that off by next year for whatever reason, there’s a
chance they’ll go with a dual hole punch design which was recently leaked by ShrimpApplePro.
But nevertheless, these new renders by Ian Zelbo are absolutely amazing, so definitely go give him
a follow on twitter, and by the way, he says he’s very confident in these design details
because they’re based on a combination of real images, CAD files and schematics.
And with all of that said, let’s finish off with the original question, should you wait
for the iPhone 14 or just buy the iPhone 13 which will be revealed in less than a week?
Well, if you don’t really mind the notch, you also prefer a thinner iPhone,
and you really want the new 120hz display and other features like Portrait video recording,
then you’ll probably be happy with the iPhone 13.
Going further, if you’re not planning on buying the more expensive Pro model,
then there’s even less reason to wait because there’s a good chance the lower-end models
will continue to have the same notch as the iPhone 13 instead of having a hole-punch display.
But if you’re totally happy with your current iPhone and you’re kind of on the fence about
the 13, I would honestly suggest waiting for the iPhone 14 Pro because that is gonna have
the biggest redesign we’ve seen in years and it’s gonna help it hold its value much better compared
to previous notched iPhones, since it’ll be coming with features like the new titanium chassis,
the flush back glass, the new speaker grille layout, the hole punch display
and massively upgraded cameras like a 48MP sensor that can shoot 8K video.
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