iPhone 14 will get complete redesign and lose mini model in 2022
Apple's next iPhone release, the "iPhone 14," will have more changes than the iPhone 13, according to a report, with a "complete redesign" on the cards for the 2022 models.
Apple has only just released its iPhone 13 range, but that hasn't stopped the rumor mill from moving to speculate about next year's models. In a Sunday report, it is claimed that there will be big things happening for the "iPhone 14."
In the Bloomberg "Power On" newsletter, Mark Gurman claims "new entry-level and Pro models" will be introduced in 2022, along wih a "complete redesign." To justify the change, Gurman points to relatively minor changes for this year as a sign "that Apple's engineers were working behind the scenes on bigger things that will take more time."
One big change will be the four-device roster itself, with Gurman saying that the mini model may not survive for another year. Instead, Apple could plan for a regular-sized iPhone, a Max-sized version, and the usual two Pro models.
Gurman's comments follow after initial renders surfaced for a supposed "iPhone 14" model, which eliminates the notch and the camera bump from the design. While one render said there would be a hole-punch camera on the front, another rumor claimed elements of the TrueDepth array would use under-display technology to stay hidden from view.
The next iPhone isn't the only device that Gurman commented about in the newsletter, with the added claim that Apple's foldable hardware, such as the "iPhone Fold," could "release in a few years." This seemingly corroborates with a claim from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo on September 20, stating that a folding iPhone would be ready for launch in the fall of 2024.
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Apple has only just released its iPhone 13 range, but that hasn't stopped the rumor mill from moving to speculate about next year's models. In a Sunday report, it is claimed that there will be big things happening for the "iPhone 14."
In the Bloomberg "Power On" newsletter, Mark Gurman claims "new entry-level and Pro models" will be introduced in 2022, along wih a "complete redesign." To justify the change, Gurman points to relatively minor changes for this year as a sign "that Apple's engineers were working behind the scenes on bigger things that will take more time."
One big change will be the four-device roster itself, with Gurman saying that the mini model may not survive for another year. Instead, Apple could plan for a regular-sized iPhone, a Max-sized version, and the usual two Pro models.
Gurman's comments follow after initial renders surfaced for a supposed "iPhone 14" model, which eliminates the notch and the camera bump from the design. While one render said there would be a hole-punch camera on the front, another rumor claimed elements of the TrueDepth array would use under-display technology to stay hidden from view.
The next iPhone isn't the only device that Gurman commented about in the newsletter, with the added claim that Apple's foldable hardware, such as the "iPhone Fold," could "release in a few years." This seemingly corroborates with a claim from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo on September 20, stating that a folding iPhone would be ready for launch in the fall of 2024.
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I’ll be holding onto my 7 until it breaks or dies and I won’t regret a second buying 13, even if it would happen just before the launch of new iPhone next year.
edit: well, I would regret it a little maybe…
We were able to walk into the Apple store and buy the 13 mini immediately. Seems like sales are pretty slow for this model if they had them in stock the day after release.
The render may have it right… for the Pro models. iPhone 12 housing, iPhone 13 rear cameras, speed bumped processors, new hole punch front camera, and hidden Face ID components maybe?
Otherwise, it’s more likely the same shell… for all me Not until iPhone 15 or 16 will they likely tweak it.
Other than that, the camera improvements have been amazing, but not of interest to you, so my guess is that you're going to stick with your X.
A complete redesign doesn't mean it has to be radically different. Of course phones have been "the same" since 2007...that's when the modern smartphone was basically invented (sans keyboard). Is my 2015 MBP radically different from the Pismo Powerbook I had, circa 2000? They both have screens, keyboards, memory, storage, and communications. You know why? Because they are laptops. No one would argue that the G4 Titanium PowerBook wasn't a "complete redesign" of the aforementioned notebook. Would they?
A "complete redesign" is no different than what car manufacturers do. They change generations every few years. Sometimes the change are huge, sometimes not as much. The point is they aren't just taking the exact same platform and tweaking it. The iPhone 13 is a tweaked iPhone 12. The 12 may have not been a complete redesign of the 11, but it has significant differences in processor, display, drop protection, aesthetics, etc.
The comment on the iPhone X is really something. One can't just dismiss the removal of the home button as insignificant because one doesn't like it. It was a major change.
The best part of your rant? Apple copying Samsung. Pardon me while spit out my coffee from laughing.
Reasons: WiFi 6. Far superior camera, even for causal shooting. At least 50% faster. A brighter, better contrast OLED display. 5G. Longer battery life. MagSafe. Shall I go on?
i think most iPhone enthusiasts on here would love a radical iOS overhaul just for the fun of it but Apples other 100M+ customers would hate that. so it wont happen.
The iPhone X has some forms of nostalgia - I kept it and will use it as a Roon endpoint for guests.
the mini would always sell less than the main lines, but I am pretty sure any other company, including Samsung as the nearest volume seller, would love to have a model that sells as many as the iPhone mini.