The iPhone 13 will upgrade the notch and Face ID
The new rumor comes from a post by DigiTimes, whose supply chain sources also say the ultra-wide-angle lens on the iPhone 13s should be upgraded. Something we had already mentioned.
The facial identification system of the iPhone 2021 will receive some major changes with a reduced size of the notch at the top of the screen and an ultra wide angle lens that will go from a sensor of 5 to 6 elements.
The new design will integrate Rx, Tx sensors and a flood illuminator in the same camera module, similar to a LiDAR scanner in the rear camera module, to allow for smaller notch sizes.
This is the fourth time we’ve heard rumors of a thinner or shallower notch for the iPhone 13. Japanese site Mac Otakara recently cited sources within the Chinese supply chain saying the same, while the Ice Universe leaker also claimed in October 2020 that a smaller notch is planned this year. BGR had also announced this in the meantime.
Leaks suggest that instead of being reduced in width, the notch can be reduced in height to make it less noticeable, so it is possible that the 2021 iPhone models have a notch of the same length but not as high.
Today’s story claims that the new Face ID camera module will be supplied by Korea-based Foxconn and LG Innotek while the front camera modules will be supplied by O-Film.
Additionally, DigiTimes explains that the iPhone 13 series will continue to use the 7P lens module used in iPhones from last year. However, iPhone 13 Pro models will feature a larger CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) providing “resolution improvements”, while non-Pro models will inherit the CIS used in the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro. Max.
This is the continuation of the article published yesterday by the Taiwanese media and which only initially mentioned a stabilization of