Market analyst Dan Ives predicts the release date of this year's iPhone. Apple ends the production of the iPhone 12 mini, we also have some information about new models.
iPhone 13 release date
Market analyst Dan Ives predicts that the launch of the iPhone 13 series will take place on September 14, and sales will start on September 24 this year. The analyst bases his predictions on information from the supplier chain, indicating the approximate date of starting production - and thus - the presentation of devices.
New information about the iPhone 13
According to the latest information, the iPhone 13 is to be offered in four variants, and the scale of orders in the second half of this year is estimated at 130-150 million units. TrendForce suggests that the new models might get the name iPhone 12s - due to the fact that they will be a profound modification of the current versions of the iPhone. The new models - in the Pro version - are to have smaller notches on the screen and LTPS displays, refreshing the image with a frequency of 120 Hz. In cameras, the typical optical image stabilization (OIS) system will be replaced with matrix stabilization, and wide-angle cameras will get new, 6-element lenses and autofocus. LiDAR sensors will only be offered on the Pro and Pro Max models, and the file memory will have a capacity of at most 512 GB. All new iPhones will use the Apple A15 processor produced by TSMC. Prices should not differ from the prices of this year's models.
End of production of the iPhone 12 mini
The compact iPhone 12 mini - although it aroused considerable interest - apparently did not meet Apple's expectations. Although it seemed that it was a model highly anticipated by the market - it sells worse than the other variants of the iPhone. For this reason - as indicated in the latest report - Apple has already finished its production and for the time being is selling what is left in store warehouses. So it may turn out that this is the last moment to buy an iPhone 12 mini, which - in addition - may not have a successor.
Source Trendforce, Barrons, 9to5mac, Macrumors
