iPhone13 Concept video teases touch ID in display - and no port

iPhone13 Concept video teases touch ID in display - and no port

Apple was criticized for not bundling a charger with the iPhone 12. But what if the iPhone 13 will also not ship with a charging cable? There is a great chance that it will, as several leaks have pointed to at least one portless model of this year's iPhone 13 Pro.

Perhaps the portless iPhone 13 Pro will charge via MagSafe, and the dream of Apple's flagship model supporting USB-C will disappear. We have also seen several reports that Apple may add a Touch ID sensor to the iPhone 13 display. And now a new concept video is making these and other rumors a reality.

The intriguing but somewhat crude-looking YouTube video, made by Hacker 34, is only one minute long but is packed with many alleged upgrades. The video begins with the iPhone 13 Pro display expected to jump to a higher refresh rate of 120Hz. With Samsung, Google, and OnePlus phones already offering fast refresh screens, it will be good to see the iPhone 13 catch up to its competitors.

On the camera front, the video promises a faster f/1.5 main wide camera, a 12MP ultra-wide camera with autofocus, and a 7-element telephoto lens with the same 12MP resolution.

But the bigger upgrade for this iPhone 13 concept is the addition of a Touch ID sensor embedded in the bottom of the display; Face ID will continue to be included, but without the need to wear an Apple Watch as in iOS 14.5, masked and The Touch ID sensor will be embedded in the lower part of the display.

Unfortunately, the notch will still be present in this iPhone 13 design, but it will be reduced by being shorter. So all the necessary materials for Face ID, such as the infrared camera, flood illuminator, and dot projector, are still present, but the space is smaller.

Powering all of this will be Apple's A15 Bionic chip, with 15 billion transistors and boasting a "50% faster neural engine," but this is just speculation.

The back of the iPhone 13 Pro in this video looks similar to the current iPhone 12 Pro, but the video introduces a new feature called PowerDrop. Therefore, it is conceivable that the iPhone 13 could be used to charge AirPods Pro. However, according to recent reports, Apple has backed away from adding reverse wireless charging to this year's iPhones.

The "other thing" in this iPhone 13 Pro video is the lack of ports on the bottom. There are just two holes lined up for speakers. It is not clear if consumers are ready to fully switch to MagSafe or other wireless chargers. For example, it would be nice to be able to connect to a laptop with a USB-Lightning cable if the battery is low.

Regardless, if any company is willing to cut back on more features, as it did with the headphone jack, it would be Apple. We will have to wait and see how shoppers react if the portless iPhone 13 Pro becomes a reality.

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