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Apple ‘leak’ teases FOUR new iPhone 12 models – including tiny ‘iPhone Mini’
APPLE will release four new iPhones this summer, if the latest rumours are to be believed.
Among the mobiles allegedly lined up for launch is a "mini" iPhone – the company's smallest in three years.
The compact contraption will boast a display measuring just 5.4in, according to Dutch tech site .
Citing various unnamed sources, the publication reported Monday that Apple's new line of handsets will come under the umbrella name "iPhone 12".
There'll be a 6.1in base iPhone 12, a 6.1in iPhone 12 Pro, a 6.7in iPhone 12 Pro Max, and the mini.
While similar in size, the 12 and 12 Pro will differ in the number of cameras: Two and three, respectively.
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As with Apple's most recent mobiles, the iPhone 11 series, we can expect the rear triple camera array to include wide-angle and telephoto lenses.
Renders suggest they'll be nestled in a square nodule in the top left-hand corner of the handset.
At 5.4in, the mini will be Apple's tiniest mobile since 2017's iPhone 8 (4.7in).
It'll fit easily in the palm with a design that goes against the recent trend of "bigger is always better" followed by the world's leading smartphone makers.
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All four iPhones will have 5G and super-fast 120 Hz displays, according to Let'sGoDigital.
Of course, there's also no way of confirming this leak – so it could be completely wrong.
Apple hasn't confirmed any plans for an iPhone 12 yet, so take all rumours and leaks with a pinch of salt.
We won't know the truth until much closer to September 2020, when Apple's next iPhones are likely to launch.
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Rumours suggest Apple is primed for a radical redesign for the iPhone 12.
For a start, they will apparently do away with the "notch" on the front of the display.
Ever since 2017's iPhone X, Apple has had a small notch that juts into the top of the screen.
It houses the selfie camera and scanners for the Face ID unlocking system, allowing Apple to have a nearly all-screen front.
But Android rivals are increasingly doing away with the notch altogether, so it's possible Apple will follow suit.
Another key change is the framing of the device – the iPhone 12 will apparently have squared-off metal edging.
Ever since the iPhone 6, Apple has used smooth and curved edges.
But previous phones like the iPhone 4 and iPhone 5 had had square edges, which proved very popular with fans.
Many are hoping Apple will return to this more industrial design style with the iPhone 12.
iPhone: Big vs Small
How iPhone sizes have changed over the years
- iPhone (2007) – 3.5 inches
- iPhone 3G (2008) – 3.5 inches
- iPhone 3GS (2009) – 3.5 inches
- iPhone 4 (2010) – 3.5 inches
- iPhone 4S (2011) – 3.5 inches
- iPhone 5 (2012) – 4 inches
- iPhone 5S (2013) – 4 inches
- iPhone 5C (2013) – 4 inches
- iPhone 6 (2014) – 4.7 inches
- iPhone 6+ (2014) – 5.5 inches
- iPhone 6S (2015) – 4.7 inches
- iPhone 6S+ (2015) – 5.5 inches
- iPhone SE (2016) – 4 inches
- iPhone 7 (2016) – 4.7 inches
- iPhone 7+ (2016) – 5.5 inches
- iPhone 8 (2017) – 4.7 inches
- iPhone 8+ (2017) – 5.5 inches
- iPhone X (2017) – 5.8 inches
- iPhone XS (2018) – 5.8 inches
- iPhone XR (2018) – 6.1 inches
- iPhone XS Max (2018) – 6.5 inches
- iPhone 11 (2019) – 6.1 inches
- iPhone 11 Pro (2019) – 5.8 inches
- iPhone 11 Pro Max (2019) – 6.5 inches
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In other news, Samsung is expected to reveal the world's first 5G tablet in a matter of weeks.
The iPhone 12 could be the thinnest ever thanks to new screen technology.
And the new phone could also see through mist and fog thanks to rumoured 'Spectral Edge' camera integration.
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