According to Max Weinbach, Apple’s next-generation iPhone 13 will feature a new type of coating designed to reduce the incidence of fingerprints and smudges. While fingerprints aren’t much of a big deal, it can sometimes be a bummer when you spend more than a big one on a new iPhone only to see it smeared with a few days later.
Now, before you get too excited, Weinbach adds that the special coating in question will be exclusive to Apple’s iPhone 13 Pro models. Overall, that’s not too surprising given that Apple historically reserves some of its new materials and technologies for its higher margin devices. On a related note, the 120Hz ProMotion display rumored to be coming to the iPhone 13 will also be exclusive to Pro models.
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Weinbach’s scoop was originally published on the AllApplePro YouTube channel a few days ago.
“There is also a new and improved coating on the stainless steel borders of the Pro models,” the video partially reads. “It will bring out much less smudges and fingerprints, which Max says is desperately needed on the Gold color of the iPhone 12 Pro series.”
Incidentally, Weinbach is the same source claiming that there will be an iPhone 13 Pro model that features a textured matte black which should make the device easier to hold.
“The matte back is refined,” AllApplePro reported last month. “So in the 2021 iPhones I’m sure Max is referring to the Pro models, they’ll have a slightly more grippy textured back. He says they will be slightly more comfortable and he assumes it will be like a soft mat, like on the Pixel series. “
Other iPhone 13 Pro features – besides the aforementioned new coating, matte back, and 120Hz ProMotion display – include Portrait mode for video recording, new colors possible, improved optical image stabilization by sensor shift and improved camera performance in low light.
While the overall iPhone 13 models should look roughly like Apple’s iPhone 12 lineup when it comes to the overall form factor, the upcoming iPhone 13 will feature a slight design change as the the device’s notch will be significantly smaller.
Over the weekend, dummy iPhone 13 mockups have surfaced online showing how the iPhone 13’s notch looks compared to the iPhone 12’s notch.
The new notch would be 26.8mm in length compared to the 34.83mm notch on the iPhone 12. Incidentally, the notch on the iPhone 13 will be a bit taller in height and measure at 5.35mm compared to 5.3mm on the iPhone 12.
One notable software change we can see with the iPhone 13 and iOS 15 is a new always-on display similar to what we’ve seen with the Apple Watch before.
“Always-On Display will have minimal customization,” Weinbach said a few weeks ago. “The current design basically looks like a toned down lock screen. The clock and battery charge are still visible. Notifications appear to be displayed using a bar and icons. When receiving, the notification will appear normally, except the screen will not turn on fully. Instead, it will display it as you are used to right now, except dimming and only temporarily. “
Apple plans to release its entire iPhone 13 lineup next September, with a special event likely scheduled for earlier this month.
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A lifelong Mac user and avid Apple enthusiast, Yoni Heisler has been writing about Apple and the tech industry in general for over 6 years. His writings have been published in Edible Apple, Network World, MacLife, Macworld UK, and most recently TUAW. When not writing and analyzing the latest happenings with Apple, Yoni enjoys watching improv shows in Chicago, playing football, and cultivating new TV show addictions, the most recent examples being The Walking. Dead and Broad City.