According to rumors, the iPhone 13 includes a smaller notch, professional model cameras to use a larger image sensor

According to a new report today, Apple’s iPhone 13 series will have a redesigned Face ID system that allows for a smaller notch at the top of the screen.

The rumor comes via a hit-and-miss Taiwanese industry publication DigiTimes, whose supply chain sources also claim that the ultra-wide angle lens in Apple’s next generation of iPhones is due for an upgrade.

Next-gen iPhones’ Face ID system will undergo some design changes, with the size of the notch at the top of the screen getting smaller and their ultra-wide angle lens upgraded from 5P to 6P, the sources said.

The new design integrates Rx, Tx and floodlight into the same camera module, similar to that of a LiDAR scanner in the rear camera module, to allow for smaller sizes, the sources said.

This is the third time we’ve heard rumors of a thinner or shallower notch for the ‌iPhone 13‌. Japanese site Mac Otakara has previously cited sources within the Chinese supply chain saying the same thing, while leaker “Ice Universe” also claimed there will be a smaller notch this year.

Both rumors have suggested that instead of being reduced in width, the notch could be reduced in height to make it less noticeable, so it is possible that the 2021 ‌iPhone‌ models will have a notch that is the same length but not that high .

Today’s story claims the new Face ID camera module will be supplied by Foxconn and Korea-based LG Innotek, while the front-facing camera modules will be supplied by O-Film.

In addition to, DigiTimesSources claim the ‌iPhone 13‌ series will “continue to use the 7P lens module” used in last year’s iPhones. However, the ‌iPhone 13‌ Pro models will have a larger CMOS Image Sensor (CIS) that provides “resolution improvements,” while the non-Pro models will inherit the CIS used in the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max:

The sources revealed that the next-generation Pro family of iPhones will reportedly include a redesigned CIS, while the other models will use the CIS used by the iPhone 12 Pro devices. The CIS will mainly be provided by Sony, the sources said.

The rumors come from the same DigiTimes story released in preview on Wednesday, claiming that the full ‌iPhone 13‌ series will have sensor-shift optical image stabilization.