According to leaker Max Weinbach, Apple’s next-gen iPhone 13 will receive a new type of coating designed to reduce the appearance of fingerprints and smudges. While fingerprints aren’t exactly a big deal, it can sometimes be a turnoff if you spend more than a grand on a new iPhone, only to see dirt on it a few days later.
Before you get too excited, Weinbach adds that the special coating in question will be exclusive to Apple’s iPhone 13 Pro models. All in all, this isn’t too surprising given that Apple historically reserves some of its newer materials and technologies for its higher margin devices. In the same vein, the rumored 120Hz ProMotion display coming to the iPhone 13 will also be exclusive to the Pro models.
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Weinbach’s scoop was originally posted on the EverythingApplePro YouTube channel a few days ago.
“There is also a new and improved coating on the stainless steel edges of the Pro models,” the video says in part. “This will make smudges and fingerprints much less noticeable, something Max says is badly needed for the gold color of the iPhone 12 Pro series.”
Incidentally, Weinbach is the same source who claims that there will be an iPhone 13 Pro model with a textured matte black that should make the device easier to hold.
“The matte back is refined,” EverythingApplePro reported last month. So in the iPhones for 2021, I’m sure Max is referring to the Pro models, they will have a slightly more grippy textured back. He says they will be a little more comfortable and he assumes it will be some kind of soft mat as with the Pixel series. “
Other iPhone 13 Pro features – in addition to the aforementioned new coating, matte back and 120Hz ProMotion display – include portrait mode for video recording, possible new colors, improved optical image stabilization with sensor shift, and improved camera performance in low light.
While the overall iPhone 13 models should look about the same as Apple’s iPhone 12 series in terms of overall form factor, the upcoming iPhone 13 will undergo a minor design change in that the notch on the device will be noticeably smaller .
Over the weekend, dummy models of the iPhone 13 have popped up online showing what the iPhone 13 notch looks like compared to the iPhone 12 notch.
The new notch will reportedly be 26.8mm long compared to the 34.83mm notch on the iPhone 12. Incidentally, the iPhone 13 notch will be a bit taller in height, measuring 5.35mm in compared to 5.3mm on the iPhone 12.
One notable software change we may see with the iPhone 13 and iOS 15 is a new always-on display similar to what we’ve already seen with the Apple Watch.
“Always-On Display is minimally customizable,” Weinbach said a few weeks ago. “The current design essentially looks like a toned down lock screen. Clock and battery charge are always visible. Notifications appear to be displayed with a bar and icons. When received, the message will appear normally, except that the screen does not light up completely. Instead, it will display as usual, except dimmed and only temporarily. “
Apple plans to release the full iPhone 13 line-up in September, with a special event scheduled for likely earlier this month.
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A lifelong Mac user and enthusiast, Yoni Heisler has been writing about Apple and the tech industry in general for over six years. His writing has appeared in Edible Apple, Network World, MacLife, Macworld UK and most recently in TUAW. When Yoni isn’t writing about and analyzing the latest happenings with Apple, Yoni enjoys watching Improv shows in Chicago, playing soccer, and cultivating new addiction to TV shows, the most recent examples being The Walking Dead and Broad City.