The iPhone 12 Lineup: What We Know So Far

Apple has been working on its next generation of iPhones, and as with any new product launch, there are plenty of rumors and speculations surrounding the latest devices. In this article, we'll dive into some of the latest developments and insights that have surfaced from various sources.

The iPhone 12 Pro's Logic Board Has Leaked

An expert repair specialist, Federico Server, has taken a closer look at a leaked iPhone 12 logic board, which suggests that it may be used in the upcoming iPhone 12 devices. The leak reveals an 18-watt fast charger, currently only available on the iPhone 11 Pro models. However, a recent leak from Apple's inbox and an iPhone 12 logic board with a more l-shaped design point towards an actual iPhone 12 device rather than a Pro model.

Display Brightness on the iPhone 12 Pro XDR

According to display expert Ross Young, the iPhone 12 Pro will feature a Pro XDR display, which will boast improved brightness. The display is expected to be brighter, ranging between 1000 to 1600 nits, although it's not confirmed if the full 1600-nit range will be available. This represents a significant upgrade from the iPhone 11 Pro, which had an 800-nit display.

Display Density on this Year's iPhones

Ross Young also revealed that the pixels per inch (PPI) display density for this year's iPhones will be mostly the same, ranging between 458 and 475, depending on the model. This could indicate a more standardized design across Apple's latest lineup.

WWDC and Production Delays

Display expert Ross Young has confirmed that there will be a six-week delay in production for the iPhone 12 series, which is likely to occur in October. This means that the devices may not be available until November at the earliest.

120Hz Display and LTPO Technology

Ross Young believes that we might see a 120Hz display on this year's iPhones, although it's still uncertain whether the display will be fully variable or have a fixed refresh rate of 60Hz. The technology for variable refresh rates is expected to become more widely available in 2021, with Apple likely adopting LTPO (Low-Temperature Polycrystalline Oxide) displays.

No Wired EarPods in this Year's iPhones

According to Ming-Chi Kuo, there will be no wired earbuds included in the box of this year's iPhones. Instead, Apple may use this as an opportunity to promote its AirPods products. This decision is expected to save production costs and keep prices low.

New NFC Specification and Reverse Wireless Charging

Ming-Chi Kuo also reports that there might be a new NFC specification used on this year's iPhone, which could enable reverse wireless charging capabilities. However, the current technology only supports 1-watt charging.

Wi-Fi 6e Standard and New 5G Switch

According to research from the US Army, there is a new 5G switch that is 50 times more efficient than current switches. This development could potentially improve battery life on future iPhones or other devices. Additionally, some reports suggest that this year's iPhones may support the Wi-Fi 6e standard, which promises improved performance in congested networks.

October Event and November Launch

Analyst Ross Young has expressed confidence that we'll see an October event for Apple's latest lineup, followed by a launch in November. This means that iPhone fans will have to wait a bit longer before getting their hands on the new devices.

Priority Production for 6.1-Inch iPhones

Cohen Investment Bank reports that Apple is prioritizing production for the 6.1-inch iPhone models first, which are likely to be the most popular devices in the lineup. The Pro models will follow later.

iPhone 12 Production and Demand

According to Cohen Investment Bank, Apple is ordering 13% fewer iPhones than expected due to reduced demand. This could indicate that sales of previous-generation iPhones might be holding back demand for this year's flagship devices.

AR MacBook and Micro-LED Apple Watch

There have been rumors about an upcoming AR Macbook, which might arrive sooner than expected. Twitter leaker @L0vetodream suggests it could happen in the fall, while another leaker claims that a mini LED Apple watch series 6 will not be released this year.

Apple Messages Application Revamp

Jeff Williams' exclusive report reveals that Apple is planning to rebuild its Messages application on Mac OS from scratch for macOS 10.16. This overhaul aims to address the current issues with the app, including its search system and performance.

Samsung's Quantum Technology in Smartphones

Finally, Samsung has announced a new quantum security chip that will be integrated into their smartphones. This technology adds an extra layer of authentication and could pave the way for future innovations in the field of quantum computing.

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Iowa's thirteen point five point five that directly relate to audio support for Apple News Plus and depict the new air pod studio once again those are coming very soon an exclusive for max wine back he's saying that the firmware has been finalized they're ready to be flashed on to the production units so that launch is happening imminently likely at WWDC oh and this is the last day for the for iPhone 11 pro giveaway also regarding phone rebel cases so we started shipping frosted if you haven't gotten your tracking you will this week or early next week depending on your positioning in the order numbers crystal and rebel will follow start rolling out on June 8th and for everyone that does have tracking it takes three to four days for it to cross the border and then show up in the system also been working on some amazing gadgets the strengths that lock mount gives you you know for accessories it's amazing I cannot wait for the ecosystem we build here and back to the leaks so digit times is reporting that Apple is working on a ambient light sensor that they want to include in a future version of air pods this would possibly enable heart rate monitoring or a blood oxygen saturation sensor in future versions of air pods it's something that we've known Apple has been working on for quite some time with patents and we may finally see air pods gain some health capabilities and with WWDC just three weeks away the verifier is reporting that all iphones currently supported on iOS tene will also support iOS 14 amazing news because the iPhone 6s and se are still very capable devices happy to see them being supported for yet another year there's some info will be sharing from this new Twitter leaker starting with this he's saying that in either iPad OS 14 or 15 Apple will be adding multi user support to iPad OS saying that with this feature iPad OS is moving ever closer to Mac OS ok in the iPhone 13 so let's talk about the iPhone that comes after the iPhone that's not even released yet I mean nothing unusual here is Apple is working on iPhones years in advance so Twitter leaker fudge shared this concept image with us telling us to take it with a grain of salt but it's apparently what the new camera layout could look like on the upcoming iPhone 13 or 12 s John Prosser immediately shuts this down saying this is completely untrue saying that Apple would likely be keeping the same layout from the iPhone 12 on the iPhone 13 processor himself goes on to tease that he will be sharing some iPhone 13 details fairly soon not even surprised at this point I mean why not iPhone 14 details this guy's completely spoiled the Apple glass announcement what next now that new Twitter leaker is telling us the Apple is looking to take the iPhone 13 in a new design direction with an all-new camera design so there could be some merit to that leak and fudge goes on to detail the d6 X the iPhone 13 camera the specs themselves and it seems that not the iPhone 12 but the iPhone that comes after will be the huge leap in megapixels and all the other details that we've been hearing about some of the iPhone 12 will stay relatively unchanged and fudge goes on to detail the actual megapixel counts and more details regarding the camera on the iPhone 13 he says that the wide-angle lens will now be 64 megapixels with 1 x optical zoom and 6 x digital a telephoto lens will be 40 megapixels with 3 to 5 optical zoom and then 15 to 20 x digital zoom and apparently the new lens aside from the lighter sensor will be a 64 megapixel anamorphic video centric lens with a 2 to 1 to 1 ratio and the ultra wide lens would be a 40 megapixel shooter with reverse optical zoom 0.25 X 4 an even bigger capture area from the same spot compared to 11pro and a lidar 4.0 sensor no details given but of course would be more capable than the outgoing model on the iPhone 12 and that Twitter leaker goes on to say that Apple will be adding mini LED technology to the iPhone 13 Pro and the Apple watch series 7 in 2021 along with the iPad pro and MacBook Pro so finally mini LED is happening just not this year he also goes on to say that the iPhone 13 pro will be all screen so no knotch not happening in 2020 happening in 2021 on the pro models supposedly he goes on to say that Apple will be adding a reverse wireless charging to the iPhone 13 in 2021 and you'll be able to charge iPhones air pods or another iPhone on the back of the iPhone 13 and that Apple will be adding this feature to the palm rest on MacBook Pros also another reminder by Fudge that we will never see USB C on an iPhone app will be going straight away to the smart connector in 2021 we got a quick glimpse of that in the earlier iPhone 12 prototypes not happening this year but happening next year and this new leaker does confirm this saying MagSafe will be available either on the side or the bottom of the iPhone 13 in 2021 Apple is skipping USBC altogether and going straight to a port list feature and lastly this leaker says that Apple might be ditching the iPhone number naming altogether and the iPhone could just be iPhone pro starting with the iPhone 13 okay and moving on to iPhone 12 stuff Mac Takara has once again shared cads 3d printed cads of the iPhone 12 lineup there's really nothing new here not sure why they're sharing it again but they do confirm that the SIM card tray has been relocated to the left side this new Twitter leaker shares that the iPhone 12 base model will also come with an 18 watt fast charger currently only the 11 pros have this inbox and an iPhone 12 logic board has leaked more akin to that of the iPhone 11 than of the 11 probe it's more of an l-shaped now and I had expert federico server who's an iphone repair specialist look into it and he says that this is an actual board being used on a real iphone that's what the 820 number signifies and the sim card tray will be all the way on the bottom which is what leads me to believe it's from an iphone 12 not a 12 pro as line up with the current outgoing cats now display analyst Ross Young has given us exact specs for the displays on the iPhone 12 lineup a couple interesting tidbits here first off the pixels per inch display density will be mostly the same on this year's iPhones between 458 and 475 depending on the model and we may see vastly improved display brightness on the iPhone 12 pro the pro XDR display between a thousand to 1600 nits using the latest samsung technology now this hasn't been calibrated properly on the Samsung end they don't have the capability to do 1,600 but it will definitely be more than the 800 nits on the 11 Pro and Ross Young does believe there will be a six-week delay in production so likely in October launch and Ross young also gathers that a 120 Hertz display will be more likely released in 2021 when the LTP o technology is actually available on the iPhone again it's still possible that it could happen on this year's iPhones as rumored it'll switch between 60 to 120 Hertz it won't necessarily be fully variable where it goes from 1 to 120 like it would with an LT Pio display and Ming Chico reports that this year's iPhones may be the first without wired ear pods in the box this will do two things for Apple 1 save on production costs keeping the prices as low as we heard that they would be and be more of an enticement for you to purchase air pods in the future there's also a new NFC specification which Apple could use on this year's iPhone to enable reverse wireless charging it only enables a 1 watt capability of this tech but it's something at least in any case it will happen on the iPhone 13 and this year's iPhones may be the first to support the new Wi-Fi 6e standard the e stands for extended so it helps with a very congested network to keep data throughput running smoothly and some research from the US Army has resulted in a new 5g switch which is 50 times more efficient as switching versus current 5g switches this would enable an insane difference in battery life on future iPhones or wherever this tech eventually ends up I mean it's optimistic think it'll come to an iPhone but it's great that this tech is out there and John Prosser has reported that we're more likely to see an October event based on the way things are going and then a launch later on in November for the iPhone 12 and digit times is reporting that Apple is prioritizing production for the 6.1 inch iPhones first as those likely will be the bestsellers with the pro models following after and Cohen investment bank is reporting that the iPhone 12 is more likely to launch in November based on the way things are going and Apple is reportedly ordering 13% less iPhones based on the demand that they see and fudge is reporting that it's possible we'll be seeing an AR M macbook sooner than we expected with the new twitter leaker chiming in saying it could happen this fall and Twitter leaker loved to dream is reporting that the micro led Apple watch Series six which we heard so much about not happening likely probably slated for 2021 so the same display on this year's Apple watch Jeff who's reporting that we'll be seeing a mini led iPad pro iMac pro MacBook Pro rolling out in 2021 a 905 Mac is exclusively reporting the Apple will be rebuilding the messages application on Mac OS completely for 10.16 thank goodness as it's a complete mess right now the search system is broken it's just a terrible experience at something curious so Samsung is pining to release quantum technology in their smartphones so they're the first smartphone to release a chip the quantum security chip is what they call it in a smartphone the new Galaxy a series I'm not gonna lie it's still taking me a while to process what quantum technology is but this is the first leap towards bringing that technology to a smartphone it adds an extra authentication layer to certain processes and who knows when we may finally see some quantum technology in an iPhone 20 years 30 years all right guys thanks for watching so excited for WWDC last day for the giveaway stay tuned peacehey what's up guys everything Apple Pro here welcome back to another apple news segment we've got a ton of leaks today including iPhone 12 iPhone 13 stuff which we're hearing about before the iPhone 12 is even out but there's a lot from a new leaker and a ton of other Apple leaks now today I was thirteen point five point one was released ruining the fun with uncover 5.0 the first jailbreak I've ever personally contributed to and that was quite an eye-opening experience looking into the world of iowa's security Thank You pone for that there will be more zero days oh and hey pone if things get a little too hard for you I hear that there's a new segment that might need jailbreaking soon just amazing that jailbreaking is still happening in this day and age I was thirteen point five point five beta one followed shortly after and this includes some hints at a new audio section coming to news Plus MacRumors was able to discover some features and glyphs in Iowa's thirteen point five point five that directly relate to audio support for Apple News Plus and depict the new air pod studio once again those are coming very soon an exclusive for max wine back he's saying that the firmware has been finalized they're ready to be flashed on to the production units so that launch is happening imminently likely at WWDC oh and this is the last day for the for iPhone 11 pro giveaway also regarding phone rebel cases so we started shipping frosted if you haven't gotten your tracking you will this week or early next week depending on your positioning in the order numbers crystal and rebel will follow start rolling out on June 8th and for everyone that does have tracking it takes three to four days for it to cross the border and then show up in the system also been working on some amazing gadgets the strengths that lock mount gives you you know for accessories it's amazing I cannot wait for the ecosystem we build here and back to the leaks so digit times is reporting that Apple is working on a ambient light sensor that they want to include in a future version of air pods this would possibly enable heart rate monitoring or a blood oxygen saturation sensor in future versions of air pods it's something that we've known Apple has been working on for quite some time with patents and we may finally see air pods gain some health capabilities and with WWDC just three weeks away the verifier is reporting that all iphones currently supported on iOS tene will also support iOS 14 amazing news because the iPhone 6s and se are still very capable devices happy to see them being supported for yet another year there's some info will be sharing from this new Twitter leaker starting with this he's saying that in either iPad OS 14 or 15 Apple will be adding multi user support to iPad OS saying that with this feature iPad OS is moving ever closer to Mac OS ok in the iPhone 13 so let's talk about the iPhone that comes after the iPhone that's not even released yet I mean nothing unusual here is Apple is working on iPhones years in advance so Twitter leaker fudge shared this concept image with us telling us to take it with a grain of salt but it's apparently what the new camera layout could look like on the upcoming iPhone 13 or 12 s John Prosser immediately shuts this down saying this is completely untrue saying that Apple would likely be keeping the same layout from the iPhone 12 on the iPhone 13 processor himself goes on to tease that he will be sharing some iPhone 13 details fairly soon not even surprised at this point I mean why not iPhone 14 details this guy's completely spoiled the Apple glass announcement what next now that new Twitter leaker is telling us the Apple is looking to take the iPhone 13 in a new design direction with an all-new camera design so there could be some merit to that leak and fudge goes on to detail the d6 X the iPhone 13 camera the specs themselves and it seems that not the iPhone 12 but the iPhone that comes after will be the huge leap in megapixels and all the other details that we've been hearing about some of the iPhone 12 will stay relatively unchanged and fudge goes on to detail the actual megapixel counts and more details regarding the camera on the iPhone 13 he says that the wide-angle lens will now be 64 megapixels with 1 x optical zoom and 6 x digital a telephoto lens will be 40 megapixels with 3 to 5 optical zoom and then 15 to 20 x digital zoom and apparently the new lens aside from the lighter sensor will be a 64 megapixel anamorphic video centric lens with a 2 to 1 to 1 ratio and the ultra wide lens would be a 40 megapixel shooter with reverse optical zoom 0.25 X 4 an even bigger capture area from the same spot compared to 11pro and a lidar 4.0 sensor no details given but of course would be more capable than the outgoing model on the iPhone 12 and that Twitter leaker goes on to say that Apple will be adding mini LED technology to the iPhone 13 Pro and the Apple watch series 7 in 2021 along with the iPad pro and MacBook Pro so finally mini LED is happening just not this year he also goes on to say that the iPhone 13 pro will be all screen so no knotch not happening in 2020 happening in 2021 on the pro models supposedly he goes on to say that Apple will be adding a reverse wireless charging to the iPhone 13 in 2021 and you'll be able to charge iPhones air pods or another iPhone on the back of the iPhone 13 and that Apple will be adding this feature to the palm rest on MacBook Pros also another reminder by Fudge that we will never see USB C on an iPhone app will be going straight away to the smart connector in 2021 we got a quick glimpse of that in the earlier iPhone 12 prototypes not happening this year but happening next year and this new leaker does confirm this saying MagSafe will be available either on the side or the bottom of the iPhone 13 in 2021 Apple is skipping USBC altogether and going straight to a port list feature and lastly this leaker says that Apple might be ditching the iPhone number naming altogether and the iPhone could just be iPhone pro starting with the iPhone 13 okay and moving on to iPhone 12 stuff Mac Takara has once again shared cads 3d printed cads of the iPhone 12 lineup there's really nothing new here not sure why they're sharing it again but they do confirm that the SIM card tray has been relocated to the left side this new Twitter leaker shares that the iPhone 12 base model will also come with an 18 watt fast charger currently only the 11 pros have this inbox and an iPhone 12 logic board has leaked more akin to that of the iPhone 11 than of the 11 probe it's more of an l-shaped now and I had expert federico server who's an iphone repair specialist look into it and he says that this is an actual board being used on a real iphone that's what the 820 number signifies and the sim card tray will be all the way on the bottom which is what leads me to believe it's from an iphone 12 not a 12 pro as line up with the current outgoing cats now display analyst Ross Young has given us exact specs for the displays on the iPhone 12 lineup a couple interesting tidbits here first off the pixels per inch display density will be mostly the same on this year's iPhones between 458 and 475 depending on the model and we may see vastly improved display brightness on the iPhone 12 pro the pro XDR display between a thousand to 1600 nits using the latest samsung technology now this hasn't been calibrated properly on the Samsung end they don't have the capability to do 1,600 but it will definitely be more than the 800 nits on the 11 Pro and Ross Young does believe there will be a six-week delay in production so likely in October launch and Ross young also gathers that a 120 Hertz display will be more likely released in 2021 when the LTP o technology is actually available on the iPhone again it's still possible that it could happen on this year's iPhones as rumored it'll switch between 60 to 120 Hertz it won't necessarily be fully variable where it goes from 1 to 120 like it would with an LT Pio display and Ming Chico reports that this year's iPhones may be the first without wired ear pods in the box this will do two things for Apple 1 save on production costs keeping the prices as low as we heard that they would be and be more of an enticement for you to purchase air pods in the future there's also a new NFC specification which Apple could use on this year's iPhone to enable reverse wireless charging it only enables a 1 watt capability of this tech but it's something at least in any case it will happen on the iPhone 13 and this year's iPhones may be the first to support the new Wi-Fi 6e standard the e stands for extended so it helps with a very congested network to keep data throughput running smoothly and some research from the US Army has resulted in a new 5g switch which is 50 times more efficient as switching versus current 5g switches this would enable an insane difference in battery life on future iPhones or wherever this tech eventually ends up I mean it's optimistic think it'll come to an iPhone but it's great that this tech is out there and John Prosser has reported that we're more likely to see an October event based on the way things are going and then a launch later on in November for the iPhone 12 and digit times is reporting that Apple is prioritizing production for the 6.1 inch iPhones first as those likely will be the bestsellers with the pro models following after and Cohen investment bank is reporting that the iPhone 12 is more likely to launch in November based on the way things are going and Apple is reportedly ordering 13% less iPhones based on the demand that they see and fudge is reporting that it's possible we'll be seeing an AR M macbook sooner than we expected with the new twitter leaker chiming in saying it could happen this fall and Twitter leaker loved to dream is reporting that the micro led Apple watch Series six which we heard so much about not happening likely probably slated for 2021 so the same display on this year's Apple watch Jeff who's reporting that we'll be seeing a mini led iPad pro iMac pro MacBook Pro rolling out in 2021 a 905 Mac is exclusively reporting the Apple will be rebuilding the messages application on Mac OS completely for 10.16 thank goodness as it's a complete mess right now the search system is broken it's just a terrible experience at something curious so Samsung is pining to release quantum technology in their smartphones so they're the first smartphone to release a chip the quantum security chip is what they call it in a smartphone the new Galaxy a series I'm not gonna lie it's still taking me a while to process what quantum technology is but this is the first leap towards bringing that technology to a smartphone it adds an extra authentication layer to certain processes and who knows when we may finally see some quantum technology in an iPhone 20 years 30 years all right guys thanks for watching so excited for WWDC last day for the giveaway stay tuned peace\n"