iPhone 13 leaks continue to pour in; even though 2021 has just begun, we are already receiving a lot of information about Apple's next smartphone lineup Leaker Jon Prosser recently addressed these leaks on his YouTube channel, assigning possible values based on his knowledge and sources

He is convinced that all iPhone 13 Pro models will have a 120 Hz refresh rate display and be called "iPhone 12s" instead He is less certain about smaller notches, portless phones, and LiDAR on all models

Apple always generates a lot of enthusiasm, and leaks excite everyone, but why are we seeing so many so soon? the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted many things, forcing Apple engineers to work from home outside of their normal security measures forced them to work from home This may have led to all these leaks

Prosser is completely confident that the iPhone 13 Pro model will have a high refresh rate display, like we have seen on some Android phones This means that the entire iOS experience will feel smoother than it does now because the display will refresh faster This will allow the screen to display more frames per second, effectively making it appear speedier than a 60 Hz display

Samsung is likely to produce LTPO OLED displays for the iPhone 13 The industry as a whole is fairly certain that the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max will have 120Hz displays, but less certain about the iPhone 13 mini and iPhone 13 Prosser is 100% certain that this leak is true

The iPhone X introduced Face ID, a secure way to use your face as a biometric, and with the exception of the iPhone SE (2020), each subsequent iPhone has Face ID, which requires a fairly large notch in the display

No one would call it beautiful, and fans have been calling for a smaller notch for some time some prototypes of the iPhone 13 show a smaller notch, but not all Apple may be trying to come up with a way to slim down the notch, but there are two camps on how to do it One is to reduce the width of the notch, and the other is to shorten the notch

Prosser is of the latter opinion and shows a rendered image that he thinks is more likely The width of the notch will be the same as what we are used to, but the final notch will be shorter He is somewhat confident in this guess

Apple is less consistent in its iPhone naming conventions, usually using the "s" name to indicate an improvement on the previous year's model rather than something entirely new Just as several people think Apple will call the next iPhone the "iPhone 12s," it may do so in 2021

That's not to mention the common superstition surrounding the number 13, which is considered unlucky in some Western countries As ridiculous as it may sound, Apple may play it safe and skip the ominous number 13 altogether

Prosser is fairly certain that the next iPhone will have an "s" title and will be an iPhone 12s rather than an iPhone 13

This is fairly obvious to many, but there are rumors that the iPhone 13 will feature some camera upgrades However, however, these improvements are likely to be small in nature In fact, it is possible that only the ultra-wide lens will be tweaked Apple may give the ultra-wide f/18 optics This would effectively increase the amount of light reaching the lens versus the iPhone 12's f/24 ultrawide

Prosser briefly mentions that he does not believe the iPhone 13 will have a periscope zoom lens However, he is fully confident that the iPhone 13 will upgrade the camera

Rumors suggest that Apple will include a LiDAR scanner in all iPhone 13 models; the Pro version will feature that one extra camera lens, but according to this leak they will not have exclusive rights to LiDAR

Prosser is not so sure about this, as LiDAR scanners are one of the upsells Apple uses to convince people to buy Pro models The rumor is not too far out of the realm of possibility, as the company may simply want more people to have access to augmented reality (AR) He is also confident that the layout of the iPhone 13's camera module will be the same as the iPhone 12 He does not believe that the LiDAR sensor will be included in this year's lower-end iPhones, as it would require a slight change in layout if the base model were to include a LiDAR sensor

Prosser reported last year that an iPhone 13 without ports that rely on wireless charging would appear this year Why Apple would not adopt USB-C for the iPhone seemed far-fetched at the time, but he is confident it will happen

By one, he means that the Pro variant will be portless, rather than one version of the iPhone 13 Pro Max, for example Since his sources are in China, it is not translatable that "one" model will be portless, but rather that he believes both models of the Pro will be portless

He reports that the iPhone 13, like the iPhone 12, has four models, and it is unlikely that only one of those four models will be portless

Prosser believes, and at the same time does not believe, that the iPhone 13 Pro model will have a 1TB storage option This is a ludicrous amount of storage for a phone, but would be appropriate for the Pro version He trusts the sources who made this claim

However, he is not sure if Apple will go this route, as it would reduce its reliance on iCloud storage It is a monthly revenue stream for the company, and it is unlikely that it would want to undermine it That said, those who might purchase a 1TB iPhone 13 Pro or 13 Pro Max would be a small fraction of the overall iPhone 13 buyers This storage option is likely to be astronomically expensive