It is rumored that iPhone 13 has a smaller notch, Pro Model cameras to use larger image sensor

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

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

The next-generation Face ID system of iPhones will see design changes with the size of the notch at the top of the screen to shrink and their ultra-wide-angle lens being upgraded from 5P to 6P, the sources said.

The new design integrates Rx, Tx and floodlights into the same camera module, similar to that of a LiDAR scanner in the rear camera module, to enable smaller notch sizes.

This is the third time we have heard rumors of a thinner or shallow level for the ‌iPhone 13‌. Japanese website Mac Otakara has previously quoted sources in the Chinese supply chain saying the same, while the lick ‘Ice Universe’ also claims a smaller notch is coming this year.

Both rumors have suggested that instead of reducing the width, the notch may be reduced to make it less noticeable, so it is possible that the 2021 ‌iPhone‌ models will have the same length, but not as long.

Today’s story claims that the new Face ID camera module will be provided by Foxconn and LG-based LG Innotek, while the leading camera modules will be provided by O-Film.

In addition DigiTimessources claim that the ‌iPhone 13‌ series “will use the 7P lens module” used in last year’s iPhones. However, the ‌iPhone 13‌ Pro models have a larger CMOS image sensor (GOS) with ‘resolution enhancements’, while the non-Pro models will inherit the GOS used in the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max:

According to the sources, the Pro family of the next generation iPhones will include a newly designed CMS, while the other models will use the COS used by the 12iPhone 12 Pro‌ devices. The CIS will be provided primarily by Sony, the sources said.

The rumors come from the same DigiTimes story that appeared in a preview version on Wednesday, claiming that the entire ‌iPhone 13‌ series will include optical image stabilization through sensor shifting.