iPhone 12s looks dead as leak allegedly confirms iPhone 13

iPhone 12s looks dead every bit leak allegedly confirms iPhone 13

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Triskadecaphobics beware — the iPhone 13 looks to indeed be named after the unlucky pair of digits.

A leak from 科技Yu on Weibo, and posted past DuanRui on Twitter, shows an iPhone box label, the one used to unseal the box, with the iPhone 13 name in articulate view.

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The name iPhone xiii is notable since we weren't certain if Apple would proper name an iPhone after the then-chosen unlucky number. Combined with the relatively pocket-size suite of upgrades rumored for this generation, there was some discussion of the upcoming model being titled the iPhone 12S, letting Apple skip thirteen and go to the iPhone fourteen next year.

iPhone 13 label — (Image credit: 科技Yu/DuanRui)

That's not the only interesting piece of iPhone 13-related news. South China Morning Mail service (via 9to5Mac) reports that Foxconn, the contractor responsible for building iPhones for Apple, is trying to rapidly hire 200,000 more assembly line workers at its Zhengzhou factory by the end of September, where the iPhone is congenital.

This points to a production push from Apple to create enough iPhone 13 units to satisfy demand. We've heard from several analysts that this year is going to exist bigger than usual for iPhone sales, even by Apple'southward standards, so it figures that Cupertino would be trying to get alee by ramping up production now before there's a shortage.

Even if the jump from iPhone 12 to iPhone 13 isn't rumored to be that big, there are all the same some heady new features for buyers to enjoy. There will be new sensor-shift main cameras on all models, new astrophotography and portrait video modes, and possibly always-on displays and 120Hz refresh rates on some models.

We should see the iPhone 13 launch on September 17, according to the latest release date rumor. Exist sure to keep an heart on Tom's Guide as nosotros will be reporting on and reviewing the iPhone 13 as soon as official details are available.

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