iPhone 12 last-minute leak reveals final design — and there's good news

iPhone 12 last-minute leak reveals final design — and in that location'south proficient news

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The iPhone 12 launch is just hours away, so information technology stands to reason that there should be some last-minute leaks earlier Apple's new phones become official. The bad news is that the notch is sticking around on the iPhone 12; the expert news is that information technology could be smaller.

Apple has manifestly uploaded images of four new iPhones to the Apple iCloud website, which was spotted by @AppleSWUpdates on Twitter. And at that place does seem to be an improvement on the notch forepart.

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According to 9to5 Mac, which compared these new images against the iPhone eleven and iPhone XR, the notch on the iPhone 12 should exist narrower than previous designs. This should permit yous to see more of your content, merely the notch however is larger than the cutout on the Galaxy Note xx and some other Android phones.

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Based on previous reports, the iPhone 12 lineup should also offering a flatter-border design, which should be easier to grip while existence reminiscent of the iPhone 5. An earlier leak said to expect a smaller notch on only the 5.4-inch iPhone 12 mini, but not on the other three models.

iPhone 12 vs iPhone 11 notch — (Image credit: 9to5Mac)

Apple is too expected to launch a vi.i-inch iPhone 12, a vi.1-inch iPhone 12 Pro and a 6.7-inch iPhone 12 Pro Max. Both the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 will probable sport dual rear cameras, while the Pro models should offering a more powerful telephoto lens with at least 3x optical zoom.

It'due south possible that only the iPhone 12 Pro Max will feature a LiDAR scanner for enhanced photography and AR functioning, similar to the iPad Pro 2020.

Meanwhile, 9to5Mac likewise reports that Apple has uploaded a new image asset for what could be a new Apple TV. Previous rumors point to a faster new processor for the Apple TV and an improved remote, but this device has not been mentioned in many leaks leading upwards to the iPhone 12 event. And so this would be a surprise announcement.

Marking Spoonauer is the global editor in main of Tom's Guide and has covered technology for nearly xx years. In add-on to overseeing the direction of Tom's Guide, Mark specializes in covering all things mobile, having reviewed dozens of smartphones and other gadgets. He has spoken at key industry events and appears regularly on Television receiver to discuss the latest trends. Marker was previously editor in chief of Laptop Mag, and his work has appeared in Wired, Popular Scientific discipline and Inc. Follow him on Twitter at @mspoonauer.