IPhone 11 Rumours

IPhone 11 Rumours : What we expect from Apple in September

In this week's Apple Core roundup, we recap the new features we're expecting to see on Apple's next batch of iPhones in September, and discuss about every plausible rumor about the 2019 iPhone lineup to date.

The iPhone 11 is said to come with a triple-lens camera system, with one of the lenses being ultra-wide-angle, meaning it capture photos with wider perspectives than standard smartphone cameras and will supposedly add a feature called Smart Frame that will take an ultra-wide-angle image when you take a photo with the standard lens. By doing so, Smart Frame will let you adjust the framing of your standard photo, and even straighten out crooked photos without cropping out the edges and it looks like a great way to use multiple camera lenses to give you more control and options after you take a photo.(according to 9to5 Mac)

• Three new iPhones coming in September 

It seems as if there's a fresh batch of rumors about the next iPhones every week, and the fact that they're all starting to sound repetitive means their debut is likely getting close.

A report from 9to5 Mac this week paints a picture of all the changes (or lack thereof) we can expect in the iPhones. Citing people who've apparently already seen the new phones, the report backs up most of what we already heard about the iPhones, but adds a few more tidbits to the mix. 

The three new iPhones, for example, will look pretty similar to the 2018 models, and are rumored to have the same screen size as the previous iPhones (5.8-, 6.1- and 6.5-inch). They'll also have the same resolution and same screen technology (OLED on the XS and XS Max sequels and an LCD screen on the followup to the XR). 

They'll still have Face ID with the True Depth front camera and the notch will be the same size. The only difference pointed out by 9to5mac is that Apple might get rid of 3D Touch and the front-facing camera on the 2019 iPhones will have slow-motion video recording. There was no mention on whether or not they'll have in-screen fingerprint scanners as previous rumors suggested. 

On the back will be a new large square camera bump on all three versions of the 2019 iPhone. In addition to the traditional wide-angle and telephoto from previous years, the XS and XS Max sequels will have a new ultra-wide angle sensor. The XR will likely only have a wide and ultra-wide camera, and will continue to use software to create the portrait mode effect.

The report says the new phones will also get a new feature called "Smart Frame," too. This feature uses the new lens to capture additional content around your photo (for stills and videos). That information is stored for a limited time so you can go back and expand the margins of the frame if you left someone or something out of the shot. 

The report also backs up rumors about a larger battery, a new and more powerful A13 processor and two-way charging, similar to the Galaxy S10 phones. 

Other rumors not mentioned by 9to5's new report suggests that  the iPhone 11R will be available in lilac and green, two new colors that would replace last year's coral and blue options. The phones will also  sport a new circular mute switch on the side, similar to iPads and that they'll keep the traditional Lightning port (not USB-C).

Apple is rumored to be adding an ultra-wide-angle camera to the iPhone 11, according to 9to5Mac.

Ultra-wide-angle cameras have been around for a while on Android smartphones, with LG notably pioneering the feature way back in 2016 with the LG G5 and LG V20 smartphones. Essentially, it's another camera option that, well, shoots ultra-wide photos and videos. The result is more scenery and surrounding details in your photos or videos, beyond the confines of a standard smartphone camera.

In typical Apple fashion, the company is adding the feature later than its Android counterparts, but it looks like Apple will one-up the likes of Samsung and LG with the ultra-wide camera in the iPhone 11. Apple's implementation - at least part of it - will use ultra-wide-angle camera lenses to give you more control over photos taken with the standard camera lens.

This feature, which is reportedly called Smart Frame, will capture an ultra-wide photo when you take a regular photo. By doing so, Smart Frame will let you adjust the framing of your standard photo. If you ever looked back at photos and wished you pointed the camera further to the top, bottom, left, or right, Smart Frame may apply to you.

Smart Frame could also let you straighten crooked photos without cropping out the edges and narrowing the perspective. Typically, when you straighten out a photo after taking the shot, editing apps often crop out the edges, thus narrowing the perspective.

The ultra-wide version of the photo you took will stick around for a while on the iPhone, and will delete itself automatically for security reasons.

Also Apple could soon be making 5G chips for future iPhones in-house, especially since the 2020 iPhones are already rumored to be the first 5G iPhones with Qualcomm's 5G chips.