It is rumored that the iPhone 13 will have smaller cameras, Pro model, to use a larger image sensor

Apple’s iPhone 13 series will have a redesigned face recognition system that will allow a smaller notch at the top of the screen, according to a new report today.

The rumor comes through the hit-and-miss publication in the Taiwanese industry DigiTimes, whose supply chain sources also claim that the ultra-wide-angle lens in next-generation Apple iPhones should be updated.

The next-generation iPhone’s facial identification system will see some design changes, with the notch size at the top of the screen shrinking and their ultra-high-angle lens upgraded from 5P to 6P, sources said.

The new design integrates the Rx, Tx and flood illuminator in the same camera module, similar to that of a LiDAR scanner in the rear camera module, to allow smaller notch dimensions, the sources said.

This is the third time we have heard rumors of a thinner or smaller notch for the “iPhone 13”. Japanese site Mac Otakara previously quoted sources in the Chinese supply chain who say the same, while leaker “Ice Universe” also claimed that a smaller notch is coming this year.

Both rumors have suggested that, rather than being reduced in width, the notch may be reduced in height to make it less visible, so it is possible that the 2021 ‌iPhone‌ models will have a notch of the same length, but not as high. .

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

Furthermore, DigiTimes“Sources say the iPhone 13 series will” continue to use the 7P lens module “used on last year’s iPhones. However, ‌iPhone 13‌ Pro models will have a larger CMOS image sensor (CIS), which brings “resolution improvements”, while non-Pro models will inherit the CIS used in iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max:

Sources have revealed that the Pro family of the new generation of iPhones will have a newly designed CIS, while the other models will adopt the CIS used by the “iPhone 12 Pro” devices. The CIS will be provided mainly by Sony, sources said.

The rumors come from the same DigiTimes story that appeared on Wednesday in a preview version, claiming that the entire range ‌iPhone 13‌ will have optical image stabilization by changing the sensors.