While there are a lot of fake renders and wishful thinking circulating on Weibo at any given moment, these CADs line up with the altered rear camera placement that we saw on the iPhone 13 renders. The main and ultrawide cameras seem to have slightly enlarged lenses compared to what's on their predecessors, and thus may have warranted the new diagonal placement to fit.
If you remember, the iPhone 13 Pro Max is rumored to have a larger main camera sensor than the rest of the 2021 iPhone gang, just like the 12 Pro Max did before it. What's currently in the 12 Pro Max, on the other hand, has been tipped to end up as main camera in the iPhone 13 mini, 13, and 13 Pro, which might explain why Apple needed more space for the bigger sensor/lens combo, hence the diagonal placement on the leaked CAD renders.
New camera, who dis?
If this leak holds water in the end, there will be other, more subtle changes around the iPhone 13 mini as well. The length of the phone may have been slightly shortened which would explain why the larger camera island is tucked even further towards the frame, while the thickness is seemingly increased by a tad. It could be worth it, given the saucy rumors we keep hearing about the iPhone 13 camera.
Hopefully that will mean battery pack improvements but we are not holding our breath for that. Meanwhile, Róbert Hallon from Svetapple managed to craft nifty concept images on how the iPhone 13 mini would look like with the rumored new camera placement, check them out below.
Daniel, a devoted tech writer at PhoneArena since 2010, has been engrossed in mobile technology since the Windows Mobile era. His expertise spans mobile hardware, software, and carrier networks, and he's keenly interested in the future of digital health, car connectivity, and 5G. Beyond his professional pursuits, Daniel finds balance in travel, reading, and exploring new tech innovations, while contemplating the ethical and privacy implications of our digital future.
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