iPhone 13 Pro Max predicted to have a marginally upgraded ƒ/1.5 aperture wide camera
However, the other models in the lineup are expected to feature the same 7P wide-angle lens with an ƒ1.6 aperture as their respective iPhone 12 counterparts.
Ming-Chi Kuo
Apple’s mixed reality headset predicted to weigh half as much as typical VR products
Debuting in mid-2022, the device is said to with less than 150 grams thanks to lightweight Fresnel lens design, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
Apple’s mixed reality headset could sport an advanced eye-tracking system, iris recognition
It would use a transmitter and a receiver to detect where the user is directing their gaze, allowing the headset to optimize resources by rendering only those areas in high quality.
Kuo says don’t expect AirPods 3 before the fall
The analyst also gave reasons for what he expects to become a significant decline in annual AirPods shipments this calendar year while noting that the $549 AirPods Max have offered “limited help” to overall AirPods sales.
Apple will step up the iPhone 13 battery life, but doing so will come at a cost
With the iPhone 13, Apple will test the popular theory that the vast majority of customers would gladly accept a heavier smartphone in exchange for longer battery life.
Apple’s mixed reality headset could use 15 onboard cameras for pass-through AR and VR
Aside from a bunch of cameras, the device may utilize an additional module for environmental detection, to help with the positioning of virtual objects in the scene.
Kuo predicts Apple will launch a lightweight mixed reality headset in mid 2022
The headset would be followed by a “glasses type” accessory by 2025 and a “contact lens” AR product by 2030-2040.
Kuo: Apple working on AR contact lenses for release between 2030 and 2040
You’d wear these lenses to use AR apps for things like navigation, messaging and so forth without having to wear a bulky headset on heavy AR glasses.
Kuo doesn’t see the iPhone nixing the Lightning port as a portless model may be in the works
The revered analyst lays out why Apple’s wireless MagSafe charging technology is not yet ready to displace a wired Lightning port on iPhones.
Kuo: iPhone 13 will boost low-light shots you take with the ultra-wide camera
You should also expect to take closer wide-angle shots without losing focus because the iPhone 13’s ultra-wide lens is expected to get auto-focus, too.
Apple Car could sport 300-mile range, 18-minute fast charge, 0-60 mph in less than 3.5 seconds
Apple’s first electric vehicle should be built on Hyundai’s new E-GMP platform although the vehicle may not arrive by 2025
Kuo says don’t expect significant upgrades for the iPhone lens systems until 2023
Slight updates to the ultra-wide and telephoto lenses may still be in the works for the 2021 and 2022 iPhone models, but no improvements for the main lens.
