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Rumors of the 2020 iPhone 12 hint at a flat-edge design inspired by the iconic iPhone 4

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When I see these renders float around the twitterverse, I don’t take them as entirely sacrosanct, but I don’t completely reject them either. Apple has, over the past few years, developed a very sound strategy to selectively leak its product designs just to help keep the hype and buzz going. By the time we’re a few months away from the actual launch, the internet has already painted a reasonably accurate picture of the phone Tim Cook’s about to unveil… even down to its color options!

Created by concept-designer Aziz Ghaus, this is perhaps the best representation of the upcoming iPhone 12, which is all set to launch this year around October-November. The iPhone gets a design-refresh every 2-3 years, and given that we haven’t seen much of a design change since the iPhone X debuted in 2017, this year might be the year the iPhone gets a makeover. Its new design isn’t a radical deviation though… in all honesty, the 2020 iPhone concept borrows a lot from the design language set up by Jony Ive and Steve Jobs (before his unfortunate passing in 2011). The iPhone 12 concept performs a hat-tip to the design of the iconic iPhone 4 and 5, with a flat-edge running around the sides helping break the continuous transition from screen to back. As far as the changes go, there’s also a noticeable update to the camera bump, which now features 4 prominent camera lenses instead of 3. Some may remember this camera bump from the 2020 iPad Pro launch and all indications show that the iPad’s camera layout will make its way to the smartphone, with space for a ToF sensor that’ll help the iPhone 12 perform 3D scanning to support Apple’s ARKit and possibly AR-based games that may roll out in the future.

Some things remain immutable with the iPhone’s design though. The front still looks exactly the same, with the notch design that seems almost exclusive to Apple now, especially since its competitors have moved on to hole-punch cameras. The iPhone 12, from the looks of these renders, will still have FaceID too, a feature that I wonder why Apple hasn’t moved beyond, considering how everyone wears masks nowadays. The new phone also looks like it’ll still sport the lightning port, although prominent Apple insiders and analysts claim that the new iPhone will come without a charging cable and adapter in the box (they’ll need to be bought separately)… although in terms of change, that might be pushing things a bit too far, don’t you think??

Designer: Aziz Ghaus

Picture Credits: @smazizg

A sneak-peek at perhaps the most accurate representation of the iPhone of 2020

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Amidst a whole variety of leaks, from glass units to chassis photos to even leaks by case-manufacturers, it’s rather easy to get a fair assumption of what the iPhone 11, due to debut this October will look like. However, designers Ben Geskin and Aziz Ghaus took things one step further and imagined what NEXT year’s iPhone might look like. Here’s a look at Ben and Aziz’s take on iPhone 2020!

The 2020 iPhone is interesting for a large number of reasons. It builds on the iPhone 11, which hasn’t really launched yet, but the world has a pretty decent idea about. In non-Apple fashion, the 2020 iPhone won’t be an iPhone 11S, but will rather be a heavily updated model, which Ben thinks will feature an iPad Pro-inspired frame that’s flat, and not rounded like current iPhones. While the iPhone rumored to release this year will have 3 lenses on the primary shooter, Ben and Aziz have imagined a quad-shooter iPhone with four lenses performing some heavy-duty photography. The notch still remains where it is (Apple is too invested in it to opt for a punch-hole design), but is much smaller, and doesn’t feature FaceID, but rather has a ToF sensor that performs the facial recognition. Two other very interesting developments are A. the fact that the phone is 5G capable, a feature that now seems possible, now that Apple has acquired Intel’s modem business, and B. buh-bye Lightning Connector! The 2020 iPhone concept uses our favorite Type-C jack, finally restoring peace in the jack, port, and dongle world! Oh, and if you’re not a port-and-cable person yourself, the iPhone still features a glass back with wireless charging capabilities… but with a camera bump that massive, do expect a bit of a wobble as you place it down on your wireless charger, or any flat surface.

Designers/Visualizers: Ben Geskin & Aziz Ghaus.

A sneak-peek at perhaps the most accurate representation of the future iPhone 11

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Amidst a whole variety of leaks, from glass units to chassis photos to even leaks by case-manufacturers, visualizers Ben Geskin and Aziz Ghaus have created what I can safely assume is one of the most informed, reliable representations of the iPhone 11 that will debut this October.

The iPhone 11 will be interesting for a large number of reasons. For starters, it’s the first iPhone to debut after Apple’s Chief Design Officer Jonathan Ive’s exit from the company last month. While Apple’s design team is in safe hands with Evans Hankey and and Alan Dye leading the team (designer Marc Newson made his exit too), this marks a turning point for Apple’s design ethos, which for the past 25 years was spearheaded by Ive. The second reason why all eyes are on the iPhone 11 is that it features not 2, not 3, but 4 lenses on its primary camera setup! Arranged in what looks like a rather awkward format, given that there are 5 elements now on the camera bump (4 lenses and a flash), we’re left with something that’s strangely asymmetrical and just odd-looking, especially by Apple standards. I’m honestly waiting to see the quality of images this iPhone captures though.

Other than that, there isn’t much of a difference between the future iPhone and models from the last 2 years. The notch still prevails, although there’s just 1 visible camera lens in the render rather than the entire array of sensors that formed Apple’s FaceID security system. Edges on the iPhone 11 aren’t rounded anymore, and feature a flat design that we haven’t seen since the iPhone 5. Apple has, however, stuck to the glass back, primarily for wireless charging purposes… but with a camera bump that massive, do expect a bit of a wobble as you place it down on your wireless charger, or any flat surface.

Designers/Visualizers: Ben Geskin & Aziz Ghaus.