Apple iPhone 13 Features Emerge

By Douglas A. McIntyre Published Jan 18, 7:10AM EST

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The top tech media in the world, particularly those that follow Apple Inc.’s (NASDAQ: AAPL | AAPL Price Prediction) products closely, believe they have a good picture of the iPhone 13, which could be released as early as eight months from now. Several features could be a quantum leap among all smartphones. That means Apple has a shot at another year in which iPhone sales could rise well above 100 million.

The release and sales of the iPhone 12 have driven Apple’s revenue to record levels, and its market cap to $2.17 trillion is well ahead of the second company by that measure, which is Microsoft at $1.61 trillion. Apple’s shares have risen 63% in the past year.

A measure of how important the iPhone is to Apple’s fortunes is the percentage of iPhone revenue compared to the company’s total revenue. In the most recently reported year, iPhone revenue was $142 billion, compared to the $260 billion total.

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A roundup of what the tech press has written about the iPhone 13:

According to Tech Radar, to keep the iPhone from overheating:

The cooling system is essentially a miniaturized version of those seen on high-end gaming rigs. Water or another kind of liquid is evaporated by the heat coming from key internal components, with the thermal energy then spread out through the whole of the casing.

From MacRumors:

Apple in 2021 will allegedly continue to cut iPhone costs to better accommodate the expense of 5G chip technology, adopting a soft battery board design that will drop costs 30 to 40 percent compared to the iPhone 12 board price.

According to CNET:

At launch, the baseline iPhone 12 carrier model cost $799, an increase of $100 from 2019’s iPhone 11, largely due to the addition of 5G support. Because the iPhone 13 is not expected to have such a major technical upgrade, analysts are predicting a similar price structure for 2021.

From 9to5Mac:

We do know according to reputable analysts like Ming-Chi Kuo that the 2021 iPhone is expected to have improved ultra-wide cameras. This could mean an aperture widened from f/2.4 to f/1.8, the number of lens elements increased from five to six, and the ultra-wide lens could get auto-focus for the first time.

According to Apple Insider:

Apple has introduced a new form of Touch ID that can fit in the Top button on the iPad Air 4. It is possible Apple will include this alongside Face ID in the next iPhone, especially when considering the wide adoption of mask wearing in today’s society.

The press that follows Apple the most closely usually has been largely correct about the “next iPhone.” The iPhone 13 should be no exception.

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About the Author Douglas A. McIntyre →

Douglas A. McIntyre is the co-founder, chief executive officer and editor in chief of 24/7 Wall St. and 24/7 Tempo. He has held these jobs since 2006.

McIntyre has written thousands of articles for 24/7 Wall St. He is an expert on corporate finance, the automotive industry, media companies and international finance. He has edited articles on national demographics, sports, personal income and travel.

His work has been quoted or mentioned in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, NBC News, Time, The New Yorker, HuffPost USA Today, Business Insider, Yahoo, AOL, MarketWatch, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, New York Post, Chicago Tribune, Forbes, The Guardian and many other major publications. McIntyre has been a guest on CNBC, the BBC and television and radio stations across the country.

A magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College, McIntyre also was president of The Harvard Advocate. Founded in 1866, the Advocate is the oldest college publication in the United States.

TheStreet.com, Comps.com and Edgar Online are some of the public companies for which McIntyre served on the board of directors. He was a Vicinity Corporation board member when the company was sold to Microsoft in 2002. He served on the audit committees of some of these companies.

McIntyre has been the CEO of FutureSource, a provider of trading terminals and news to commodities and futures traders. He was president of Switchboard, the online phone directory company. He served as chairman and CEO of On2 Technologies, the video compression company that provided video compression software for Adobe’s Flash. Google bought On2 in 2009.