2019-08-02_AppleMagazine

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Finally, 3D Touch. According to Barclays analyst
Blayne Curtis, Apple will remove 3D Touch
from iPhones released in 2019 and beyond. iOS
13 beta testing suggests Apple is looking to
introduce new ways to replicate the 3D Touch
functionality without using the technology
behind 3D Touch, though again, rumors are
inconsistent and nothing will be confirmed until
September’s release.

BRAND NEW CAMERA SYSTEM
The biggest selling point of the iPhone 11 (or
iPhone XI or XT) will undoubtedly be its new
widely-rumored camera system. Back in January,
reliable leaker Onleaks partnered with Digit.
in to offer renders of what he believes are 2019
iPhone prototypes, showing an iPhone with
three cameras on the back in an unusual


  • and some may say ugly, configuration.
    Indeed, the new camera system is expected
    to be housed in a huge camera square bump,
    with a middle camera positioned out of line and
    serve as an ultra-wide-angle lens to produce
    larger and more detailed photos, as well as to
    enable a broader range of zoom.
    According to some rumors, Apple is also
    working on an auto-correction feature to
    fit people back into a photo who may have
    been accidentally cut out, challenging Google
    who has, up to now, been considered the
    most innovative when it comes to image
    augmentation, with the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3a
    regularly outranking the iPhone XR and XS in
    benchmarks for photography.
    The front-facing cameras will also be given an
    overhaul, offering a megapixel boost from 7


Image: Concept by Hasan Kaymak

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