Apple expected to include front-facing slo-mo video recording and new Taptic Engine on iPhone 11
Apple’s highly anticipated next-generation iPhone, the iPhone 11 will be announced in September, and a new report shared today delves into some of the new features we can expect from the device.
Kicking off his predictions, 9to5Mac.com writer Guilherme Rambo suggests the new 2019 iPhone models will feature an all-new A13 chip, internally known by its platform codename Cebu, model T8030. The chip will be the predecessor to the A12 Bionic chip inside the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max which can perform 5 trillion
Rambo claims all three of Apple’s new iPhone models (iPhone 11 known as “D42 – iPhone12,3”, iPhone 11 Max known as “D43 iPhone12,5” and upgraded iPhone XR known as “N104 iPhone12,1”) will continue to feature a Lightning port, contrary to some speculation that Apple may switch to USB-C.
Alongside the new A13 chip, Apple is expected to introduce a new Taptic Engine, known internally by the codename leap haptics. Rambo doesn’t share many details about the new engine, though it is expected this will improve Haptic Touch as the new iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Max are both expected to ditch the original 3D Touch system.
Finally, the report claims Apple will offer slo-mo recording at 120fps through the front facing camera of the iPhone 11, in addition to releasing a feature called Smart Frame, which captures the area around the framed area in pictures and videos so that the user can adjust the framing or perform automatic perspective and crop corrections in post. Rambo notes the extra information will be retained for a limited period of time and discarded automatically afterwards.