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2019 iPhone Maintain 2 OLED and 1 LCD Arrangement but Replace 3D Touch w/Taptic Engine
August 05, 2019
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According to a report from 9to5Mac, Apple has three new iPhones on the way that will replace the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR. The replacement for the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max will reportedly feature "3x OLED Retina" displays, while the iPhone XR replacement will sport a "2x Liquid Retina" display, which means LCD. All three phones will reportedly feature a Lightning port as opposed to USB-C, though Apple will likely include a USB-C to Lightning charger in the box to support fast charging. As previously reported, all three new iPhone 11 models will be powered by Apple's A13 processor. But things start to get interesting with the alleged new Taptic Engine, which Apple is reportedly replacing 3D Touch on the new iPhones, and this is the likely replacement. The Taptic Engine is known by the codename Leap Haptics. 3D Touch allows users to do things like long press on the display and then move the cursor, as well as deep press on icons to see various shortcut options. As 9to5Mac notes, iOS 13 brings Haptic Touch all iOS devices, including the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, adding a third camera to the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Max, which would be capable of capturing wide-angle images. The Galaxy S10 and lots of other Android phonesalready offer this feature. A new Smart Frame feature will let you take advantage of the wide-angle camera so that you can crop in or change the perspective after you shoot. All three new iPhones are expected to launch in September.