iPhone 13 leak teases massive 1TB storage to battle Samsung Galaxy S21

iPhone xiii leak teases massive 1TB storage to battle Samsung Milky way S21

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Apple could equip the iPhone 13 Pro with up to 1TB of storage, giving information technology the capacity to challenge the mighty Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra.

On Front Page Tech, leaker Jon Prosser said he'd been tipped off about iPhone 13 Pro prototypes that could come across Apple double the maximum internal storage of its side by side flagship phones.

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Prosser had previously tweeted near 1TB iPhones in Oct 2020, with such claims based on discussions Apple was having at the fourth dimension. But Prosser said that new information he's received lends further credence that a 1TB iPhone 13 Pro, or what could end up being called the iPhone 12S, is happening.

Withal, Prosser added that the basic iPhone models this year will again take less capacity in comparison. It's worth highlighting that Prosser doesn't get into much item effectually the source of his information, then do take all this with a healthy dose of skepticism.

"Nosotros're in early on stages of iPhone xiii right at present, and we kind of only have prototypes to get off of which means that non much is really final," Prosser says in the video. "Merely I will tell you that most of those prototypes… practice feature a terabyte of storage."

Currently, the maximum amount of storage you tin get on an iPhone 12 Pro is 512GB, half of the rumored 1TB storage option for the iPhone 13. Outside of acme-spec flagship phones, most rival phones max out at 256GB. That'southward nevertheless plenty of room only will make full up fast if you're keen on taking photos and video.

In the past, Android phones have also been able to supplement their bones storage with microSD menu slots, only these are increasingly rare. So a 1TB iPhone xiii Pro would not just give iPhone users a handset with a lot of storage, but also requite the Apple handset an border over a lot of Android rivals.

Only the iPhone 13 could have a mere 64GB of storage

Not anybody will be interested in a large capacity iPhone thirteen Pro, especially given it would probable toll well over $1,000.

Only Prosser noted that the base storage of the standard iPhone xiii handset will remain relatively low. The logic being that Apple can sell some of its next-gen phones at cheaper prices and encourage users to rely on iCloud cloud storage.

We already run into this with the cheapest iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Mini, both of which come with 64GB storage. That's one-half of the typical 128GB base capacity you observe on modern smartphones.

Prosser as well mentioned the iPhone 13 prototype's new notch, which will be shorter, but still the same width equally the electric current notch blueprint. He too repeated the rumor of a 120Hz display coming to the new phone, something we've been expecting since the iPhone 12.

Finally, Prosser talks about the device's proper name, which will apparently be iPhone 12S instead of iPhone thirteen. This is a rumor that has been heavily repeated recently and is based on the fact Apple is making merely moderate upgrades this year. Apple could too opt for the iPhone 12S nomenclature as information technology might not proper name a phone after the supposedly unlucky number 13.

There are some recurring iPhone 13 rumors that Prosser doesn't mention, such every bit the potential addition of a Bear upon ID sensor beneath the display and the suggestion that there volition be no Lightning port.

The iPhone xiii is probable to launch in September this year. While that's even so some time abroad, it could cause a big upset on our best phones list if these rumored improvements come to fruition.

Richard is a Tom'due south Guide staff author based in London, covering news, reviews and how-tos for phones, gaming, audio and whatsoever else people need communication on. Following on from his MA in Mag Journalism at the Academy of Sheffield, he's also written for WIRED U.K., The Register and Creative Bloq. When not at work, he's likely thinking about how to brew the perfect loving cup of specialty coffee.