What might the next iPhone be like?
What Apple will call the next iPhone ultimately depends on how apple named the newest iPhone. Since the newest model is called the iPhone 13, then we expect the 2022 iPhone model to be the iPhone 14. There’s also the possibility that Apple abandons numbers nomenclature altogether, and new iPhones are named simply by their size or the year in which they were released.
The biggest change that is expected with the 2022 iPhone is the removal of the notch cutout. Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reports that Apple will drop the notch in 2022, starting with the high-end iPhone 14 Pro. Kuo describes the design change as a “punch-hole design.” This is similar to what’s currently used on many high-end iPhone designs.
According to Prosser, at least some models of the iPhone 14 will not feature a bump on the camera module. Currently, the iPhone features a protruding camera bump because of the thin design of the iPhone and thickness of the camera components. The iPhone 14 will also include dramatic improvements to the front-facing camera, according to Kuo. The biggest change will be upgrades to the front-facing camera’s auto-focus features, allowing users to take clearer, crisper selfies.
