IPhone 13 models will ‘likely’ have a Touch ID under the display

According to Barclays analyst Andrew Gardiner and three of his colleagues, iPhone 13 models slated for release later this year will “likely” feature a fingerprint scanner built into the screen for authentication, in particular. no more Face ID.

In a research note shared with MacRumors today, analysts added that iPhone 13 models will feature a smaller notch and the LiDAR scanner will remain limited to iPhone 13 Pro models this year, which matches the information. shared by famous analyst Apple Ming. -Chi Kuo earlier this month. Barclays said its research was based at least in part on “extensive industry conversations” with suppliers over the past few weeks.

Analysts believe a smaller notch on iPhone 13 models will be the result of a “more tightly integrated version of the current structured lighting system” for Face ID, adding that a “bigger change” is likely to happen in 2022, with Apple apparently. aiming to adopt a time-of-flight architecture for Face ID that would allow an “even smaller footprint”. This dovetails with Kuo’s prediction that at least some 2022 iPhones might feature a punch-hole display, with only a small hole visible on the screen, like many recent smartphones from Samsung.

Here is the excerpt from the research note, with added emphasis:

For the next cycle of the iPhone 13 in 2:21, we are planning a more tightly integrated version of the existing structured lighting system, which will allow the long-awaited reduction of the notch. On the back, we don’t expect Apple to expand adoption of the 3D lidar sensor beyond the Pro models.

For the 2H22 product cycle, we anticipate an architectural shift from structured light to time-of-flight, allowing for an even smaller footprint. Based on our industry conversations, we don’t think the structured light below the screen is likely to be ready for mass deployment in 2:22. We are also seeing the adoption of the glass fingerprint, which is likely being added in iPhones 2H21., as a structural headwind for additional 3D sensing content at Apple and could be the security feature of the future.

The return of Touch ID with an under-display fingerprint scanner has spawned several rumors. In August 2019, Kuo said that Apple plans to launch an iPhone with both Face ID and an under-display fingerprint scanner in 2021, but in its research note earlier this month. , he didn’t mention this feature coming to iPhone 13 models.

Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman and The Wall Street JournalJoanna Stern also claimed that Apple is testing at least one underscreen fingerprint scanner for iPhone 13 models, so time will tell if functionality makes the cut.

Barclays analysts were the first to say that Apple was planning to stop including a charger with iPhones. In the past, they’ve also accurately revealed True Tone on the iPhone 8 and iPhone X, the removal of the headphone jack adapter with the iPhone XS and iPhone XR models, and the removal of 3D Touch on all models. iPhone 11.