The iPhone 13 is rumored to feature smaller professional model cameras to use a larger image sensor

Apple’s iPhone 13 series will feature a redesigned facial identification system that will allow for a smaller notch at the top of the screen, according to a new report today.

The rumor came through a random publication from the Taiwanese industry DigiTimes, whose supply chain sources also claim that the ultra-wide-angle lens on Apple’s next-generation iPhones is about to be updated.

The next generation iPhones’ facial identification system will have some design changes with the notch size at the top of the screen to shrink and their ultra-wide angle lenses upgraded from 5P to 6P, the sources said.

The new design integrates Rx, Tx and flood light in the same camera module, similar to a LiDAR scanner in the rear camera module, to allow for smaller notch sizes, the sources said.

This is the third time we’ve heard rumors of a thinner or shallower notch for the ‌iPhone 13‌. Japanese website Mac Otakara he previously cited sources within the Chinese supply chain who say the same thing, while the “Ice Universe” spill also said that a smaller notch is coming this year.

Both rumors suggested that, instead of being reduced in width, the notch can be reduced in height to make it less noticeable, so it is possible that the 2021 ‌iPhone‌ models have a notch of the same length, but not so high.

Today’s story states that the new Face ID camera module will be provided by Foxconn and LG Innotek, based in Korea, while the front camera modules will be provided by O-Film.

Besides, besides, DigiTimesSources say the ‌iPhone 13‌ series “will continue to use the 7P lens module” used in last year’s iPhones. However, ‌iPhone 13‌ Pro models will have a larger CMOS Image Sensor (CIS), bringing “resolution improvements”, while non-Pro models will inherit the CIS used in iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max:

The sources revealed that the Pro family of next generation iPhones will feature a newly designed CIS, while the other models will adopt the CIS used by the 12iPhone 12 Pro‌ devices. The CIS will be supplied mainly by Sony, the sources said.

The rumors come from the same DigiTimes story that appeared on Wednesday in a previous version, claiming that the entire line of the ‌iPhone 13‌ will feature optical image stabilization by sensor shift.