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The rumor: Apple is keeping their proprietary Lightning port standard on iPhone 14, according to ShrimpApplePro (not yet tracked).

• As seen on iPhone 14 Pro Max CAD images shared initially by ShrimpApplePro, the connector on the bottom remains the Lightning port yet again…not USB-C as nearly every human on the planet was hoping for
• Apple’s Lightning port was first introduced on the iPhone 5 in 2012, making it now almost 10 years old with almost no improvements since launch
• Rumors suggest that Apple will drop ports on the iPhone entirely before ever putting USB-C on the device

Sam’s take: Am I surprised? No, not even in the slightest. Am I still absolutely heartbroken and disappointed beyond belief? Of course.

The rumor: Apple is slimming down the bezels on the flagship iPhones this year even further, according to ShrimpApplePro (not yet tracked).

• According to the leak, the iPhone 14 Pro Max will have bezels measuring 1.95mm, compared to 2.42mm on iPhone 13 Pro Max…that’s nearly a 20% reduction
• With the notch being removed in favor of the pill + hole design, the iPhone 14 looks to have a uniform housing around the display for the first time ever

Sam’s take: I don’t know what it is about these latest CAD images…but I’m starting to get it now. By eliminating the notch in favor of the “i” design, we’re getting equal bezels on every side of the device early. Sure, the dual cutout looks odd, but don’t the perfectly symmetrical bezels look better?

The leak: New images show detailed iPhone 14 Pro Max CADs along with measurements galore, as shared by leaker ShrimpApplePro (not yet tracked).

• The images show a similar design to previously leaked CADs…with a much larger camera bump and dual hole punch in place of the notch
• There are other minor changes to the device compared to iPhone 13: slightly moved buttons, SIM tray and 5G antenna
• Along with the detailed CADs, the leaker also released a slew of measurements for the device, showing exact dimensions of various elements of the iPhone 14 Pro
• Notably, the dimensions for the dual hole punch was shared, showing 7.15mm across for the pill, and 5.59mm diameter for the front facing camera
• ShrimpApplePro was the first to leak the existence of a dual hole punch with a real life image, and the design has since been corrobrated by many sources including display analyst Ross Young (91.9% Accurate)

Ian’s Take: Now that many different CADs have been floating around showing this design, I am highly confident that this is the design that we will see in September. In addition to that, Sam and I are quite sure that these measurements are genuine and accurate: this source was the first to show off the pill shape design almost half a year ago.

The leak: Following a major leak last week about the new look for the “notch” on iPhone 14, a second image shared by ShrimpApplePro (not yet tracked) corroborates the larger size.

• The new image shows the same pill + hole design that has been rumored for months…but now with the exact diameter of 5.631mm
• Apple still plans to use the traditional notch look on standard iPhone 14 models: this new design is reserved only for Pro models

Sam’s take: In case there was any doubt about the size of the larger pill + hole design, this should extinguish it. Apple is almost certainly going in this direction whether we like it or not. I think it’s starting to grow on me?