Apple may equip the iPhone 13 with both under-screen fingerprint and Face ID sensors

      The iPhone 12 has just started selling, and some people can't wait to share the news about the iPhone 13. If the news is reliable, the new generation of iPhone 13 may have both Touch ID fingerprint + Face ID biometric sensors. Given that manufacturers usually start developing new models a year in advance, Apple may have been researching the prototype design of the iPhone 13 in its own secret laboratory.

　　Looking back at the months before the launch of iPhone X, there were a lot of reports that the phone would use an under-screen fingerprint sensor to replace the Touch ID sensor. But in September 2017, the popularity of Face ID began to surpass it.

　　However, with the onset of the COVID-19 global health crisis, the wearing of personal protective equipment by users has once again brought people back to reality - Face ID cannot accurately recognize 3D faces under masks, forcing many iPhone users to use PIN codes to unlock them tirelessly.

　　The good news is that @L0vetodream pointed out in a recent tweet that Mesa is the internal code name of Touch ID, and uts may refer to "Under the Screen".

　　Since the concept of under-screen fingerprint sensors emerged, manufacturers have been mainly divided into two camps: optical and ultrasonic recognition. However, at the first autumn new product launch conference last month, Apple introduced the Touch ID sensor solution integrated with the power button for the iPad Air 4, which is unprecedented.

　　Previously, Apple has experimented with introducing Touch ID sensors integrated with the power button for its MacBook Air and MacBook Pro notebook lines, but the iPad Air 4 is its first introduction for an iOS/iPadOS device.

　　This solution has proven to be very effective during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, when the iPhone 12 project was launched, no one obviously expected the global health crisis to last so long.

　　The good news is that Apple can at least consider reintroducing the Touch ID solution for the next generation of models from now on, whether it is based on under-screen recognition or physical buttons. If so, the iPhone 13 may become the first Apple smartphone equipped with both Touch ID and Face ID.

　　In addition, there are reports that Apple may be developing an iPhone without a notch, and it is speculated that the company may consider introducing a hidden front camera and Face ID components under the screen. As for the truth, it remains to be seen.