The latest teardown of the iPhone 12 Pro revealed that Apple used 26.8% South Korean-made components, up sharply over last year’s model. The region of this greater use of Korean components was organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display technology. The displays are supplied by Samsung Display and LG Display. Samsung supplies memory chips for the iPhone 12 as well.

If you followed the recent Apple events, you probably saw a picture of the A14 and M1 dies… that got me thinking about what you would see if you could pass iOS under X-Rays…

A new report suggests that Apple is planning to drop support for the iPhone SE, iPhone 6s, and iPhone 6s Plus with next year’s release of iOS 15. This comes after Apple maintained compatibility with all of those devices this year with iOS 14. The report comes from The Verifier, which has a mixed track record when it comes to Apple rumors. With that being said, it did accurately report that the iPhone 5s and iPhone 6 would not get updates past iOS 12. It also accurately reported that iOS 14 would support all of the same iPhones as iOS 13.

We have already seen some videos showing the internal components of the iPhone 12 mini and iPhone 12 Pro Max, which were officially launched today in stores. Now, iFixit has finally shared the first part of its iPhone 12 mini teardown, which they call a “small-bodied phone.”

The iPhone 12 Pro Max is a big phone. The biggest iPhone ever made, in fact. The Pro Max’s 6.7-inch display is the largest screen ever on an iPhone. It has the biggest camera sensor of any iPhone, including the three other iPhone 12 models Apple announced this year. It has a 5G radio, and it’s got a bigger battery. It is without question the most iPhone you can get.

Apple will adopt OLED displays with low-power LPTO backplane technology for at least two iPhone models in 2021, according to Korean website The Elec.

The smartphone giant has gotten quite a few things right that could help it set the sales charts on fire.

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo recently suggested there was stronger than expected demand for the iPhone 12 Pro, and that is backed by a new supply-chain report. Apple reportedly expected demand for the iPhone 12 Pro to be lower than that for the standard model iPhone 12, but it appears this isn’t the case …

Apple has shipped 10.6 percent fewer iPhones year-on-year in the third quarter of 2020, meaning that it has been overtaken by Xiaomi for the first time, according to new data shared by IDC. The report details how Apple is now ranked as the fourth-largest smartphone manufacturer by market share. This is the first time that Apple has ranked fourth, with Xiaomi, Huawei, and Samsung exceeding Apple's 11.8 percent share.

We pitted Google and Apple's latest phones in a night photography shoot-out to see which one has the superior camera for taking photos at night.

In a recently updated support document, Apple has indicated that its new MagSafe Charger will be limited to 12W peak power delivery when used with the upcoming iPhone 12 mini, compared to up to 15W for all other iPhone 12 models.

The first hands-on video and images of Apple's iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro leather cases have been shared online by German site Macerkopf. The video and images were reportedly sent to Macerkopf by a reader who obtained a selection of cases early. One case for each of the three device sizes, encompassing the ‌iPhone 12 Pro‌ Max, ‌iPhone 12‌ and 12 Pro, and ‌iPhone 12‌ mini, are shown in Black and Saddle Brown.

Amid long waiting times for the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro around the world, Apple has reportedly placed large orders for older iPhone models and is reallocating iPad parts to make up for shortages, according to Nikkei Asia Review.

We’re expecting this year’s iPhone 12 line-up to comprise two 6.1-inch iPhones, one 5.4-inch model and a 6.7-inch one. Digitimes suggested just over a month ago that the two 6.1-inch iPhones will go on sale first, and is back with a new report today pointing to supply-chain evidence for this…

With the launch of so-called iPhone 12 models inching closer, mobile carriers are in the process of preparing marketing materials for the devices, as evidenced by a placeholder email shared by reputable leaker Evan Blass today.

Apple is researching ways where Siri can be better at assessing whether you really meant to call it, and also when you're done speaking to it. You've done this. You've had to hurriedly slap your palm over your Apple Watch because Siri has begun talking. And you've had that perplexing moment of trying to fathom out what you could possibly have just said that sounded anything like "Hey, Siri." Apple wants to change that.

The anonymous Twitter leaker l0vetodream today tweeted the names of the upcoming iPhone 12 phones. He says that the new iPhone lineup will be called iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max. The iPhone 12 is expected to be officially announced by Apple in October.

Apple contract manufacturer Foxconn is running its massive Zhengzhou factory in China 24 hours a day to produce the new iPhone 12, according to Chinese media reports. Apple's main iPhone manufacturer in China is said to be cancelling workers' holidays and introducing mandatory overtime with additional bonuses for longer-serving staff, according to information garnered from employees, recruitment ads, and local media.

Rumors suggest Apple's iPhone 12 launch event will be held on October 13, with the more affordable 5.4 and 6.1-inch devices set to ship out ahead of the more expensive 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch Pro devices, and this morning hit-and-miss leaker Jon Prosser has further committed to that date by providing alleged details on Apple's first shipment of finalized ‌iPhone 12‌ units.

While not yet in use by Apple itself, the phase "iPhone for Life" is in the process of being trademarked by the company in Hong Kong. Legal representatives for Apple in Hong Kong have filed for a trademark for the phrase "iPhone for Life." Although the same phrase has previously been used by US wireless carrier Sprint for an iPhone rental deal, this filing is by Apple itself.