In iOS 13.4.5 found mention of iPhone 9: it will have Touch ID

We have heard a lot about the new iPhone 9, which, according to rumors, may be announced in the near future. At first, the mention of a new iPhone was found by experts in the iOS 14 code, but that didn’t mean much, because in September Apple announces new phones every year, and this could be one of them. However, the new find changes everything: the existence of a smartphone similar to iPhone 9 was found in the beta version of iOS 13.4.5, released yesterday for developers.

Kneading fingers - iPhone 9 will have Touch ID

The mention of the new iPhone was found thanks to the new CarKey function, which will allow you to use the phone as a car key. With its help, it will be possible to lock and unlock doors, turn on and off the alarm, and also start and stop the engine. One of the features of the function will be that it will work even if the iPhone is discharged (up to about 5 hours). This was made possible thanks to express cards.

What are express cards in iPhone

Express cards are virtual travel documents based on NFC and used in many countries around the world. Due to the fact that the iPhone contains near-field modules, users can not carry the card with them, but add it to the smartphone’s memory and pay them.

Even if iOS doesn't boot because the iPhone’s battery is running low, it still has enough power to support express card operations. When you press the side button, the low battery icon will appear on the screen, as well as text indicating that express cards are available for use.

Although express cards can be configured on iPhone 6 and newer models, they can only work without a battery in newer versions of iPhone with a Face ID face scanner. However, in iOS 13.4.5 there was a mention of the work of CarKey using the Touch ID fingerprint scanner. So Apple will definitely release a new phone with a fingerprint scanner, and it can only be iPhone 9 (or iPhone SE 2). Moreover, the release of the smartphone will take place before the official release of iOS 13.4.5.

Smartphone with Touch ID and CarKey - iPhone 9

When will the iPhone 9 come out?

This indirectly explains why Apple released iOS 13.4.5, and not, for example, iOS 13.4.1 or iOS 13.4.2. Beta weighs as much as 3.5 GB, which is very, very much. For comparison: iOS 13.4, whose release took place last week, weighs about 800 MB, although admittedly the most substantive update in terms of innovations is iOS 13. It seems that iOS 13.4.5 will become an even more significant update, since the new one will support it iPhone 9.

In another new line of code from the beta version of iOS 13.4.5, Apple added the message “Your device cannot be the key to the car”, which means that the new feature will be available only for the current generation iPhone.

The fact that iPhone 9 or iPhone SE 2 will be released this week is also convinced by photos of the Gear’s Urban case. He has already entered the warehouses of large American stores. The packaging clearly says "for iPhone 4.7 2020." Maybe this is a case for the iPhone 8, because the eight is also 4.7-inch? Then it would not be necessary to indicate the year of manufacture.

What will be the iPhone 9

iPhone 9 looks no different from iPhone 8

Now the only question is whether Apple will release only the iPhone 9, or will it also show the iPhone 9 Plus. iPhone 9, aka iPhone SE 2, will be with a diagonal LCD screen of 4.7 inches, iPhone 9 Plus - with a diagonal of 5.5 inches. Outwardly, they are almost one-on-one similar to the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, only slightly thicker (0.5 mm), longer and wider (0.1 mm). And instead of the Apple A11 Bionic processor in the "nines" will install the Apple A13. The chip used in the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro and iPhone 11 Pro Max.

Should I buy an iPhone 9 or iPhone SE 2

Whoever you ask, everyone would like Apple to offer a price solution for the iPhone in the region of $ 400 (about 30,000 rubles including VAT). Because an inexpensive iPhone with modern filling is a very attractive offer. I am sure that this iPhone will be a popular upgrade option for those who are currently using iPhone 6s or iPhone 7, as the design will be similar. The smartphone should also appeal to those who want an inexpensive version of the iPhone, those who like Touch ID, and those who prefer a smaller form factor, even if the device is larger than the first generation iPhone SE. And he will, iPhone SE 2 after all!

By the way, iPhone 9 is not the only popular name for a hypothetical retro smartphone. One of the other names is the iPhone Mini. And also - iPhone 8c, iPhone 8s, iPhone SJ (!), And the like. Sometimes it is stubbornly called iPhone SE2, deciphering “S” as “small”. Well, we’ll soon find out how they decided to call him Apple.