Introducing iPhone 13 VR

Iphone 13 Vr Concept (Image credit: ConceptsiPhone)

What you need to know

Apple is rumored to be working on a new mixed reality headset, so someone created a concept design.
2021 will bring a new iPhone to market and this concept imagines what that might look like.

Apple is strongly rumored to be working on its own mixed reality headset, dubbed Apple Glass, and we know that a new iPhone will ship later this year as well. So what happens when you combine the two things?

You get a concept for iPhone 13 VR and my wallet is already quivering. Check it out courtesy of YouTube channel ConceptsiPhone and creator Antonio De Rosa.

New iPhone 13 VR And Apple View Trailer 2021. With VR Retina Display, 2TB Storage and Rear Display.

If I'm being honest I'm less interested in the mixed reality headset than I am the idea of a rear-facing screen on something that looks similar to the current iPhone 12 Pro. Some people inexplicably keep their iPhone face-down on their desk or table and this strikes me as a great way to still get notifications and whatnot. Although I'm sure Apple would rather you just bought an Apple Watch for that.

This concept does raise an interesting idea, though. If and when Apple does ship Apple Glass, could it require a special iPhone for it to work properly? That could make for quite the costly upgrade year if it turns out to be the case!

If you can't wait until September for a new phone I'd suggest picking up the best iPhone money can buy right now – iPhone 12 Pro. You won't be disappointed.

Oliver Haslam has written about Apple and the wider technology business for more than a decade with bylines on How-To Geek, PC Mag, iDownloadBlog, and many more. He has also been published in print for Macworld, including cover stories. At iMore, Oliver is involved in daily news coverage and, not being short of opinions, has been known to 'explain' those thoughts in more detail, too.

Having grown up using PCs and spending far too much money on graphics card and flashy RAM, Oliver switched to the Mac with a G5 iMac and hasn't looked back. Since then he's seen the growth of the smartphone world, backed by iPhone, and new product categories come and go. Current expertise includes iOS, macOS, streaming services, and pretty much anything that has a battery or plugs into a wall. Oliver also covers mobile gaming for iMore, with Apple Arcade a particular focus. He's been gaming since the Atari 2600 days and still struggles to comprehend the fact he can play console quality titles on his pocket computer.