It has now been confirmed that the Apple will be unveiling it next iPhone or iPhones on the 12th of September. This is according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Sources say the tech giant will be unveiling three new iPhones (possibly the iPhone 7s, iPhone 7s Plus, iPhone 8), a new Apple watch and a new 4K Apple TV.
There have been so many reports and leaks about the iPhone 8 (I wonder if that will be the name). CNBC reports that the phone “will reportedly feature a display that takes up almost the entire front of the device, using new OLED panels that are brighter and more colorful than previous screens.” It also says that “Rumor has it Apple has moved the fingerprint reader to the back of the phone but will also support facial recognition thanks to a new 3-D sensor on the front of the device.”
Evan Blass (@evleaks) has given us a glimpse of the iPhone 8.
iPhone 8 (encased) pic.twitter.com/9LpARCAML2
— E (@evleaks) August 8, 2017
Bloomberg says that “Apple Inc. plans to transform the way people use its next high-end iPhone by eliminating the concept of a home button and making other adjustments to a flagship device that’s becoming almost all screen.” Bloomberg has been privy to images of the new device. It adds that “one of the models to be launched, a new high-end device, packs in enough changes to make it one of the biggest iPhone updates in the product’s decade-long history.”
“In the new, high-end iPhone, Apple also plans a taller screen with rounded corners, a cutout at the top of the display for the camera and sensors, and new antenna locations, the images show. The new model’s overall size will be similar to that of the iPhone 7, but it will include an OLED screen that is slightly larger than the one on the iPhone 7 Plus (5.5-inches)”
“The phone will have symmetrical, slim bezels around the entirety of the screen, meaning the area below the screen that used to house the home button and the area above the screen for the earpiece have been removed. The earpiece, facial recognition sensor, and selfie camera are instead present in a cutout, or “notch,” at the top of the screen, the images show.”
“Apple also plans to include a stainless steel band around the phone which the glass curves into. The steel band has small antenna cuts on the corners like past iPhones to improve reception, the images show. Apple previously used steel sides and a glass casing for the iPhone 4 and 4s before moving to a mostly metal back and sides with the iPhone 5. The iPhone 6 line and newer have had completely metal backs.”
