For the past 10 years, any mention of an iPhone has been haunting the Internet and creating an incredible resonance. The product of the California company Apple has become a real cult, and the release of each new model turns into one of the main events of the year. Traditionally, six months before the presentation of the new iPhone, user activity is growing, leaks, details of the new smartphone, “soapy” photos of supposedly finished gadgets and information from “trusted” sources appear. Today, a little more than a month is left before the presentation, and users already probably know what the new brainchild from Cupertino will be. In this article, we collect all the rumors and any more or less significant information about how the “iPhone 8” will look. Photos from factories, mocapas and 3D models of the best (in absentia) smartphone of 2017.
Display without borders (almost)
The idea of frameless screens is not new at all. Everyone who is even a little interested in technology knows that Samsung is using these screens. All the other manufacturers picked up the same fashion. Apple is no exception. The design of the front panel of the iPhone has not changed since the very first model was released, and now, apparently, the time has come when it is time to change everything, and radically. The design will disappear, only the display will remain. Okay, in fact, everything is not so rosy. At the top of the display there will remain a small tubercle where the cameras and the light sensor will be inserted, it looks very unaesthetic. There are also rumors that the Californians have decided to abandon the IPS matrix and, having succumbed to the enemy camp, will begin to install AMOLED matrices in their phones (Apple needs a rich black color). Focusing on the latest iPad models, we can hope that a screen with a refresh rate of 120 hertz and TrueTone technology will appear in the eighth iPhone (this is when the camera evaluates indoor lighting and changes the color gamut of the display so that it matches it). The most dreamy ones hope that the Apple Pencil, finally, can be used not only with the "apple" tablet, but also with a smartphone.
Old case or new?
The case is also not going smoothly. Those factory images and 3D renderings of enthusiasts that we see now are not at all impressive. The phone has become thicker, which 100% will negatively affect ergonomics. Why could Cupertino's engineers take such a step, sacrifice convenience? Either we finally wait for the massive battery, or Apple decided to install an induction aka wireless charging in the phone . Why it is needed in the iPhone is unclear, but it is believed that Foxconn plants are already collecting special charging platforms (will be sold separately from the smartphone).
New colors and materials
Knowing how Apple does not like visual changes, we can say with confidence that we are considering not only what “iPhone 8” is, but also what “iPhone 8 S” looks like. A solid aluminum plate is likely to disappear, and glass with stainless steel inserts will replace it. Expensive and solid, but somehow messy and not at all in the style of Apple. There are also rumors about an expanded color palette. This, too, may well be, given the recent release of the red iPhone 7. It turns out Apple is ready for such experiments and learned to paint aluminum. So, learn to paint glass.
Inverted camera - why?
They decided to turn the camera over, this no one calls into question. But not only its orientation has changed, but also the design. Now the camera and the flash are two separate elements, the flash is located slightly to the right (when viewed from the back) from the camera. This is what the camera looks like in the iPhone 7 Plus. And what does it look like in the new iPhone 8? Here the camera is a single design, where the flash is located between two lenses. You ask, if in the base model of “iPhone 8” the camera will be double (and it will be double), then how will “iPhone 8 Plus” look like? Firstly, no one is stopping Apple from introducing other distinctive features into a larger version, and secondly, there may be no Plus. So why is the camera upside down? Most analysts blame the fact that the "iPhone 8" will often be used with an augmented reality helmet, and this arrangement of the camera will favorably affect the work with it. Skeptics believe that this situation is associated with an attempt to make an unusual design (they’ve already copied the design of the seventh iPhone), and the most daring said that it’s all about amateurs to shoot vertical videos, they say, it's time to discourage them from this habit.
Where will the Touch ID be?
Another mystery that haunts fans (and anti-fans) is the location of the fingerprint sensor and its presence on the phone in general. A total of 4 options are being considered. Let's start with the most boring - on the back of the smartphone. The prototypes of an iPhone with a fingerprint scanner on the rear panel a la "Android" have already lit up on the network. This option outraged everyone without exception, but, fortunately, it is also the most unlikely. The second option is in the power button, as on phones from Sony. This seems more likely, as it’s quite convenient, and Apple and Sony have always had a good relationship (there will be no problems with patents).
The third option (the most coveted) is a scanner under the display. Many still hope that Apple will nevertheless be able to introduce a new technology, and the entire display will take on the role of Touch ID. This theory is indirectly confirmed by the unusual behavior of the iOS 11 operating system. When you click on a notification, the system does not respond with the requirement to unlock the smartphone, but only reports that it is blocked. The fourth option (the most believable) is a 3D face scanner instead of a fingerprint scanner. Apple has been working on advanced dual-camera face scanning technology for over three years now. If they managed to achieve the maximum reading speed without pauses and errors, then it is quite possible this option will become a worthy replacement for the existing technology. Simple and tasteful, all in the manner of an "apple" corporation.
And what about the characteristics?
What will look like "iPhone 8", figured out, and what will be "under the hood"? Surely, only one thing can be said - the fastest process of own production in the world will be installed inside again. A11 Fusion will again blow up benchmarks and take the iPhone out of the way, as he did the last 3 years. The amount of RAM can increase up to 4 gigabytes (as in tablets, but not more). The main memory is enough, there is no need to wait for special generosity. Of the interesting things, it is worth highlighting a new battery, which will change in shape and look not like a rectangle, but like a tetris figure in order to occupy as much space as possible in the smartphone case. Perhaps it will become larger, as the phone case is slightly thicker. At the moment, this is all that is known about the inner world of the new iPhone.
Do you believe leaks?
So, at the moment this is all that is known about Apple’s new gadget. We know what “iPhone 8” will look like, an approximate set of technologies and characteristics, we even know about accessories. Should I believe the photos and the information received? More likely than not, because leaks from Foxconn plants are far from a myth, but a bitter reality. Details of the iPhone are carried out in underwear and flushed into the toilet, then to get the prototype out of the sewer. These are real samples and drawings obtained by “sweat and blood”. Nevertheless, the last decision is yours, the fans can only wait, the benefit is very little.