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Alleged iPhone 7 Prototype Case Leak Shows Four Separate Speakers
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iPhone Prince Edition™.
It would be pretty cool of Apple to commemorate a music legend.
I find ear buds incredible annoying. I have only ever used one set in 10 years.
Stereo speakers on an iPhone makes no sense to me. They are too close together to appreciate or distinguish stereo sound.
The flash placed below the camera module might make sense if the 7 Plus is supposed to have a dual camera setup that may also benefit from a similarly placed flash. I agree though that having a speaker so close to the camera module seems unlikely.
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"In addition, it's unclear what benefit four speakers would have in such a small profile over one or even two of them. Still, the alleged leak remains an unexpected and therefore interesting development in the continuing iPhone 7 rumor story."
As in the iPad Pro, more speakers equal more sound.
Unexpected? Not to me. If the concept works well in the iPad Pro, which it does, it should work well in the iPhone.
As in the iPad Pro, more speakers equal more sound.
Unexpected? Not to me. If the concept works well in the iPad Pro, which it does, it should work well in the iPhone.
It would be awesome if they could keep the back clean like it is without any other text. Make it look as clean as a MacBook. I don't think anyone would mistake this device for anything else with the Apple logo prominently on it.
I think that's the reason the 6series looked so bad. Antenna bands , logo, text. It was all way too busy. Not the clean slick Apple look we had come to expect.
I think that's the reason the 6series looked so bad. Antenna bands , logo, text. It was all way too busy. Not the clean slick Apple look we had come to expect.
Why is it in purple?
I don't think this photo is legit
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You want Apple to remove the logo from the back? Really?
I don't think this photo is legit
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You want Apple to remove the logo from the back? Really?
i was referring to the majority, but for those who want best quality there are very good ones out there already
There are much better ways to go about "the future" than to drop a standard port that is near-universally used.
dont forget that when apple removed the floppy disk, others did the same, same with cd rom..
so you can go to android but only for 1-2 years
so you can go to android but only for 1-2 years
It's a phone, you only need one speaker.
In a curious twist on recent rumors about the upcoming iPhone 7, French language blog Nowhereelse.fr today posted a series of images purporting to show a prototype rear case for the next-gen iPhone featuring four separate speakers.
According to previous rumors, Apple could drop the headphone jack in the iPhone 7 and replace it with a second speaker that would potentially allow for the use of an additional audio amp provided by Cirrus Logic, which would also supply the noise-cancellation smart codec in an also-rumored Lightning-equipped headphone accessory.
Other more recent rumors based on alleged leaked iPhone 7 blueprints have cast doubt on that claim, showing no second speaker in place of the missing headphone jack and suggesting Apple's evolving iPhone design will continue to have a single speaker setup.
Today's post by serial leaker Steven Hemmerstoffer has therefore thrown a curveball into the rumor mill, with some images apparently taken from a promotional video made by an Italian casemaker, which allegedly received a prototype iPhone 7 case in anticipation of the coming refresh in September.
While the wider lens and lack of horizontal antenna lines are consistent with previous leaks, the appearance of four separate speaker grilles - two at the top and two along the bottom - is a new, albeit sketchy contender.
As Hemmerstoffer himself notes, it doesn't seem viable for a speaker to sit so close to the camera module, unless the reorientation of the camera and LED flash holes from a horizontal alignment across the rear of the handset, to a vertical arrangement running down it, somehow allows for the possibility.
In addition, it's unclear what benefit four speakers would have in such a small profile over one or even two of them. Still, the alleged leak remains an unexpected and therefore interesting development in the continuing iPhone 7 rumor story.
Other, more consistent industry mutterings and leaks suggest Apple's new iPhones will look similar to the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s series, featuring only minor tweaks to the design such as the horizontal antenna band removal, flush camera, and a thinner Lightning port, while the larger 5.5-inch iPhone 7 Plus model is thought to get exclusivity to a dual-lens camera system and Smart Connector.
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And extra audio will soak up battery power.
Well good luck with that. Samsung, Htc and other android phone manufacturers will most probably follow lead and remove the headphones jack too.
You don't see car manufacturers dropping the wheel from their cars just because it's an old technology.
both ipad pro have the same battery with 4 speakers...so i dont think its a problem since the A10 and ddr4 will be more power eff
With a $49.99 lightning to 3.5mm audio jack that is only sold in the Apple Store and doesn't come with the phone
