Apple Employee Mentions Work on 'iPhone 8' is Ongoing in Israel Offices

[frozen220]

I think it should be called iPhone X. Then updates from there iPhone XS, iPhone X2, X2S... X3

 

[cube]

I think it should be called iPhone X. Then updates from there iPhone XS, iPhone X2, X2S... X3

When it comes with macOS X.

 

[toph2toast]

Edit: The picture in the article looks ridiculous. Does anyone really want the earpiece cutting through the display??? No.

Would be nice if Macarumors covered the largest Apple patent unveiling just a couple of weeks ago.

iPhone 8 could be made from ceramic. Bye bye ugly antenna lines.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/revealing-apple-patent-covers-all-new-ceramic-iphone.1997711/

http://www.patentlyapple.com/patent...c-apple-watch-and-all-new-ceramic-iphone.html

https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...ne-in-2017-will-be-made-from-ceramic.1993538/

Saying this is the "largest Apple patent unveiling" is subjective, wouldn't you say? I spend more time looking at the screen not the back of the phone.

 

[Bawstun]

Wait, 2018? So next year will be the same recycled design, 4 years running? Seems risky.

 

[69650]

It worries me that iPhone development work is apparently going on in Israel. I wouldn't be surprised if Mossad had spies in the plant passing on secrets about how to bypass iPhone security.

 

[speedbumpnv]

Isn't the iPhone 7 technically the 10th iPhone cycle?

1 - iPhone
2 - 3G
3 - 3Gs
4 - 4
5 - 4s
6 - 5
7 - 5s
8 - 6
9 - 6s
10 -7

 

[mi7chy]

Israel has a great track record of developing technology and saving companies like Intel so iPhone 8 should be the one to wait for.

 

[friedkimchi]

Isn't the iPhone 7 technically the 10th iPhone cycle?

1 - iPhone
2 - 3G
3 - 3Gs
4 - 4
5 - 4s
6 - 5
7 - 5s
8 - 6
9 - 6s
10 -7

It's not the iteration of the iPhone, it's the number of years since the original iPhone was released.

FYI, the first iPhone was released on June 29, 2007.

So in 2017, it'll be the 10th anniversary.

People are expecting a "special" version to mark the joyous occasion. I wouldn't hold my breath though. It'll just be a regular iPhone update with wireless charging.

 

[Superhai]

Isn't the iPhone 7 technically the 10th iPhone cycle?

IPhone SE was released separately and thus we are now technically on the 11th release cycle. However the first iPhone was released in 2007, so naturally 2017 is the anniversary.

 

[x-evil-x]

Ehh, they'd have freaked out just as much if it was called the 5 but in the same shell.

Honestly, I just can't see this phone released next year. 2018, definitely. They've stuck to the redesign/S gen tick/tock cycle since 2008. I can't imagine that's going to change next year.

Besides, if it's such a massive redesign, they might have that 'S gen cushion' to completely perfect it over the course of a year, ensuring it's truly mindblowing.

You do realize they just changed that whole tick tock cycle this year right?
3 years in a row with the same design. First time it's been done. So it's up in the air now. They can skip the 7S if it's not the same design 4 years in a row...

 

[driphone]

What about calling it "iPhone 7s - The Anniversary Edition".

 

[44267547]

I'd love to see everyone's faces when Apple releases iPhone 7S next year.

Also, here is the UNREALISTIC features that are constantly being rumored;

1.) Edge to Edge OLED see through rounded corner display (with speakers and camera behind it).
2.) Ceramic, Saphire, Liquid Metal, and/or All-Glass design!
3.) Revolutionary wireless charging that keeps you at 100% battery over thin air (like MAGIC)!

Fellas, if Apple gives us 1 of the features above every year for the next 3 years, consider yourselves lucky. There is NOOOOOO WAY that all 3 of the features above will make the next iPhone, whatever it's called.

I do think it's possible to see an all glass display and or edge to edge OLED display. But the ceramic and long range wireless charging is unlikely to be options for 2017. We all know Apple never will introduce major features compiled together, it's usually spanned out over the iPhone's refreshed years.

 

[Konrad74]

iPhone 8 rumours, already? Sheesh.

Thought I'd have to wait another year for the Dalek jokes.

iPhone8! iPHONE8!! IIIIIIIPHOOONE88888!!!

 

[HallStevenson]

They'll have iPhone 8, 9 and probably 10 prototypes in their labs already.

Exactly right ! Do people think they start designing the iPhone 8 the day after they release the iPhone 7 or something ? It can take months (like 6, 9, 12) to design, prototype, source, and so on some components. You can be damn sure that they've got model '8' units working, although obviously not finished or even near finished. Same with '9' models, although to a lesser degree. '10' models may only exist in solid-model forms on a computer or possibly 3D-printed mock-ups but it's no doubt being worked on.

 

[Bawstun]

Isn't the iPhone 7 technically the 10th iPhone cycle?

1 - iPhone
2 - 3G
3 - 3Gs
4 - 4
5 - 4s
6 - 5
7 - 5s
8 - 6
9 - 6s
10 -7

5C, SE

 

[Born Again]

make it a samsung

 

[HallStevenson]

Apple's pricing is suspect.

What ? Are you crazy ?

 

[smacrumon]

What ? Are you crazy ?

Apple pricing is crazier than a coconut.

 

[britboyj]

Don't call it that. Call it 'iPhone.'

It's the 10th anniversary of the iPhone.

 

[Paulinator]

Apple may decide to skip directly to the next full number, naming the 2017 iPhone the iPhone 8.

Apple will do more than that. They will likely call it the iPhone 10 in honor of the redesign AND the anniversary of the first iPhone. Don't forget that Apple has skipped numbers before. Specifically, when they changed from simply "iPhone" to "3G" to denote that it was 3G capable. There was no "2" or "3" so the precedent has already been set. There will be no 8 or 9.

 

[rmbpuser]

I just hope its not a new branch of iPhones which will be more expensive released in parallel with 7s, 7s Plus and SE2.

 

[filmantopia]

According to who?
No one. This is tech journalist wish list.

Gruber

Wall St. Journal

Bloomberg

KGI Securities Ming-Chi Kuo

 

[ActionableMango]

Why is this shocking? Did you think Tim Cook would just wake up some day 10 months from now and say "oh ****, we forgot to make another iPhone!"

Who said or acted like it was shocking?

 

[Sedulous]

All I want is real, completely untethered wireless charging.

I don't get the appeal of "wireless" charging. Induction charging still means you have to keep device very close to base. It is also slower and means the phone will require internal coils... space and weight added.

I also do not get the full face screen. You'd have nowhere to hold it, it would block any front-face camera, infrared sensor, light sensors, touchID sensor, and would have a hole so you know, you could actually use it like a phone. This is a nonsense rumor that really needs to die. It is more likely Apple will use micro LED.

This story is non-news. Of course Apple is working on a new phone. It will feature upgraded components like cameras.

 

[_Refurbished_]

I don't get the appeal of "wireless" charging. Induction charging still means you have to keep device very close to base. It is also slower and means the phone will require internal coils... space and weight added.

I also do not get the full face screen. You'd have nowhere to hold it, it would block any front-face camera, infrared sensor, light sensors, touchID sensor, and would have a hole so you know, you could actually use it like a phone. This is a nonsense rumor that really needs to die. It is more likely Apple will use micro LED.

This story is non-news. Of course Apple is working on a new phone. It will feature upgraded components like cameras.

http://www.energous.com/