So will the phone be physically smaller or will they extend the screen size on the present frame?
I hope it is the latter.
I hope it is the latter.
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Apple Said to Debut Three Glass-Backed iPhone 8 Models, Including New 5-Inch Size, in 2017
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They may have a bunch of prototypes, but even Apple probably doesn't know what the iPhone 8 will be.
Please make a 4" version, the SE proves there is a market for it. Or even a 4.2" version if they can slim the bezel down a bit.
So we'll have the iPhone basic, iPhone premium and iPhone very premium? Nice way to fragment your product line.
I definitely want the bezels reduced but not by too much. A phone that has 100% glass on the front looks weird. Just make the top and bottom bezels the same as the ones on the side.
I feel like the leak was just a "Biel Crystal Manufactory and Lens Technology" stakeholder trying to boost their value. But then I'm a skeptical b.
"The site still believes one premium model with a curved edge-to-edge OLED display will be sold alongside two models that have standard LCD displays."
If this holds true my 6s will be my last iPhone because Apple is incapable of doing what every other company has been doing: keeping parity between phone sizes.
If this holds true my 6s will be my last iPhone because Apple is incapable of doing what every other company has been doing: keeping parity between phone sizes.
I knew I was right not to skip the iPhone 7, and I'll just trade it in using the Apple Upgrade Program, or sell it for more and still upgrade to the 8... This way I get to enjoy the latest technology instead of trying to convince everyone else (actually myself) that I did the right thing by skipping the 7 
So many assumptions in one sentence.
Well I did wonder if Touch ID would be incorporated as part of the handset from 2017 based on the recent MacBook Pro "leak".
However I dread to think how much it'd cost to repair if you dropped your phone!
However I dread to think how much it'd cost to repair if you dropped your phone!
Isn't 5" too close in size to the 4.7 and 5.5?
We know their footprints will be smaller that the current ones, so I can't say how nice they'll hit in the had. Better obviously but I would stilll like a smaller more pocketable. Maybe a compact 4.3"
We know their footprints will be smaller that the current ones, so I can't say how nice they'll hit in the had. Better obviously but I would stilll like a smaller more pocketable. Maybe a compact 4.3"
Agree! I just don't like that opening where the speaker is for listening to phone calls, seems like in the way, can't think of other place where they can put it
for all people here saying: " I knew I was right to skip the iPhone 7!"... I'll tell you a secret: skip the 2017 iPhone and wait for the 2019 iPhone
You can make it thicker by getting a battery pack. I welcome even thinner phone.
Ugh.
I personally loath that concept.
Looks horrible; hopefully MR will find other concepts to replace the current one.
Until there are fundamental changes to iOS, I won't care what it looks like.
I like good and interesting aesthetics as much as the next guy, but I'm not a poseur.
What really matters (to me, of course) is what I can DO with the device.
So, let's see what Apple comes up with, but I'm not holding my breath.
In the meantime, my Note5 is the minimum requirement to meet my needs.
I like good and interesting aesthetics as much as the next guy, but I'm not a poseur.
What really matters (to me, of course) is what I can DO with the device.
So, let's see what Apple comes up with, but I'm not holding my breath.
In the meantime, my Note5 is the minimum requirement to meet my needs.
I love how this is getting all the upvotes. It means people are tired of this **** and actually get your sarcasm. Or are you for real?