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Apple's 'iPhone 8' Might Not Ship Until Late 2017, Side Button Touch ID Unlikely
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It looks cool but also a little bleak and uninspired/a lot like the 6 and 7 minus vertical camera and that earpiece situation
Reminds me of like Apple’s response to the Pixel
Reminds me of like Apple’s response to the Pixel
Unless you're being sarcastic, your post is rather inaccurate. And there have been unverified leaks and renders demoing Touch ID on the back of the iPhone, but that doesn't make it any more accurate because we haven't seen the back of the iPhone.
Easy. A Home button / TouchID dongle that you plug into the bottom of the phone
Only those who really want it, would have to buy it!
The sarcasm of course is the advance facial recognition technology. But I really doubt about in-display TouchID happening for the next gen iPhone. I do admit Apple's the best back then but now they're falling behind.
It’s all lies. The phone will have Touch ID. Without Touch ID you cannot use Apple Pay. That alone should make everyone realize this is a lie. Touch ID has been integrated way too deep to leave it out on a future flagship phone, or any future iPhones for that matter.
Though Apple's radically redesigned "iPhone 8" is expected to be introduced in September alongside standard iPhone 7s and 7s Plus devices, it may not start shipping out to consumers until October to early November, according to new information shared today by Japanese site Mac Otakara [Google Translate].
Citing information from supply chain sources and various accessory makers, Mac Otakara says the iPhone 8 will not ship until the first half of the first quarter of fiscal 2018, translating to sometime in October or November. This is in line with many previous rumors and analyst predictions hinting at a delayed mass production timeline.
The site's sources have only seen a front display panel component in black, suggesting Apple may only release the iPhone 8 in black. Previous rumors have suggested it will be available in a limited number of colors, with white unconfirmed.
There has been some speculation that because Apple is removing the Home button from the iPhone and introducing a larger side button Touch ID could be built into said side button, but Mac Otakara does not believe that is the case. Side button components are said to be solid with no additional sensors or parts needed for Touch ID, suggesting the side button is just a simple power button.
With rumors of both rear and side button Touch ID quashed, it's looking more like reports suggesting Touch ID is built into the display or removed entirely are accurate.
Apple was said to be planning to build Touch ID into the display of the device, but rumors now indicate its efforts may have been unsuccessful, with the company instead planning to replace Touch ID with facial recognition.
Reports are still mixed, however, so it's not yet entirely clear if Touch ID has been eliminated, but Mac Otakara says the possibility of in-display Touch ID "seems to be low."
Based on images of screen protectors, the site believes there are several new front-facing sensors accessory makers will need to compensate for, further pointing towards the inclusion of new 3D sensors for facial recognition purposes. The front-facing FaceTime camera may also be relocated to the right of the device.
With August fast approaching, we're only about five or six weeks away from the prospective debut date of the iPhone 8 and its companion devices, based on past launch timelines. In recent years, iPhone launch events have taken place during the first or second week of September.
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Total click bait. There is so much logistics to get these to market that everything has been figured out long ago.
I don't believe for a second that Apple is still trying to figure this stuff out 2 month from release date.
There will be people that won't buy if there is no Touch ID just like there were/are those who didn't upgrade because of the lack of a headphone jack.
You say as you post on Macrumors.com.
That is literally what this website is for, and you willingly come here.
Anyway, regarding this latest delayed shipping rumour, as long as I get it for the holidays (specifically early December), I'm fine. Of course, earlier would be appreciated.
Yep, Touch ID is a foundational component of banks accepting Apple Pay thanks to the security. You can't just remove it and Apple Pay still works, because you haven't communicated the security level of the new methodology to any organizations. I don't see how it would happen.
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That will never happen and it was never even suggested by anyone at Apple, ever, because they're all smart people
Holy mother freaking crap dude. Is this a mythical unicorn or what? I've been paying attention to the yearly apple news since the very beginning in 2007 and it's never been THIS all over the place. All these fake as hell "analysts" with opinions no more important than my cat are contradicting themselves so much I halfway expect them to do it in a single sentence at some point. "The iPhone 8 will have lasers. Wait no it won't. But maybe it will? Hmmmm" and then just end the article with a confused face emoji
Let's just look at what we do know about the next iPhone: it'll be called iPhone
Let's just look at what we do know about the next iPhone: it'll be called iPhone
HAHA, don't comment on inductive charging, because you look silly. But commenting on bezel size on unconfirmed rumors is not looking silly? Both bezel size and inductive charging have equal weight, it seems.
The idea was put forward that the phone would authenticate through its facial recognition scan since there is no Touch ID.
Like the touch ID, force touch, dual cameras, taptic engine all copied from Android phones, next Apple will copy touch ID in the display from Android phones, as soon as apple implements touch ID in the screen all other Android phones will have it, and next iPhone SOC will be a copy of android phone too.
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I will not buy a phone with out a touch ID on the FRONT.I won't even think about buying it
No. They do not. The bezels we know with over 95% certainty. Inductive charging being the wireless charging solution? <30% certainty. There have been no solid leaks that say what will be the wireless charging methodology.