Design Drawing Suggests iPhone 7 Will Have Same Length and Width as iPhone 6s

[Andres Cantu]

Wow, that means this iPhone is going to have out-of-this-world specs, since it's basically an iPhone 6ss!

The guy who always says "We love you!" to Tim Cook will probably be crying this time around

But on a more serious note, this design is pretty much confirmed, since leaks are always slower whenever the design stays the same.

 

[KdParker]

Just have to wait for the parts leaks to get a better idea, but hoping for some improvements and better functionality.

 

[LordQ]

Wow!

A fresh new design.

Or... More of the same?

As we'd say in Mexico, "puro atole con el dedo" - slang for (wait for it) more of the same. At least the camera radius is finally aligned again with the border radius.

 

[smacrumon]

Yeah, this would really severely impede the function of the phone.
The permanent thought of their existence under my case would stress me out, make for sleepless nights and all and I would have to sue Apple in a class action suit eventually.

Ugly design is just that, ugly design. If Apple makes ugly designs these days, then good luck to them. I'm not buying into that way of thinking or that type of compromised product.

 

[magicschoolbus]

I have a hard time believing this. This is apples flagship product and stocks are not doing what they were a few months ago.

The company needs to show its investors and the public it can deliver. Keeping the same form factor on their best selling product would be sure suicide.

 

[ZeneticX]

so many leaks, sketching, drawings for iphones

no love for Macs

 

[arggg14]

Same size with thinner bezels? Fine by me.

 

[nfl46]

Lol, Apple gives zero f anymore. They're like, "Well, they will be buy it anyway."

 

[jase1125]

Meh... Apple is getting smoked by the competition with better looking devices and some nice advances. Maybe Apple should have let Samsung copy them so they couldn't innovate past them. They made them innovate without copying and looked what happened!!!

 

[H2SO4]

Yeah, this would really severely impede the function of the phone.

The permanent thought of their existence under my case would stress me out, make for sleepless nights and all and I would have to sue Apple in a class action suit eventually.

I find it funny when people pipe up with rubbish like this.
Let’s see. When was the last time you bought something for the sole reason that it works well?
Last pair of shoes, clothes, coat, car? The list goes on. Some of us like things to be nice as well, is that concept completely lost on you? My 5S still works excellently. Didn’t like the 6 as as ugly as sin so I didn’t buy it. If my 5S dies should I get the 6 or do I have your permission to choose the better looking SE with it’s crippled feature set?

 

[kingofwale]

Lol, Apple gives zero f anymore. They're like, "Well, they will be buy it anyway."

10 million people didn't last year.... how many won't this year?

 

[nicovh]

Nobody cares.....


Now where are the rumours about the MacBook Pro

 

[nfl46]

10 million people didn't last year.... how many won't this year?

Good question! I wouldn't even mind the same design if they got rid of those lines and shrunk the bezels. The Plus is way too huge for a 5.5" phone. Samsung worked magic with their Note/S series by shrinking the bezels.

 

[maka344]

Glad I went for the S7E. Fantastic hardware.

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

iPhone 6 SS Plus Pro.

 

[Kobbr]

Could they be moving to a 3 year product cycle?

iPhone 6
iPhone 6S
iPhone 6SS

iPhone 7
iPhone 7S
iPhone 7SS

I hope not.

 

[I7guy]

10 million people didn't last year.... how many won't this year?

But 50+million did. Glass half empty or half full?

 

[shanson27]

Can't innovate anymore, my ass

 

[star-affinity]

Move the power button to the top again, please?
It's almost ridiculous how much more often I accidentally press it on my iPhone 6 compared to previous iPhone models since the button is lined up (on the opposite side of the phone) with the ”increase volume” button, which is convenient to use for taking pictures and starting video recordings when holding the phone horizontally.

 

[MacDarcy]

I love Apple. But I think it's kinda annoying that they are slapping a "pro" moniker on their iOS devices now in an attempt to charge a premium and force people to pay up for the latest and greatest features. Features that normally would just be included in the latest iOS devices.

 

[apolloa]

hahahahahaha the rumours REALLY are painting a picture of basically it's an iPhone 6... still.....

I would say if Apple uses the same design for the third year.......

But they just relaunched the iPhone 5 design so I won't be surprised if they use the iPhone 6 design with little improvement, no real R&D cost, oh maybe it'll be thinner and reduce functionality as a result, but plenty of people will buy it.

I'll keep my 6S though, considering it'll be exactly the same phone more or less.

Hmm I don't predict a rise in those iPhone sales anytime soon, only more of a loss.

 

[blairh]

This looks identical to this previous story. I believe it's reality. We are getting the same footprint this fall. All that remains to be seen is the depth. However leaks are saying it's going to be nearly the same depth at this point.

If true, this will be a hard sell for Apple. People will complain that it's too similar a design.

However, I truly believe the redesign is coming in 2017. One thing I find very odd is that John Gruber said in his latest podcast that he is hearing independently from the published rumors that the redesign is indeed coming in 2017. In the past sites like Mac Rumors have jumped to report news of this nature from Gruber. I have yet to see one item regarding this on any Apple news site.

I believe Apple iPhone sales will be lukewarm for 2016 - 2017 and then we will see a huge success come fall (or summer?) of 2017 with an epic redesign. (OLED, small bezels, no home button, etc.)

 

[Schwyz]

I stopped reading at "the unverified drawing"

 

[KrazyBear15]

Could they be moving to a 3 year product cycle?

iPhone 6
iPhone 6S
iPhone 6SS

iPhone 7
iPhone 7S
iPhone 7SS

I hope not.

iPhone 6 - 2014
iPhone 6S - 2015
iPhone 6SE - 2016

They already set the ground work for an iPhone 6SE with the 4" SE earlier this year and if these rumors are true that it'll look the 6S it's makes too much sense. Next year (hopefully at WWDC 2017) will bring major revisions for the 10th anniversary iPhone.

 

[Yaboze]

Please make a 4", 4.7" and 5.5" phone with the latest "7" guts and camera, whatever that will be.