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Dummy 'iPhone 8' Images Appear Online Suggesting Touch ID Embedded in Edge-to-Edge Display
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Oh and I like how MacRumors hasn't used all the photos that were posted of this dummy mock up..
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...ear-touch-id-and-stainless-steel-rim.2042889/
https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...ear-touch-id-and-stainless-steel-rim.2042889/
The associated schematic doesn't show a Touch ID on the rear either, though. Just the logo.
This looks amazing! I hope they keep a version with the exposed stainless steel!
Not sure that this tells us anything - just another possibility. I struggle to see Apple moving TouchID to the back of the phone just to get rid of the bezel(s) on the front. That seems like a lost from vs. function battle to me. Yes, getting rid of the bezels looks nice (look no further than Samsung's new phone), but TouchID on the back will never be as viable as where it is now. Considering the critical role of TouchID when it comes to ApplePay and the work that Apple had to do to get banks and retailers onboard with it, I can't see them ditching it completely either.
You shouldn't be. The very suggestion is absurd.If only this were true. I'm almost certain we're going to end up with TouchID on the back.
Bring back the iPhone 4 with 2017 internals. That dummy looks meh..... actually I'd love a iPhone 4 in IPhone SE size, perfect.
The power button looks longer then before, could they implement touchID in the button on the side instead?
Rather the opposite, the stainless steel-sided iPhones (4 & 4s) look much much better even today than any 1+ year-old aluminium iPhones (5,5s, SE, 6, 6s, 7).
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I hope it's as thick. I want a sizable battery, plus TouchID built in.
Shut up and take my money!
Or actually, shut up and take my Jump On Demand Free Upgrade!
Shut up and take my money!
Or actually, shut up and take my Jump On Demand Free Upgrade!
or perhaps, the logo lights up through the glass. if they go with a glass back not sure how they would embed the logo without jeopardizing the integrity of the glass structure.
Oh no not again !! Fugly Protruding camera
REMOVE that NASTY WART
REMOVE that NASTY WART
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Currently, having the power button opposite the volume up button is very problematic when it comes to locking your screen, especially because the software prioritizes the volume buttons when both sides are pressed.
However, it appears from this supposed model that the sleep/wake button is not only slightly longer, but lower and extends below the level of the 'volume down' button. I wholeheartedly agree with this change, especially coming from the Plus version.
On the whole, I love the stainless steel look, and the rounded corners remind me most of the original iPhone. I own an Apple Watch Sport but I was always envious of the stainless steel enclosure, and my next watch will probably match my next iPhone
It does look like a well executed homage to the very first iPhone.
Me like a lot.
Me like a lot.
Another fake imo. That fat steel band looks retro in a very dated and old fashioned way - makes iPhone 7 look super futuristic. No way that's the design.
I also think the whole conversation of Samsung trying to get the home button into the front and failing and now Apple following is absurd. Apple don't tend to implement things until they can do it. Seems more likely there will be a 7s and a tenth anniversary edition of the 7s. No 8 this year.
I also think the whole conversation of Samsung trying to get the home button into the front and failing and now Apple following is absurd. Apple don't tend to implement things until they can do it. Seems more likely there will be a 7s and a tenth anniversary edition of the 7s. No 8 this year.
It looks like a really huge stainless steel apple watch. This is the real deal for sure!
Sheesh that's fugly - makes me feel better about keeping my 6S Plus for another year if that's what it will actually look like
no way. this is the ugliest mock up I've seen yet.