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I cant see the design of the iPhone 7 staying the same, every iPhone number (i.e. the 4,5,6 and so on) has had a different design. I cant see a reason why Apple would keep it the same as the 6 and 6S. I could be wrong but i don't think it is correct, i think Apple are probably still deciding before the final iPhone 7 design is settled and goes into production.

I can think of one. Possibly an oled screen for 2017 requiring a completely new case with Apple waiting on a complete redesign for it.
 
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I thought it was rumored to be only the 7+ dual camera! Now is the 7 also rumored to have it? The less difference from the tow, the better.
Not being to see what size this case actually is, it's possible that this could be the 7+ case not the 7.
 
Outside of a radical curved design (with an OLED screen), the phone is going to remain relatively the same design. There's only so many things you can do. Even if you go back to the first iPhone, what's changed has been things like size, thickness, but it's still more or less a rounded rectangle with a touchscreen.

For one, smaller. The 6 series is way too large overall for its screen sizes. They look prehistoric compared to other modern large phones.
 
I can think of one. Possibly an oled screen for 2017 requiring a completely new case with Apple waiting on a complete redesign for it.

This is true, but i do think with the 7 Apple need to give people a reason to upgrade, the 6S had a better camera, 3D Touch and Live photo's adding just a Dual camera to the 7 wont be enough, so i wonder what else they will have up their sleeves. I'm not saying that keeping the shape and same design is a bad thing, i currently use the 6 Plus and i love it.
 
This is dumb, I'm sorry. There is definitely no way apple has decided on the final version of the phone by now and stuff like this shouldn't get press.
 
Took them long enough to get stereo speakers, if that's what the cutouts truly are for. As for the camera cutout: a lot of iPhone cases already come with large (or even larger than what's pictured) cutouts to prevent the flash from working incorrectly.
 
I'm ready for dozens of iPhone 7 dummies that will eventually come in the next weeks.
Same here man especially the Goophone 7 whatever it's called knock off phones. It's like 2014 all over again huh? Lol!
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I'm all in for good iPhone leaks but a case leak this early without any physical parts yet to be smuggled out of Foxconn is a bit premature.
I hear you but you can't help but feel excited that the leaks are finally starting to come in!
 
That camera cutout looks very similar to the one on the case for my 5s which only has one camera, so to assume 2 cameras based on that is a huge stretch.
 
So, there's room for stereo speakers instead of a 3.5mm audio pin. I love it.

i wonder who the board will appoint as CEO to bring back the 3.5mm pin for the 7s.

It's sooooooooooo adorbs when people think their own silly little pet peeve is actually so gigantic that a multibillion dollar company would do something as radical as uproot their CEO over their piddly issue.
It reeks of entitlement and self grandeur to the high heavens!
 
I don't know why they think stereo speakers are going to be more useful to most people than a headphone jack. I am dubious of speakers so close together providing much of a stereo field... at least for most people:
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Looks like it will have the same dimensions with the mega big top/bottom bezels and that odd home button parallel to the volume button. Featuring a thinner body and less battery life.
 
The main reason I moved from Android to iPhone was to be able to use headphones with inline remote controls. Even though I now use bluetooth earbuds mostly, I still have reason to use wired headphones from time to time.

If future iPhones remove the 3.5" jack, then I have no reason to buy any of them.
 
Seriously. My ears are wider than the speakers. How much difference would the stereo speakers make? We all have mini Bluetooth speakers anyway.

I often run sound for small events and the headphone jack was nice for playing music. Guess I'll have to buy a separate Shuffle now. Oh wait...now I get it.
 
So, there's room for stereo speakers instead of a 3.5mm audio pin. I love it.

look at a 3.5mm jack, it's a half-inch long. in today's shrinking world, that's like football shaped growth jutting out of one's neck. this could is also be readying iPhones for usb-c connectivity down the road, no? if nothing else, adapters are a fine solution for me. 3.5mm jacks have been around for decades. i was against it for a fleeting second then i remembered what world i live in.
 
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