Roundup: A Look at Various iPhone 8 Concepts and Mockups

[MacRumors]

With rumors suggesting the 2017 iPhone 8 is going to introduce some of the most radical design changes we've seen to the iPhone since 2014, a number of artists have been making conceptual mockups based on current rumors floating around.

Many of the mockups imagine fanciful ideas that Apple is unlikely to implement, but they also adopt the edge-to-edge display with built-in Home button, OLED screen, wireless charging, and glass body ideas that are being bandied about, giving an interesting look at how iPhone 8 rumors are being interpreted.

The first conceptual design was created by Thadeu Brandão and has been getting a lot of attention over the last couple of days. The mockup features an iPhone with a larger edge-to-edge display, dual cameras, and a glass front and back surrounded by an aluminum frame, and a physical home button built into the screen at the bottom of the device, which we are not expecting for the iPhone 8.

It has an Android-style home bar or "Touch Bar" with controls that change contextually based on the app, an inclusion that is not rumored for the device at this time. Brandão has also shared several iPhone 8 mockups on his website, showing off his design in more detail.

A concept created by Veniamin Geskin and Ran Avni imagines several iterations of the iPhone 8, with a display that extends to the edges of the screen but leaves top and bottom bezels, and another that curves down the edges of the device. Apple Watch-style inductive charging is pictured, as is a variation with a top bezel and no bottom bezel.

An iPhone 8 concept created by iDrop News is fairly true to the rumors we've heard so far, featuring an ultra thin device with a bezel-free OLED display, an all-white glass body, no Home button, and iris scanning technology.

Imran Taylor's iPhone 8 mockup, created alongside ConceptsiPhone, imagines a ceramic body (unlikely due to cost), a 5.8-inch curved OLED display, a touch sensitive lower bezel, and wireless charging through a Smart Connector. It includes thick bezels at the top and bottom along with a Touch ID Home button, two features that don't quite align with the rumors we're hearing right now.

Swiss site Handy Abovergleich imagines a bubbly iPhone 8 with more rounded edges and a glass body sandwiched between an aluminum frame. A Touch ID Home button is under the display and is accompanied by an Android-style home bar, an iris scanner is built in, and Apple Pencil support is included. It also features USB-C instead of Lightning, a change Apple probably isn't going to make.

The last concept comes from designer Moe Slah, and has an interesting look at how some apps could potentially look on a device that has an edge-to-edge display.

Apple is expected to introduce the redesigned iPhone 8 in September, its usual timeframe for introducing new devices. Up to three models may debut, including the flagship ~5-inch OLED device with an edge-to-edge display that's pictured in all of the mockups and standard 4.7 and 5.5-inch models that may have a design closer to the iPhone 7.

For full details on what to expect from the 2017 iPhone, make sure to check out our dedicated roundup, which is updated on a regular basis with everything we know about the device so far.

Article Link: Roundup: A Look at Various iPhone 8 Concepts and Mockups

 

[Phogro]

With 8 months to go don't you think it's a bit early to compile a list of mockups? We'll see at least this many more each month until the summer when we start getting part leaks and then we'll see even more based on those leaks until the actual iPhone is launched.

 

[Telos101]

Maybe we should 'like' the one we most like and Apple will get the message!

Software-wise, I am good with iOS 1 as long as the hardware can compensate. No pressure.

 

[Cameroncafe10a]

EverythingApplePro made a good concept video.

 

[farewelwilliams]

if i can't feel the home button, the design sucks

 

[garirry]

Let me guess, Apple will NOT make an iPhone as beautiful as the concept ones.

 

[derek916]

im a starboy

 

[ka-spot]

amazing!

 

[TMRJIJ]

Whichever float the boat. I just want a physical button to use in case of freezing, the ability to hold my phone without accidentally touch something on screen, and a good design that doesn't attract dust, stains, or fingerprints

 

[TwoBytes]

Apple isn't daring enough anymore to innovate like these mock ups

 

[zahuh]

These will all become iPhone 9 concepts once the iPhone 8 is announced.

 

[kaneda]

I wish they RD flip dual screens..

 

[sunapple]

The current iPhone 7 is great when it comes to handling the phone, making the screen as large as the device would ruin that. So I wonder what size the device and screen will get. Ideally for me would be the iPhone 7 minus the top bezel, that much I can reach. Now for the accidental clicks...

 

[Rogifan]

I've never understood the fascination with mockups. It's easy to mock something up when you don't have to engineer the darn thing. And it seems whenever a mockup gets posted everyone goes crazy over it even when it's crap, like this:

 

[0029937]

Ummmm, yeeeeaaaah... if we could get the next one to feel better in the hand and not like a slippery wet bar of soap... yeaaaaah, that'd be greeaaaat. Mmmmkay.

 

[5105973]

With 8 months to go don't you think it's a bit early to compile a list of mockups? We'll see at least this many more each month until the summer when we start getting part leaks and then we'll see even more based on those leaks until the actual iPhone is launched.

No! It's never too early for mock ups! These are pretty.

Anyway it doesn't matter. I know I'm going to get one even if it looks like a potato. I derided the iPhone 7 and even got a Note 7 and stayed in Android phones a long while. I'm still using them, actually. But I am posting this on my iPhone 7 Plus. And loving it. And while it still reminds me of Bender the robot, it works much much better than I thought it would. My only complaints at this point is that it does not record video with stereo audio and I can't set a variable Do Not Disturb schedule like I can on my Android phone. I also miss the S Pen on my Note 7.

Nevertheless, I won't try and fool myself again. I am getting the iPhone Potato. Baaaa baaaa baaaaa. ISheeple I am. I just probably won't preorder and will get it after it's been out awhile. I seem to have better luck with iPhones after they've been out awhile.

 

[canucksfan88]

does anyone know where i can find the wallpaper in the mockup?

 

[Phogro]

No! It's never too early for mock ups! These are pretty.

Haha, but it's so far away and will look nothing like this. It's like getting your hopes up only to have Apple crush them in September.

Mockups are fun and all, but it's easier to create something in Photoshop than it is to bring that design to real life with power and performance that people expect from Apple.

 

[jclo]

With 8 months to go don't you think it's a bit early to compile a list of mockups? We'll see at least this many more each month until the summer when we start getting part leaks and then we'll see even more based on those leaks until the actual iPhone is launched.

I'm 100% sure we'll do another one. I thought it'd be interesting to look at the ones that are out there now, even at this early stage.

 

[RuffyYoshi]

If they make an anniversay one and two old design ones I'll be mildly upset. Cuz that's just teasing to fork out more for the ultra nice one and it's greedy. I'd prefer they did 2 again with a brand new design and be done with it.

 

[fizzyfizz]

Wow those all look superb!

 

[code-m]

Haha, but it's so far away and will look nothing like this. It's like getting your hopes up only to have Apple crush them in September.

Mockups are fun and all, but it's easier to create something in Photoshop than it is to bring that design to real life with power and performance that people expect from Apple.

History of mockup tell us that when Apple releases anything it never looks even closely to what the released mockup are.

Speaking of why does iOS and Android have the notification bar on the top of the screen, I would prefer if I could swipe up from the bottom of the screen as its closer to my thumb rather than stretch or uses reachability to access this function. I am aware that Apple has cards with the swipe up, however with large screen phones it makes it easier to have notifications swiped from bottom to top. What ever happened to Human Interface Design language?

 

[sudo1996]

Looks like the update we've all been waiting for.

 

[A MacBook lover]

First video was by far the best, and probably what we have in store. Last one was decent too. The rest of them tried too hard to be like Samsung and only extend the screen to the edges while the other ones were basically bezel-less

 

[69Mustang]

Whichever float the boat. I just want a physical button to use in case of freezing, the ability to hold my phone without accidentally touch something on screen, and a good design that doesn't attract dust, stains, or fingerprints

Here you go bud. Water,dust resistant. Never worry about fingerprints. Very bright UI and scratch/crack resistant. Will go all day and dropped calls are a thing of the past. Never worry about charging or having to worry if you have enough memory for updates. Power cable for mobility incl.

You're welcome.