ITS FOR ANOTHER CAMERA! Duh. Either that or the drink-stirring device. Because people get that wrong.
The glass model seams to be real while this model is fake https://twitter.com/onleaks/status/854721950916030464What happened to the glass front and back model?
Why wouldn't you just use the Apple logo for touchid if that's what the mysterious hole is for?
I'm still betting the "mysterious hole" is for wireless charging
I agree on that. Could be the next 7s plus.I agree with others in that this may possibly be what Apple is doing for the iPhone 7S.
Think about it. Aesthetically speaking, Apple would probably want both the 7S and the Edition to look similar from the front side. But due to supply constraints, if they could only embed TouchID into the screen for the Edition they might then move the Home button to the back for the 7S, so that both lines have a full frontal screen.
That and the 5S-esque design seems more to me like it would be made for the 7S.
Are you kidding? How is on the apple watch? Still rounded and smallerToo small.![]()
When drunk, putting the phone on the charging area is easier than having to precisely aim for that Lightning Socket. Other than that, inductive charging is overrated. Generally, wireless charging is inefficient and causing a lot of radiation (electromagnetic fields) compared to a 5V DC cable.What is the point of inductive charging? Not that that's what it is, clearly.
So how do you unlock the phone when it placed on a flat surface?
Eh? Maybe because when you're holding your phone normally it's exactly where your index finger is resting?! Or maybe you like the Samsung Galaxy S8 variant more where have to cripple your hand to reach the sensor.
If they can't get the sensor beneath the display that place in the lower middle of the back is the only acceptable one left.
If this is real looks like I'm going to android phone for the first time ever . I was holding out for the iPhone 8 I'm still using a iPhone 6 Plus but I'm not liking what I'm seeing so far I hope this is just a Chinese knock off of what they think it will look like .
Touch ID will be placed at the back if Apple chooses form over function before the technology is ready to put the scanner inside the display. If they put it at the back this year, I'll just buy the next iPhone or the one after that. As soon as they make Touch ID right, I'm on board.
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Multiple design renders of Apple's much-rumored 5.8-inch OLED iPhone have surfaced over the course of the last two weeks, giving us our first look at what the device might look like.
Apple is testing multiple prototypes so we have seen several designs, but two of them have focused on a device with an aluminum frame, a vertical dual-lens camera, and a mysterious hole on the back below the Apple logo.
Now a third render has popped up featuring the same general design, but this time, it's a render of a full rear casing, which provides a clearer look at what the "iPhone 8" might look like at launch, should this be the design Apple chooses to use.
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Created by Instagram user bro.king, the renderings are directly based on the previously leaked design schematics.
The rendered shell is made from silver aluminum, with a squared design that's highly reminiscent of the iPhone 5 family rather than the smoother curves of more recent iPhone models. Size details are not included, but the design schematics it's likely based on suggested the device measures in at 149.5mm tall by 72.5mm wide, which is slightly larger than the 4.7-inch iPhone 7 at 138.3mm by 67.1mm.
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In line with multiple rumors, it features a vertical dual-lens camera which Apple is said to be implementing to introduce better picture quality and perhaps augmented reality functionality, and most notably, there's a circular cutout on the back.
Rumors have suggested that this is for a Touch ID fingerprint sensor, and this is perhaps the prototype Apple will use if it can't reliably integrate Touch ID under the display of the iPhone 8, but there's also the possibility that the cutout is for an inductive wireless charging module.
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Apple is rumored to be implementing wireless charging in the iPhone 8, and the latest information on the matter has suggested Apple will use an inductive charging solution rather than long-range wireless charging technology, which is not yet reliable enough.
As mentioned above, Apple is allegedly testing up to 10 OLED iPhone prototypes, so this isn't necessarily the finished product that we're going to see in September. We have also seen a design prototype featuring a device with a glass body, a 4mm bezel and an edge-to-edge display, along with no visible Touch ID sensor.
We're getting closer to the point when Apple will need to start finalizing a design, so we may soon see part leaks that give us a better idea of the direction the company decided to go in.
Article Link: iPhone 8 Shell Render Features Vertical Dual-Lens Camera, iPhone 5-Style Body
Eh? Maybe because when you're holding your phone normally it's exactly where your index finger is resting?! Or maybe you like the Samsung Galaxy S8 variant more where have to cripple your hand to reach the sensor.
If they can't get the sensor beneath the display that place in the lower middle of the back is the only acceptable one left.
so you would leave apple to go android to a phone that also likely has the FP scanner on the back?If this is real looks like I'm going to android phone for the first time ever . I was holding out for the iPhone 8 I'm still using a iPhone 6 Plus but I'm not liking what I'm seeing so far I hope this is just a Chinese knock off of what they think it will look like .