Leaked Foxconn Images Show Off Internals of iPhone 8, Including Wireless Charging Coil

[Dave245]

Damn that is insane for a phone that most people turnover in a year!

The thing is the 8 will be a premium price because the low yields on OLED, it's costing more and supply and demand is a part of business. Also I can see with Apple using an advanced form of Facial Recognition (that includes Infared and a 3D camera) that it will cost more. I believe here in the U.K. It will be around £1000 for the 8/"Pro"/Edition.

 

[Markoth]

A lot of the machines we use for production are disconnected from the internet, receive no software updates and get changed only when they absolutely have to. Removes any unnecessary vulnerabilities or variables.

A lot of people are under the impressions that updating always equates to improving. In truth, updating is one of the riskier things people routinely do.

 

[9594864]

Imagine how embarrassing it will be if Apple actually announces iPhones with inductive wireless charging. Most embarrassing thing Apple has done and definitive proof that they failed to do something useful with wireless charging.

 

[44267547]

By the time all these leaks are confirmed they'll be no surprises when Apple actually announces it except "I know that was on the raider"

I think you would be surprised how many features and capabilities have not been leaked. That will end up being announced during the keynote that we're not subjected to any leaks at all. Not to mention what's considered actual being factual versus false. There a lot of variables here.

 

[testcard]

That workshop image should allow Tim’s SWAT team to identify and neutralise the perp(s).

 

[macduke]

At this point the only thing that hasn't leaked is the price—which will probably be quite high. Have we ever known so much about an iPhone redesign that wasn't lost in a bar?

Specs:

• A11, possibly with machine learning co-processor (ML11?)
  
• OLED 3X retina display at 2436x1125
• FaceID unlock with new sensors / notch design / can unlock at various angles and while flat on a table
  
• 3-4GB RAM
• Dual cameras in a vertical orientation
• Wireless charging, most likely inductive
• Longer battery life with the stacked board design
• Possibly new copper and mirror color options (might be 7s only)
• 4K60 recording front and back (probably 1080p240 and 720p480 slow-mo)
• Glass sandwiched between stainless steel design (no antenna bands)
• Smaller bezels/elongated display with some sort of functional "home" area at the bottom
• Improved waterproofing
• Blue Tooth 5.0
• Front facing portrait mode
• OIS for the secondary telephoto lens
  

What else am I missing? I'd wager the stereo speakers are better—not sure if that has been rumored. On my iPhone 7 the top earpiece speaker volume seems to be a bit lower which spoils the stereo effect a little bit.

Edited to add a few more things. Thanks @Infiniverse48!

 

[78Bandit]

It is going to be a "boutique" model. Probably to be called the iPhone Edition and will have a $1,499 price tag on it. Why? Since it will be supply constrained anyway Apple will see if there are enough people willing to pay such a premium. Kind of goes along with the "Ferrari" code name. Enzo Ferrari always said to make one less car than you think the market wants.

 

[Thunderhawks]

The real question is, what does the HomePod firmware say?

Hey Siri, is that a coil in your shell or are you just happy to hear me?

Also, looking forward to the : Apple is artificially holding back stock to create frenzy and justify their pricing, with
Apple is late and: Ordered mine at 1:00 a.m. 12 weeks ago in purple and no update.
Terrible service by Apple.

 

[itsamacthing]

Windows XP LOL LOL LOL 555555555

 

[Markoth]

Thought 1: Wait. How was this photo not taken with a potato?

Thought 2: I hope they tagged it as #ShotoniPhone on Instagram.

Even potatoes come with HDR these days.

 

[Dave245]

It is going to be a "boutique" model. Probably to be called the iPhone Edition and will have a $1,499 price tag on it. Why? Since it will be supply constrained anyway Apple will see if there are enough people willing to pay such a premium. Kind of goes along with the "Ferrari" code name. Enzo Ferrari always said to make one less car than you think the market wants.

It would be interesting to see how many people order it, and if it's far less than the 7s and 7s Plus it would mean I'd get mine sooner and not have to worry about the date slipping so easy when I pre-order on pre-order day

 

[JustMartin]

Hey guys that have work iPhones and want to upgrade do you just have to wait it out for HR to upgrade you or you pay for your iPhone yourself and swap sim cards?

I wait it out. Suppose I could get my wife to take mine on, but she'd have to switch to the same network as me since the phone's locked. Moot point in any case, since my employer won't be offering an iPhone 8 in the near future. They're only offering an SE at the moment

 

[RickInHouston]

But apple takes their time and does it so much better, silly!

 

[berrymetal]

*windows XP startup tune*

Nice iPhone leak.

 

[jmgregory1]

Imagine how embarrassing it will be if Apple actually announces iPhones with inductive wireless charging. Most embarrassing thing Apple has done and definitive proof that they failed to do something useful with wireless charging.

I have agreed with Apple's note about inductive charging not exactly being wireless, but the thing that has changed over the past 2 years or so, is that inductive charging can now be found in more places. For Apple to have previously used inductive charging, it likely would have resulted in customers being unhappy with the limited installed base of charging solutions in the market. Today, with many automotive companies offering inductive charging in their vehicles and coffee shops adding it to their tables, there are more options that will allow enough iPhone customers a way to go through the day without having to bring their cable and charger block with them.

I think there is still a long way to go and there will still be plenty of occasions when iPhone owners will be fighting to use a limited number of charging spots, but the influx of iPhones with it will also help push the market forward.

Personally, I hope Apple is still working on a truly wireless charging system, as inductive solutions often put your phone in a position where you can't easily use it while charging - and that's something that is not the case when connected to a cable for power.

 

[9594864]

At this point the only thing that hasn't leaked is the price—which will probably be quite high. Have we ever known so much about an iPhone redesign that wasn't lost in a bar?

Specs:

• A11, possibly with machine learning co-processor (ML11?)
  
• OLED 3X retina display at 2436x1125
• FaceID unlock with new sensors / notch design / can unlock at various angles and while flat on a table
  
• 3-4GB RAM
• Dual cameras in a vertical orientation
• Wireless charging, most likely inductive
• Longer battery life with the stacked board design
• Possibly new copper and mirror color options (might be 7s only)
• 4K60 recording front and back (probably 1080p240 and 720p480 slow-mo)
• Glass sandwiched between stainless steel design (no antenna bands)
• Smaller bezels/elongated display with some sort of functional "home" area at the bottom
• Improved waterproofing

What else am I missing? I'd wager the stereo speakers are better—not sure if that has been rumored. On my iPhone 7 the top earpiece speaker volume seems to be a bit lower which spoils the stereo effect a little bit.

bluetooth 5
Bokeh selfies
OIS for the telephoto lens

 

[seatton]

This is fake because I was expecting another leak from HomePod

 

[modemthug]

What about Le Tigre and Blue Steel?

 

[srsub3]

Ferrari... no better name to code the most expensive iPhone yet!

 

[9594864]

I have agreed with Apple's note about inductive charging not exactly being wireless, but the thing that has changed over the past 2 years or so, is that inductive charging can now be found in more places. For Apple to have previously used inductive charging, it likely would have resulted in customers being unhappy with the limited installed base of charging solutions in the market. Today, with many automotive companies offering inductive charging in their vehicles and coffee shops adding it to their tables, there are more options that will allow enough iPhone customers a way to go through the day without having to bring their cable and charger block with them.

I think there is still a long way to go and there will still be plenty of occasions when iPhone owners will be fighting to use a limited number of charging spots, but the influx of iPhones with it will also help push the market forward.

Personally, I hope Apple is still working on a truly wireless charging system, as inductive solutions often put your phone in a position where you can't easily use it while charging - and that's something that is not the case when connected to a cable for power.

Less than a fraction of a % of locations that iPhone customers go, have inductive charging stations. The wait wasn't for that. The wait should have been for distance charging.

 

[testcard]

Ferrari... no better name to code the most expensive iPhone yet!

Chiron?

 

[nt5672]

Kind of funny how they're using Windows XP in these factories hahahaha

Funny how there is no other choice as Apple decided that it only makes expensive toy computers that appeal to the gotta-have generation.

 

[tridley68]

Hey guys that have work iPhones and want to upgrade do you just have to wait it out for HR to upgrade you or you pay for your iPhone yourself and swap sim cards?

My employer purchases us a new phone every two years usually by that time we experience battery charging issues or dead pixels in screens they really get abused out in the field .

 

[wigby]

A lot of the machines we use for production are disconnected from the internet, receive no software updates and get changed only when they absolutely have to. Removes any unnecessary vulnerabilities or variables.

So long as computers have displays, we will have leaks.

 

[travelsheep]

WOW! It looks like it's going to be rectangle shaped and flat! Who would have thought???