New iPhone 8 Dummy Video Surfaces as Third-Party Companies Start Developing Clones

[Chupa Chupa]

Still skeptical Apple would put the Touch ID on the back but if it did it would be implented better than that.

 

[StormyParis]

That's an LG G6 !

 

[BigJohno]

I like. The size of the radius on the corners remind me of iPhone 1. Just hope they keep the finger print reader on the front.

 

[Corrode]

Wow. As soon as you take away the iconic Home button, it really looks like every other Android device.

 

[hawkeye_a]

Whatever these leaks suggest, I just can't imagine Apple release this kind of device.
Touch ID on the back, home button gone...
I know many on here have lost faith in Apple, but I haven't. There are almost no sensible decisions that lead to such a design choice, but exactly these design choices are (some say were) at Apple's core. Hence I would love to just put this off as false for now.
One can hope...

 

[imicca]

wait what about those front facing sensors and selfie cam leak? Looks nothing like these photos

 

[TMRJIJ]

Looks like people are going to hold their phones awkwardly to unlock their phones now.

 

[724699]

wow, who the hell would take the time and effort to mock these up... and further to that, create an actual CNC machined "clone" of an unreleased phone? What a complete waste of time and resources.

 

[emm386]

A protruding camera, again? In 2017? And no industry standard ports like headphone jack or USB?

I don't know about you, but this looks like a real Apple to me!

 

[bdkennedy1]

 

[LinusR]

Touché.

 

[Hiran]

If they want to put that touch id on the back they may as well put the display there too.

 

[meaning-matters]

Ugly.

 

[Zirel]

It's like each new iPhone looks worse than the previous one.

This is exactly what I expected.

Did you read?

It's not an iPhone, it's a freaking cheap knock-off.

But what am I saying?

Carry on with your daily dose of hate!

 

[CarpalMac]

It's like each new iPhone looks worse than the previous one.

If it wasn't for the camera bump and the title of the article, I would have sworn that it was a Samsung Galaxy.

 

[MacFather]

Deleted.

 

[longofest]

They already did. It's called the iPhone SE with the same form factor and has Touch ID.

That's an iPhone 5/5S. He wants a 3.5" screen, not a 4" screen.

 

[WatchFromAfar]

I'm still not buying Touch ID on the back. It's just not ergonomic, and it doesn't seem like something Apple would do. Obviously I could be wrong, but I don't think I am.

How would that even work as a home button? Pushing against the back with your index just wouldn't work. The thumb works because you're pushing the phone against your palm.

The thing is people on this forum are going to cry blue murder at the thought of Apple putting Touch ID on the back, but when Apple do it's going to be "ah, i see Apple solved that problem"

 

[roland.g]

I predict that the new iPhone will look like a phone.

 

[Aleh]

I think the traditional iphone look has become so iconic, they would be foolish to change it. I mean, a rectangle with rounded corners and a small circle at the bottom means iphone to everyone. It's a world-wide mark at this point.

They can easily maintain this iconic look with a virtual home button, and an OLED display would allow it to be always on as well.

Anyways guys, the second design in this article is NOT what they'll (most likely) do, they even say it right there. Just read please.
And to those saying the iPhone keeps getting uglier: the 7 most certainly looks better than the 6 series. It has no antenna bands running through the back, the cameras are centered with the corner radius, and even if you don't like the lack of headphone jack, the lower side now is symmetrical because of it, which aesthetically speaking is a plus.
Furthermore, this alleged iPhone 8 design has a few more subtle changes that make it cleaner, such as the flash being grouped in the camera housing and not just randomly floating beside it, or the glass back that doesn't require antenna bands altogether. And depending on how they'll handle the front facing cameras, we might get a very nice looking front with minimal bezels on all the sides too.
Let's just wait to see what the final thing looks like before we start criticizing the design at least.

 

[BMcCoy]

So, the SE will continue to be the best iPhone through the end of 2017...

 

[Appleaker]

Whatever these leaks suggest, I just can't imagine Apple release this kind of device.
Touch ID on the back, home button gone...
I know many on here have lost faith in Apple, but I haven't. There are almost no sensible decisions that lead to such a design choice, but exactly these design choices are (some say were) at Apple's core. Hence I would love to just put this off as false for now.
One can hope...

That model looks like Apple are releasing an Android phone. That's what it looks like to me, quite generic in modern times and very boring with ugly areas. But this very likely isn't the design we'll see, early models like this are often unreliable for the most part.

 

[rpe33]

Some of you commenters are so ridiculous. Someone could leak a picture of a rock and call it the iPhone 8 and you'd all be like "It's so ugly! Apple has lost its touch! I'm not buying that!".

 

[Manzzle]

Am I the ONLY one who sees that the phone in the video STILL looks like the 6, 6s and 7?

 

[MacLawyer]

Gee, another smart phone. Whoopee!