New Renderings Show an 'iPhone 8' Design With Full-Front Display and Minimal Bezels All Around

[geta]

I will wait till the iPhone SE 'edge to edge screen' version comes out.

 

[zunamo]

First spotted in justin bieber music video 5 years ago

 

[9052042]

I will miss the current TouchId/home button sensor.
Think about this use case.

There you are slowly waking up and your alarm goes off. With the current design, you can find the button without having to open your eyes. You can find it by touch alone. Perfect for another 10 minutes in bed.
Having to open your eyes to find the cancel/snooze control is IMHO a retrograde step.
Not being able to do this in the future will probably make me delay upgrading for at least 2 if not 3 years.

So according to you, the whole decision for bezel-less screen, edge-to-edge screen hinges on how easily it will be to hit the snooze button? I guess for you, Tesla should design their cars based on how much sleeping room you need and your refrigerator better have night mode, and your toilet should make humming noises so you can continue sleeping while peeing.

I'll inform the whole world that design decision should be based on your sleep schedule.

 

[citysnaps]

This one makes sense and could be similar to what Apple will release.

Previous mockups with TouchID on the back will never happen. Bezel-less curved edge displays are also a joke. Apple will do neither. Those are the domain of less capable companies more into trivial ornaments and doodads - much like VTEC stickers, large wing spoilers, and sound-of-angry-bees-in-a-can mufflers.

 

[bigjnyc]

omg whats up with that thick border around the whole phone, that looks horrific.

 

[barkomatic]

I think a slim bezel on the top and bottom would be better than a speaker slit in the screen area.

 

[ke-iron]

Apple will never ever put the Touch ID on the back side of their iPhone or any product they currently make.

 

[shanson27]

The bezels around the display looks damn ugly

 

[ValO]

Those are ugly mockups. Hope Apple has something way nicer planned. The new Samsung looks nicer imho than this.

Ok, you think so from a drawing.
But these rumors, could make this possible.
Look at these renders that have been around for some time now, and then tell which one you like better(except for the cameras on the back it really matches these rumors.
I know which one i like better.

 

[BCWorld]

Its mind boggling how they are still managing to use the same basic design for this device for nearly 3 years...

 

[ValO]

4mm != minimal

Yes, and the metal frame is included in these measurements. It actually is 2.5 mm.

 

[iReality85]

This is nice.... Wonder how close to reality this turns out to be.

An iPhone7+ sized screen in an iPhone7 size shell, really nice!

Yep. I bought the 7 Plus just for the fact it came with a 1080p screen. But the physical size of the 7 Plus is a tad too large. If they put a 1080p screen in a 7-sized iPhone, I'd downsize.

 

[citysnaps]

Its mind boggling how they are still managing to use the same basic design for this device for nearly 3 years...

Mind boggling? Genuinely curious... What would you like to see in a phone whose design is not rectangular in shape and with a display on one side?

 

[cyberlocke]

Most photos are taken in landscape mode, not portrait. Seems reasonable to rotate them.

Exactly! If you're going to shoot 3D/AR, you'll need to shoot landscape (like every other video camera out there, people!!!), which means you need the cameras separated on the horizontal axis when in that position. Perfect.

By the way: Stop vertical video!!!

 

[lazyrighteye]

I will miss the current TouchId/home button sensor.
Think about this use case.

There you are slowly waking up and your alarm goes off. With the current design, you can find the button without having to open your eyes. You can find it by touch alone. Perfect for another 10 minutes in bed.
Having to open your eyes to find the cancel/snooze control is IMHO a retrograde step.
Not being able to do this in the future will probably make me delay upgrading for at least 2 if not 3 years.

And I thought I liked sleep...

 

[ValO]

I wish concepts like this could end because they're nowhere realistic, how the **** is the earphone cut out going to make its way through the display and not interface the apps for example? That's not something Apple would do

Why not?
You have a function area at the bottom of the display, and you have small information display on the top, showing wifi, provider, battery status, etc. The lgv20 or something has a small display on top for notifications, etc and can' t be used by a game or video app, etc. When in portrait mode it can provide the battery status, etc, in landscape it can be all black, you wouldn' t even notice it.

 

[rp2011]

ok now, this is a professional drawing, unlike the other one. It would be great if true. I would buy this if real.

 

[ValO]

I got my digital calpiers out and it's physically impossible to fit a 5.7" screen in the body of my iPhone 6S. Some people are dreamers....

It is impossible if you are talking about a 16:9 display aspect ratio as in the 6s/7, it won' t be if it is a aspect ratio like 19:9 or something. So basically a display that has the same width as the 6s screen, but is taller.

 

[Aleh]

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Hands down the most beautiful implementation I have seen. If it's possible to make then damn it's perfect. I could see them being able to fit sensors and camera in that super tiny bezel, only difficult thing would be the speaker.

 

[Rogifan]

Its mind boggling how they are still managing to use the same basic design for this device for nearly 3 years...

What other design do you want them to use? A triangle or circle? Curved edges just for the sake of being different?

 

[paul3000]

I wish they would make it smaller that the 7. Just remove the bezel, I don't want a bigger screen I want an easier to handle phone. The SE feels too small, 7 seems just a little bit too big. But if you remove the bezel it would be killer.

 

[Googlyhead]

Exactly! If you're going to shoot 3D/AR, you'll need to shoot landscape (like every other video camera out there, people!!!), which means you need the cameras separated on the horizontal axis when in that position. Perfect.

By the way: Stop vertical video!!!

Obviously it's a human design flaw that needs correcting, and we will shortly evolve to have vertically aligned eyes.

 

[applelover1016]

I've got to be honest & say that I'm not kidding myself.

I'm absolutely convinced that the new iPhone will blow us and every other smart phone away.

I believe Apple will release a phone that will be the equivalent of the iPhone 4's release in 2010.

I feel that they extended the life of the 6/S shape for an extra year, to ensure that this year's iPhone will totally amaze anyone that gets near it.

I'm ready and my wallet is ready.

I'm sorry if that goes against the doomer's POV that seems prevalent of late round here.

Actually I'm not, it's my opinion & im happy with it.

Roll on September.

This 100%. I think the redesign was supposed to be last year but they knew this year was the 10th anniversary and would give them an extra year to figure it all out. My wallet is ready

 

[ValO]

Hands down the most beautiful implementation I have seen. If it's possible to make then damn it's perfect. I could see them being able to fit sensors and camera in that super tiny bezel, only difficult thing would be the speaker.

Yes, i could see that too, but the bezels seem smaller than the 2.5/4mm.

 

[iReality85]

Exactly! If you're going to shoot 3D/AR, you'll need to shoot landscape (like every other video camera out there, people!!!), which means you need the cameras separated on the horizontal axis when in that position. Perfect.

By the way: Stop vertical video!!!

Vertical videos drive me nuts. Every time I watch one, I feel the need to shout "TURN YOUR PHONE!"