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Potential 'iPhone 8' Render Shows Vertical Camera and Rear Touch ID, But Likely One of Several Designs
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Yep, the 6 is definitely and easily one of the ugliest phones I’ve seen.If you were going to place the Touch ID on the back, why not integrate it into the Apple Logo?
I really hope this rendering is incorrect, but I thought the same thing when the CAD renderings of iPhone 6 showed up around this time of year and those were spot on.
Did you read the article? Photo from an Apple partner of a potential candidate so yes, it's a "potential design"
Last one of these I saw was for the iPhone 5 and it was spot on to the final product so has a good chance of being the final product.
It's not a "render by random people"
not going to happen...that is awful looking
Now that newApple, under new management, seems to have embraced market research(due to lack of direction and vision), I wonder if this is how they conduct it.
Leak some info, see if it gets a positive response, and then release it as a product. I don't remember it(leaks) happening nearly as much under the previous(better) management.
Leak some info, see if it gets a positive response, and then release it as a product. I don't remember it(leaks) happening nearly as much under the previous(better) management.
I hope this is their backup plan. I don't want a phone larger than the iPhone 7.
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It's kind of funny the nostalgia people feel for iPhone designs. They are often quite divisive initially, especially during the leak process (Apple would never do that! ugly!!), but then after it's released people love it.
Well considering how he passed a couple days after the iPhone 4s was announced... He would have had significant input into the iPhone 5 (design still wouldn't have been finalized), but the iPhone 6 was released 3 years after his death. If there was any discussion/input from Steve at all it would have been very preliminary
Apple logo is too high. It's more convenient lower.
You think? I agree that I prefer it where it is now, but I fully admit that it absolutely could be due to my 9 years of using iPhones with the home button (and touch ID for 3 years) in that location. I think front/back absolutely could be a subjective thing or an adjustment thing or even an implementation thing. HOWEVER, if Apple is unable to integrate touch ID into the screen, and the screen grow to cover the entire front, then the ONLY place is to put it on the back. If it is put on the back, then I think the location shown in this render is exactly where I would want it. Do you disagree?
Side thought: touch ID on the back will be especially easy to "find" (a potential concern of mine) when using a case with a perfect cut out for it.
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TouchID's on the back are dumb. That's not how people with normal sized hands use their phone.
The only way rear Touch ID makes sense is if the whole back is the sensor.
This reminds me of all of the talk about not getting the iPhone when the camera bump was first rumored. Yet everyone still bought it. The same thing will happen here.
All my Apple products say "Designed by Apple in California" This drawing certainly looks suspect for being designed in California. Maybe Chinese is the official language now in California?
It's as if Apple looked at the Galaxy S8 and tried to figure out ways to make it thinner and uglier in the process. But gotta say with Tim Cook at the helm this could be how the new iPhone looks
I don't believe they'll ship a phone with touchID on the back.
Either they'll have very few units at launch or they'll find another solution. But keeping the same design with the huge bezel doesn't seem a good option, after Samsung S8 everyone is expecting next iPhone to be bezel free
Either they'll have very few units at launch or they'll find another solution. But keeping the same design with the huge bezel doesn't seem a good option, after Samsung S8 everyone is expecting next iPhone to be bezel free
One of the BEST smartphone designs EVER. Damn, Apple knocked it out the park with this one!This looks like something Tim Cook would approve. The iPhone 5 was the last iPhone design Steve was personally involved in. Even today it is the gold standard in smartphone design.
This looks like something Tim Cook would approve. The iPhone 5 was the last iPhone design Steve was personally involved in. Even today it is the gold standard in smartphone design.
Yep. IMO it has all been downhill since the 5. The horrible rounded edges and protruding camera, yuck.
Just yuck.
Looks legit.
Most fake renders are done by white guys who wouldn't know Chinese.
Most fake renders are done by white guys who wouldn't know Chinese.
No curved screens? Let this be true! I'm using a Galaxy S7 Edge now as my iPhone 7 Plus is in for services and even though it's a beautiful phone I do really hate the curved screens. I'm touching the sides all the damn time while typing on the keyboard etc messing things up 9 out of 10 times. It's horrible. Let the iPhone 8 have a flat screen please.
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There have always been lots of leaks if you were paying attention. There might be a slight increase in leaks, however 1) many of these "leaks" might be 100% fake (or true) and we will never know. Even if the iPhone 8 looks nothing like this it could be an accurate alternate design. 2) the scale of apple is so massive now. There are at least twice as many people/locations/companies involved with ramp up starting much earlier... That makes it impossible to clamp down entirely. In fact the scale/importance of apple has surely increased the number of fake leaks to gain attention/notoriety.