Wait for 8?
With Apple fans growing increasingly impatient with their ageing
sixth-generation devices, rumours are continuing to swirl about the
company's next flagship handset.
But users could be left disappointed, with latest reports suggesting the
iPhone 7
<http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/apple/feature/a670501/iphone-7-release-date-
rumours-news-specs-price-and-everything-you-need-to-know/> will feature
minimal changes, and look almost identical to its predecessor.
The device, due this autumn, will apparently only see subtle changes, with
the much-hinted removal of the headphone jack serving as the biggest.
do we actually need it?) and potentially provide us with
<http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/apple/news/a796882/will-the-iphone-7-be-wate
rproof-new-patent-suggests-so/> water-resistance, though the screen sizes
will remain unchanged at 4.7 and 5.5 inches.
So instead of the upcoming phone receiving the standard 48-month overhaul,
it's being claimed by the
<http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-unlikely-to-make-big-changes-for-next-iph
one-1466526489> Wall Street Journal that substantial design changes will
instead come in 2017 with the iPhone 8.
This could include rumoured innovations such as a curved OLED screen
<http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/apple/news/a797757/is-an-all-glass-wraparoun
d-iphone-coming/> and a Touch ID fingerprint sensor
<http://www.digitalspy.com/tech/apple/news/a794600/forget-the-iphone-7-apple
s-iphone-8-could-just-be-a-screen/> built into the display itself - ridding
the need for a physical home button.
With the phone not set to be announced until September, expect to get a
clearer picture of the company's next phone as the summer goes on and
rumours continue to spin.
