Potential 'iPhone 8' Render Shows Vertical Camera and Rear Touch ID, But Likely One of Several Designs

user on weibo has shared image of appears manufacturing-related design drawing of apple's rumored 5.8-inch iphone oled display, tentatively named iphone 8 or iphone x.

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drawing, surfaced on /leaks earlier today, appears on computer belonging apple manufacturing partner such foxconn. it's unclear when photo taken, or if it's authentic, treat rumor caution until actual parts start leak supply chain.

drawing appears evt, or engineering verification testing, stage. in other words, 1 of over ten iphone prototypes apple has supposedly been testing year, , iphone enters mass production later year might have entirely different design.

drawing shows iphone larger display takes entire front of smartphone, widely rumored. however, while many sources suggest display resemble galaxy s8 top , bottom bezels, drawing shows slim bezels along left , right edges well.

on rear of iphone, drawing shows vertically aligned dual camera system, has been rumored once before japanese website mac otakara in december. touch id has been relocated rear shell, in line multiple reports claiming iphone 8 won't have home button on front.

has been more rumored apple integrate touch id underneath iphone 8's display glass, cowen , company analyst timothy arcuri said apple facing yield issues under-display solution. if cannot resolve issues, said touch id on rear 1 possibility.

drawing depicts iphone 8 measuring 149.5mm tall , 72.5mm wide, compared iphone 7's 138.3mm length , 67.1mm width, iphone 8 larger 4.7-inch iphone expected. it's depth 8.6mm, compared iphone 7 @ 7.1mm, possibly due rumored glass , stainless steel frame.

if accurate, iphone 8 approaching thickness of iphone 4, had glass , stainless steel design.

using pythagorean theorem, calculated iphone 8 have overall footprint of 6.5 inches on diagonal, compared around 6 inches iphone 7 , around 6.9 inches iphone 7 plus. in other words, iphone 8 smaller iphone 7 plus, yet bigger display.

sides of iphone include usual volume toggles, mute switch, lock button, sim card tray, lightning connector, speaker grille, , second faux speaker grille. in line iphone 7, there no 3.5mm headphone jack, suggesting legacy port won't making surprise comeback.

chinese social network weibo has been source of numerous part leaks , apple-related rumors in past, case leaks far launch, iphone depicted in today's image end being different 1 debuts later year.

point of emphasis, iphone drawing pictured above largely inconsistent rumors , expectations apple analysts we've heard. vertical-aligned camera , touch id on of iphone in particular largely one-off rumors have not been substantiated multiple sources.

however, design cannot entirely ruled out. mentioned, apple prototypes several different iphones @ once, , proceed model best suited manufacturing @ scale. on coming weeks , months, should begin see clearer picture of design apple went with.

around time 3 years ago, similar design drawing , few real-life photos of device ended being iphone 6 surfaced within foxconn, these types of leaks credible.

mitchel broussard contributed report.

article link: potential 'iphone 8' render shows vertical camera , rear touch id, 1 of several designs

 

rear touch id? curved edges? no & no. pass.

 

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