Apple's 'iPhone 8' to use 'water drop design' with curved, 3D glass back - report
This year's "iPhone 8" will sport a "water drop design" referencing the original iPhone, a Korean report claimed on Monday, with Apple employing "3D glass" to mimic the 2007 device's heavily-rounded edges.
![The first-generation iPhone from 2007.](https://apple.insidercdn.com/gallery/20631-22674-iphone2007-2-l.jpg)
The first-generation iPhone from 2007.
The glass on the new device will create a "curved wall" on the back, according to one of several ETNews sources. Since the iPhone 4, Apple has minimized or in some cases eliminated any tapering.
As expected Apple will pair the back with a modestly curved OLED display, ETNews added. Some earlier reports hinted that the device might use a more dramatic curve -- like the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge -- but Apple is believed to be going with a simpler design to ease manufacturing.
The "iPhone 8" should still look radically different from the first iPhone, not the least because of size. Most reports agree that the new device will sport an edge-to-edge, 5.8-inch OLED panel, much improved over the original's 3.5-inch LCD. At the same time it will probably be far thinner -- the 2007 phone was nearly half an inch thick.
Apple is moreover thought to be ditching a physical home button for a virtual "function area," which should not only change functionality but help shrink the bottom bezel.
Other "iPhone 8" features are believed to include wireless charging and 3D facial recognition. The device could come at a steep cost however, potentially in excess of $1,000. One report referred to it as the "iPhone Edition," suggesting a rich target audience like the ceramic Apple Watch Edition.
For regular iPhone buyers Apple is allegedly developing the "iPhone 7s" and "7s Plus," which should be similar to the iPhone 7 line but with a few upgrades, including some "iPhone 8" perks like wireless charging.
![The first-generation iPhone from 2007.](https://apple.insidercdn.com/gallery/20631-22674-iphone2007-2-l.jpg)
The first-generation iPhone from 2007.
The glass on the new device will create a "curved wall" on the back, according to one of several ETNews sources. Since the iPhone 4, Apple has minimized or in some cases eliminated any tapering.
As expected Apple will pair the back with a modestly curved OLED display, ETNews added. Some earlier reports hinted that the device might use a more dramatic curve -- like the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge -- but Apple is believed to be going with a simpler design to ease manufacturing.
The "iPhone 8" should still look radically different from the first iPhone, not the least because of size. Most reports agree that the new device will sport an edge-to-edge, 5.8-inch OLED panel, much improved over the original's 3.5-inch LCD. At the same time it will probably be far thinner -- the 2007 phone was nearly half an inch thick.
Apple is moreover thought to be ditching a physical home button for a virtual "function area," which should not only change functionality but help shrink the bottom bezel.
Other "iPhone 8" features are believed to include wireless charging and 3D facial recognition. The device could come at a steep cost however, potentially in excess of $1,000. One report referred to it as the "iPhone Edition," suggesting a rich target audience like the ceramic Apple Watch Edition.
For regular iPhone buyers Apple is allegedly developing the "iPhone 7s" and "7s Plus," which should be similar to the iPhone 7 line but with a few upgrades, including some "iPhone 8" perks like wireless charging.
Comments
The iPhone 9 should use the Newton case design. That'll be SICK.
Step 2: iPhone "8"
Step 3: new iPad Pro (big or small, but only if it's vastly better than my 1st gen 12.9" iPad Pro)
Personally, my favorite part is how often these analyst reports seems to exist solely to refute some other analysts claim.
Wishful thinking.
who would refute that?
But it's so huge! You can tell because they had to change the hand model from a woman to a man to make it look smaller. Everybody knows phones are only going to get smaller in the future. This thing is a failure before it even launches...
(With no apology at all to any of the idiots who spouted this crap in 2007.)