Rumor: Chinese spy shots show 'iPhone 7' with dual cameras, no home button
Photos of what purport to be Apple's forthcoming "iPhone 7" have bubbled up from sources in the People's Republic of China, though some aspects of the snaps cast a shade of doubt on their authenticity.
The device bears a striking resemblance to Futurama's Bender.
The more believable shot -- showing a rear shell -- carries a dark Apple logo and generally takes the form most expect the iPhone 7 to adopt. An iPhone 6-esque design carries a dual camera module in the upper left, surrounded by a small rise in the material rather than a separate ring, as on previous generations.
The back is also unmarred by antenna breaks, with those instead curling around the top and bottom. It goes off the rails with the supposed addition of a Smart Connector adjacent to the Lightning port, though.
While the Smart Connector makes sense on the iPad Pro, its appearance here would be puzzling -- especially in the indicated location.
A second set of somewhat more dubious shots depict a device with no home button or headphone jack. Captions accompanying the photos indicate that the button and Touch ID sensor are integrated into the display itself.
While it's true that rumors of home button-less developments have circulated for years, that feature has yet to make its way into the iPhone 7 conversation.
Whispers of a headphone jack-less iPhone 7 have been picking up steam, however, and we may yet see such a change when the new device is announced.
Apple is preparing to hold a media event on March 21 at which it will likely announce a new 4-inch iPhone, though the iPhone 7 isn't expected to make an appearance. The flagship models are more likely to be refreshed in September, their now-standard timeline that puts them at the top of consumers' minds going into the holiday season.
The device bears a striking resemblance to Futurama's Bender.
The more believable shot -- showing a rear shell -- carries a dark Apple logo and generally takes the form most expect the iPhone 7 to adopt. An iPhone 6-esque design carries a dual camera module in the upper left, surrounded by a small rise in the material rather than a separate ring, as on previous generations.
The back is also unmarred by antenna breaks, with those instead curling around the top and bottom. It goes off the rails with the supposed addition of a Smart Connector adjacent to the Lightning port, though.
While the Smart Connector makes sense on the iPad Pro, its appearance here would be puzzling -- especially in the indicated location.
A second set of somewhat more dubious shots depict a device with no home button or headphone jack. Captions accompanying the photos indicate that the button and Touch ID sensor are integrated into the display itself.
While it's true that rumors of home button-less developments have circulated for years, that feature has yet to make its way into the iPhone 7 conversation.
Whispers of a headphone jack-less iPhone 7 have been picking up steam, however, and we may yet see such a change when the new device is announced.
Apple is preparing to hold a media event on March 21 at which it will likely announce a new 4-inch iPhone, though the iPhone 7 isn't expected to make an appearance. The flagship models are more likely to be refreshed in September, their now-standard timeline that puts them at the top of consumers' minds going into the holiday season.
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Ive would have a seizure if the camera module looked like that. And no home button?
Nope, nothing to see here.
/s
Those other two photos look suspicious around the bottom of the phone like they have been photoshopped.
Go look at the macrumors story with the feld and volk renderings.
(Don't flame me too badly. I admittedly know nothing about 3D filming, so this is just meant to be fun speculation!)
The camera bump looks pronounced but the lighting is bright so it has a bright highlight on the right and dark shadow under it. In normal lighting, it wouldn't look as bad:
The front pictures look like they've been edited but Jony Ive said that with the Watch turning on when you flick your wrist, having to manually wake up the iPhone felt old so perhaps they'll have a feature that wakes the phone with a certain movement. It can highlight where the fingerprint sensor is on turning the display on.
Clone manufacturers start making their mockup devices earlier in the year. The Goophone 6 was built months ahead of the iPhone 6:
The case manufacturers start manufacturing cases from the leaks too. If these are mockups, they might have obtained the design spec for the metal back but not the front.