Purported 'iPhone 8' production photo shows L-shaped battery, wireless charging coil
A new photo of the alleged "iPhone 8" engineering validation test codenamed "Ferrari" has been published on social media, with the image showing the locations of the charging coil, the stacked main board, and a void for where the L-shaped battery goes.
Published by Benjamin Geskin, and harvested from Chinese social media, the image repeats the "Ferrari" codename, first heard in December.
"EVT" in the image stands for engineering validation test -- a stage that Apple should be well past. As a result, the age of the photo is not clear, nor is the authenticity.
However, the details conform closely to recent discoveries about the device gleaned from rummaging through the likely erroneously release of the HomePod firmware.
The "iPhone 8" is rumored to feature an edge-to-edge OLED panel with a 5.1-inch user space with the remainder dedicated to virtual buttons. Slimming or removing the bezels would allow Apple to fit a larger battery in both size and capacity into a form factor similar in size to the 4.7-inch iPhone 7. Also expected is a new 3D facial scanner .
With a complete redesign, plus the inclusion of a 2.5D curved glass back with wireless charging, some reports have pegged the starting price of the "iPhone 8" at more than $1,000, and others as much as $1,200.
Published by Benjamin Geskin, and harvested from Chinese social media, the image repeats the "Ferrari" codename, first heard in December.
#iPhone8 Foxconn Production Photos. Shows wireless charging, stacked two-layer circuit board and "L" shaped batteryhttps://t.co/zVLHCWJmIX pic.twitter.com/M0oCpDXNqZ
-- Benjamin Geskin (@VenyaGeskin1)
"EVT" in the image stands for engineering validation test -- a stage that Apple should be well past. As a result, the age of the photo is not clear, nor is the authenticity.
However, the details conform closely to recent discoveries about the device gleaned from rummaging through the likely erroneously release of the HomePod firmware.
The "iPhone 8" is rumored to feature an edge-to-edge OLED panel with a 5.1-inch user space with the remainder dedicated to virtual buttons. Slimming or removing the bezels would allow Apple to fit a larger battery in both size and capacity into a form factor similar in size to the 4.7-inch iPhone 7. Also expected is a new 3D facial scanner .
With a complete redesign, plus the inclusion of a 2.5D curved glass back with wireless charging, some reports have pegged the starting price of the "iPhone 8" at more than $1,000, and others as much as $1,200.
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Alternatively, we might see the introduction of the smart connector currently used in the iPad Pro models.
Both would be slower than Lightning, but Apple’s not going to keep a port around for a small percentage of customers that still use it.
And the poster who suggested the headphone jack might be coming back... I’m assuming that was a joke.
No. The inductive charging will become the primary way of charging for plenty of people, but there are lots of secondary uses for the Lightning port that are staying just as they are for a long time. Most Car Play integrations require a Lightning connector, very few actually support the Wireless method. Only way to restore/recover your iPhone. Nope. Lightning isn't going anywhere for the foreseeable future, despite it not being used for (most) charging anymore.
No.
My guess is: OLED and better battery tech will give you better/same time between charges compared to the current iPhone 7
Oh, definitely, will will bring back a jack. After-all, with all the internet outrage, the iPhone 7 sold absolutely horribly and Apple has no choice but to bring back an analog jack created in the 1800s. Because Apple is well known to kill off ports then bring them back on future revisions.
Oh wait, in this reality, the iPhone 7 was actually the best selling iPhone in Apple's history, internet outrage is laughably meningless, and they can't even keep up with the demand for Airpods almost a year later. So, no. Good riddance.
2) Apple isn't one to make rash decisions with HW changes so I can't even fathom the removal of the antiquated 3.5mm audio jack for a single iPhone cycle. Do you also think that USB-A will be coming back to Macs? If you do, you shouldn't.