iPhone Series 7: What The Rumours Say

Final rundown on the iPhone 7 rumours

All aboard the hype train!

You could have a series 7 iPhone in your hand in less than two months i.e. in September 2016!

But let’s get you excited about that, first. Here are some of the rumours we’ve been hearing, about what the series 7 iPhones will entail.

Lending a huge hand to the hype train is normally-reticent Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook’s bold claims that iPhone 7 will make everyone want to upgrade to the new device and people won’t be able to live without it.

If you’ve been following the rumour mills in the last few months, you’d already have a fairly good idea of all the top-ticket “new stuff” will be on the the iPhones 7.
Thousands of articles and hundreds of “reliable” images have been flooding etherspace for months now. And from what can be gathered from the leaked images, the devices bears significant similarities to the previous two versions of iPhones, albeit with changes here and there.

Are those changes “minor” or “superficial” — well, we don’t think so.

An apparent increase in onboard snapper (rear camera) is brought by introduction of a bigger lens this time along with a more powerful sensor. The antenna lines have been moved from across the back to the top and bottom of the phone.

A bizarre rumour that has been much discussed, is the possibility that the device(s) may lose the headphone jack. Uncertainty lies over how or if Apple plans to replace something like a headphone jack if that is even actually the case. The newer USB-C has appeared to become a frontrunner in such a scenario.
Tech experts reckon that by removing the headphone socket, Apple engineers will be able to shave 1 mm off the thickness of the phone. Still a little confused on this, as the iPod Mini seems thin enough with its 3.5 mm headphone jack still intact!

Recent reports suggest that the home button, an Apple trademark, could be shown the door and instead the company could be opting for an on-screen button.

The company did not benefit much from iPhone 6s which had more or less the same design as iPhone 6, hence a slew of design changes for iPhone 7 could prove quite beneficial in changing the phone’s now-stale outlook.

Recently Samsung and LG both have embraced curvy screens with the Samsung Galaxy S6 edge and the LG G Flex 2 respectively. One hopes that Apple too, has been adventurous in the screen’s form factor — to some degree at least!

Apple’s last two releases have been with 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch screens. This covers a broad range and the tech giant could decide to keep things as they are, considering their past struggles with bending screens.

The new device is said to have the yet-to-be-confirmed iOS 10 software and the new A10 chipset thus encompassing greater power and efficiency. Other rumors include:

• OLED screens for better colour reproduction for videos and games
• 256 GB SanDisk NAND flash memory chip for iPhone 7 Plus
• a Low Power Mode built into iOS 9 to help the battery life last even longer
• a Dual-Lens camera
• LiFi connectivity capable of transmitting information at 100 times the speed of WiFi (highly unlikely considering LiFi is still in early stages of development)
• Complete waterproofing of the smartphone with a “compound material”
• Switching of base model from 16 GB storage to 32 GB storage in addition to customizations (The current iPhone 6s and 6s Plus lineup offers customers a choice of 16GB, 64GB, or 128GB storage options)

Price wise it is expected to be priced at USD 849 for the base variant.

While most reports at this juncture are unconfirmed, the sheer diversity has us excited and we’re looking forward to the seventh rendition of Apple’s iPhone.

Originally published at Chip-Monks.