Apple is widely rumored to be working on a major overhaul of the iPhone, on the 10nth anniversary of its introduction into the marketplace. New photos purportedly showing the upcoming iPhone 8 appear to support this speculation.
Serial leaker Benjamin Geskin released photos on Twitter of an all-screen device with a vertical dual camera, claiming it is a dummy model provided by a source with connections at Apple supplier Foxconn.
If legitimate, the photos support several features that analysts predict will appear on the iPhone 8, including a hidden home button and a curved glass front and back.
Reports last month suggested the form of Apple’s next iPhone will favor “gentler” curves than the rival Galaxy S-series devices produced by Samsung.
A patent filed by Apple in February prompted speculation that the iPhone 8 will feature an edge-to-edge screen that allows front-facing speakers, cameras and other hardware to be placed below a glass cover in an inactive part of the display.
The all-screen smartphone would also ditch the home button that features on previous devices, instead incorporating it into the screen.
An iPhone X concept created by the designer Gabor Balogh imagines a display that runs off the edges, creating the largest viewing area possible for the screen. Gabor Balogh
Separate reports suggest Apple’s iPhone 8 could be delayed by up to two months due to manufacturing complications with the edge-to-edge screen.
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