2016 COULD see the release of the iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus AND the iPhone SE -- now wouldn't THAT Be special!
WWDC will take place on June 13 in San Francisco. That means we now only have a couple of months to wait to see what Apple has in store for iPhone and iPad with iOS 10. Last year saw the release of Apple Music; this year we’re expecting to see a lot of new iPhone/iPad features added into the mix. Especially with the advent of the iPhone 7 Pro which is will apparently share some similarities to Apple’s iPad Pro line of devices.
The BIG keynote by Mr. Tim Cook takes place on the first day — June 13 — and it is here that Apple will detail its plans for the rest of the year, discus its ups and downs, and introduce new software for iPhone/iPad and Mac computers. And with the launch of the iPhone 7 just around the corner, what’s revealed about iOS 10 will likely give us a better idea about what features will be present aboard the iPhone 7.
By now we've heard many rumours claiming the iPhone 7 will be the thinnest iPhone ever - ultra-thin, super-thin, the thinnest of the thin! Wafer thin? Anyway, the blurb down the grapevine claims this extreme thinness will go hand-in-hand with a couple of hardware innovations.
We’re even starting to get trickles on information through about Apple’s 2017 iPhone — the iPhone 7s. This handset will be the first iPhone to use OLED display technology, opening up lots of design possibilities for Apple with future iPhones — iPhone EDGE, anyone? Word on the street suggests Apple is so keen on making the switch from LCD to OLED it has fast-tracked the transition for next year — OLED was originally said to be happening in 2018.
The iPhone SE is the cheapest iPhone Apple has ever produced. But that doesn’t mean its a slouch; nope, the phone itself is essentially the same as the iPhone 6s with respect to imaging and specs. The only difference is RAM, design and the price of the handset. Apple was keen to make sure everybody knew the iPhone SE WAS NOT a budget phone. No, this phone is there to show Apple’s customers that it is listening to their suggestions.
iPhone 7 Renders Mocked-Up Based On Technical Schematics
We've seen a few technical CAD schematics leaked in the past few weeks via reliable tipster @OnLeaks, a source with a good enough track record in these things to make us think the diagrams will be pinpoint accurate. However, looking at technical drawings often doesn't give that much of a "feel" of what the forthcoming smartphone will actually look like; the most compelling visual aid is frequently the official press render or product render, which is why handset makers use them in their promotional material, of course. But more often than not, we don't get to see official renders until very near to a device launch. Luckily some talented artists are capable of taking leaked schematics and mocking-up some very convincing 3D renders, and as of May 19 that's exactly what has happened for the iPhone 7. GSMArena was fortunate enough to be sent this set of renders which have been put together to replicate the official Apple product shot style, while using the detail from the leaked schematics; the result is probably the closest we're going to get to seeing the actual iPhone 7 until it launches later this year. Naturally the colour options are not based on the drawings or any insider information, it's simply an assumption based on the colour options Apple currently offers and which have not changed in the last couple of generations.
And the details we can see? Well a lot of it is illustrating what we've heard before; for example, Apple has attempted to make the antenna bands more discreet and has moved them to the extremities of the bodywork. Additionally, while it is quite tight to the bodywork, there is a discernable camera bump, and we can see the Lightning port, punched speaker grilles, and the position of the control keys. There isn't a shot showing the top of the phone, so we can't see the presence or absence of a 3.5mm headphone jack, although the current consensus at time of writing seems to be that the iPhone 7 will ditch it in favour of Apple's proprietary solution.
Foxconn Ramps Up Staff For iPhone 7 Production
Apple is said to be on something of a recruitment drive in China ahead of production of its upcoming iPhone 7 handsets. There will be three models, according to reports, and while the design is expected to be familiar to the iPhone 6s, a lot of the internals and core elements will have changed and for this reason Apple is upping recruitment as it wants everybody tooled-up for when production kicks off in earnest.
But there could also be some design changes too, according to new leaks now widely reported around the web, meaning previous reporting about the iPhone 7 looking identical to the iPhone 6s might have been a little off the mark.
“Interestingly,” says 9to5Mac, “the report notes that the surge in hiring at Foxconn and Pegatron is happening earlier than usual (‘at least a month earlier’). Apparently, the new Apple iPhone includes a ‘more complex design’ than previous models meaning suppliers need more time to train staff about the assembly process.”
Nevertheless, a more complex design doesn’t necessarily mean new looks, although that appears to be what’s being implied. The new design could refer to new internal components like the rumoured dual-lens camera. Beyond this there could be additional changes to the outer chassis build materials, the removable of antenna markings, and a thinner overall design.
Apple iPhone 7 Leaks In Gold
An image has leaked online allegedly showing the rear panel of the iPhone 7 in a gold colouration, this is said to be the 4.7in iPhone 7 model and not the Plus or Pro variant, hence the single-lens camera. The snap emerged on Chinese social network Weibo, though some are already calling into question the authenticity and it is possible this could indeed be a fake. Still, a gold colour option seems pretty likely given what Apple already has on sale in its retail outlets. The design shown appears to have rounder edges and corners than the current iPhone 6s generation, which could fit with previous leaks alleging that Apple is moving back towards an iPhone 4s style bodyshell for the next few generations; allegedly the iPhone 7s series will very closely resemble the iPhone 4s but will be made predominantly from curved glass. The newly leaked gold iPhone image also shows that the antenna bands have been moved to the top and bottom - not the first time we've seen suggestions that Apple wants to hide these bands. Lastly, there is also a new set of holes or ports between the camera sensor and the LED flash, which could be a laser autofocus module.
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