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Less than four months before Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, which may have a "Pro" moniker instead, purported new blueprints of the smartphones have been shared by uSwitch on behalf of noted leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer, who runs the Twitter account OnLeaks.
The drawings, purportedly sourced directly from Taiwan-based Apple casing subcontractor Catcher Technology, seemingly confirm that Apple plans to remove the 3.5mm headphone jack on both the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Both smartphones will also retain protruding cameras, but without the metal ring around the lenses.
Meanwhile, the drawings show that Apple plans to add a dual-lens camera system and Smart Connector exclusively to the 5.5-inch iPhone 7 Plus, much to the chagrin of some customers that are hopeful Apple will not differentiate features beyond screen size. The 4.7-inch iPhone 7 will supposedly retain a single-lens camera.
The report also corroborates rumors claiming Apple will reposition the rear antenna bands along the top and bottom of its next iPhones, but the drawings also stifle stereo speaker rumors with only a single speaker grille shown on both the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Each smartphone retains a Lightning port and bottom microphone.
Both the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus look similar to the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s series, suggesting that Apple will retain the same overall smartphone design beyond minor tweaks for three consecutive years. The report confirms the new iPhones will have identical dimensions as the current 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch models.
Recent rumors have been conflicting about which features Apple will reserve for the iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, or OLED-based iPhone expected in 2017, but these drawings are mostly in line with expectations. The images were reportedly taken from Apple's January testing stage, however, so changes could arise.
Update: uSwitch and OnLeaks have teamed up to share a new 3D video that offers a closer look at the blueprints.
The drawings, purportedly sourced directly from Taiwan-based Apple casing subcontractor Catcher Technology, seemingly confirm that Apple plans to remove the 3.5mm headphone jack on both the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Both smartphones will also retain protruding cameras, but without the metal ring around the lenses.
Meanwhile, the drawings show that Apple plans to add a dual-lens camera system and Smart Connector exclusively to the 5.5-inch iPhone 7 Plus, much to the chagrin of some customers that are hopeful Apple will not differentiate features beyond screen size. The 4.7-inch iPhone 7 will supposedly retain a single-lens camera.
The report also corroborates rumors claiming Apple will reposition the rear antenna bands along the top and bottom of its next iPhones, but the drawings also stifle stereo speaker rumors with only a single speaker grille shown on both the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Each smartphone retains a Lightning port and bottom microphone.
Both the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus look similar to the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s series, suggesting that Apple will retain the same overall smartphone design beyond minor tweaks for three consecutive years. The report confirms the new iPhones will have identical dimensions as the current 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch models.
Recent rumors have been conflicting about which features Apple will reserve for the iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, or OLED-based iPhone expected in 2017, but these drawings are mostly in line with expectations. The images were reportedly taken from Apple's January testing stage, however, so changes could arise.
Update: uSwitch and OnLeaks have teamed up to share a new 3D video that offers a closer look at the blueprints.
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36 months ago
so us 4.7" users get a faster iphone 6s? no new noteworthy features? same basic body too?
36 months ago
If that is the case, I'm done with Apple. Why not just give both the phones the same features while the later only has the advantage of a bigger screen and battery?
36 months ago
That's not a smart connector, it's an LED indicator letting you know someone is typing an iMessage to you.
36 months ago
I'm starting to get tired of Apple's hardware mess - iOS 10, watchOS 3 and MacOS # better be amazing.
Press invitees should boo instead of clap at the keynotes.
Press invitees should boo instead of clap at the keynotes.
36 months ago
How to Make money:
1) sell something
How to make more money:
2) sell that same thing and add the word "pro" in the title, allowing you to charge an extra $100
You're welcome
1) sell something
How to make more money:
2) sell that same thing and add the word "pro" in the title, allowing you to charge an extra $100
You're welcome
36 months ago
ok, let's keep making the 4.7" worse and the 5.5" a beast... this is seriously ridiculous, i can't believe apple does this to the two new flagships, it's a matter of human capacities, people with smaller hands need a more practical phone but not because of that we don't need higher specs ¬¬.
If this is real for a 3rd time i will buy the s7
If this is real for a 3rd time i will buy the s7
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