What do we know about the iPhone 8?

The countdown to the release of the new iPhone 8 has gone, and you, most likely, want to hear all the facts and rumors concerning the smartphone, the appearance of which is timed to coincide with the tenth anniversary of Apple. You can learn them from this article.

Rumors about a new smartphone

High technologies are moving forward in wide strides, and this also applies to smartphones. The future of Apple can change radically after the release of the eighth iPhone, and it's not surprising that the development team is working hard to make the new model not as uncomfortable as the previous one. At the moment, there are a lot of rumors about the release date of the smartphone, its technical characteristics, features, price and design elements, and all the best and most likely rumors are collected here. Before you continue reading, it is worth emphasizing once again that these are just rumors. Although this is the most widespread information, sometimes confirmed by reliable portals, they still remain rumors.

release date

The popular CNET website reported that due to technical complications, the eighth "iPhone" could come out later than promised (in September 2017). The reason for the delay is the new OLED screens, which means that the smartphone may not appear on sale until October or even November. The information that the new model should appear in September is based in most cases on the fact that, starting with the fifth "iPhone", new phones appeared only in September. Every year, Apple comes out with a special announcement during the first or second weeks of September, so fans are waiting for the same thing this year. Also, of course, there is a possibility that in September Apple will release just a less uncomfortable version of the seventh "iPhone", and the release of the eighth will be postponed to 2018. Fortunately, given the sharp drop in sales and the total number of orders since the release of the seventh "iPhone", as well as a large number of negative reviews in the press, the likelihood that Apple will release something else under the brand name iPhone 7 is extremely small.

Design

Prospects in the field of design look very bright, as the smartphone will be significantly improved in comparison with the previous model. Designers Apple received a lot of criticism about the fact that the last three devices look almost identical, so they will do their best to fix it. At the moment, rumors point to some serious changes that will occur in the design of the new smartphone, among which a return to a fully glass case, which will return users during the fourth "iPhone". And before all clumsy fans of this smartphone will start to resent, it is worth paying attention to the fact that the quality of modern incredibly durable glass Gorilla Glass makes this development very likely. There is also an active discussion of the possibility of a curved screen appearing on the entire width of the device, which is likely to be absorbed by the Home button, and will also include a fingerprint identifier (or its analog) and even a front camera, so the eighth iPhone will again be able to Compete with other flagships.

Specifications and functions

Will the eighth "iPhone" be sold immediately with wireless headphones? Apparently, it will be so. However, in the end, everything may turn out differently, since to date, buyers who order headphones are expected for six weeks, and their price, which is $ 160, will significantly increase the total cost of the phone, if they are delivered in the kit. In addition, it is reported that the smartphone will have 5.85-inch screen, which will occupy the entire width of the device, but the top and bottom of the frame still remain. A recent report from a respectable edition of the Wall Street Journal confirmed several old rumors about the device, and also reported shocking news about Apple's intention to abandon the Lightning connector. According to this report, at least one of the upcoming "iPhone" models will be available with a curved OLED-display similar to the one in Samsung Galaxy S7. However, it turns out that in absolutely all models there will be no Lightning connector, from which Apple plans to refuse in favor of the more popular USB-C connector. If this rumor turns out to be true, then this will be the first time that Apple uses the standard connector on its smartphone, that is, one that can be found on all smartphones from other manufacturers.

Camera

In fact, at the moment it's difficult to say something about the camera of the eighth "iPhone". The logic suggests that the incredible dual camera iPhone 7 Plus should appear in the new model. Unfortunately, many rumors say that dual cameras will still appear only in more advanced models, but not in basic ones. According to the famous technology predictor Min-Chi Kuo, the dual camera will only be present on the iPhone 8Plus, since the incredibly high quality of the images that this camera makes can attract only professional photographers and avid fans to take pictures.

Price

And, of course, it is necessary to tell about what excites everyone - about the price of the eighth "iPhone". The cost of the seventh "iPhone" at startup began from $ 650, and the cost of the iPhone 7 Plus - from $ 770. According to rumors, the cost of the new smartphone will be around 1100-1200 dollars. Although some of these rumors are true, the likelihood that Apple will very sharply raise the price of its smartphone is extremely small. Of course, higher technical characteristics, such as a larger amount of RAM, may slightly increase the price of the device, but most likely it will remain approximately at the level at which the price of the seventh "iPhone" was at the start of its sales.