New iPhone 8 Pictures + Features Leaked: Facial Recognition, Wireless Charging, Edge-To-Edge-Display And More!
Every year, Apple releases a new iPhone around autumn / end of the year.
But this year is special: It marks the 10 year anniversary of the very first iPhone!
That's why the upcoming iPhone 8 (which might also be called iPhone X or iPhone Pro) is rumoured to be quite different and offer a lot of new features.
Apple always keeps the details for their upcoming projects quite secret - but every year, some details get leaked (purposely and unpurposely) a few months before the release.
There have been countless speculations about the design and functions for the new iPhone, but nothing had been confirmed yet - until now.
How did the leak happen?
Apple had just released the firmware for their new HomePod speaker (essentially a Google Home or Amanzon Echo device, by Apple).
When iOS developer Guilherme Rambo was looking through the code, he found significant information about the upcoming iPhone!
These are not hints or speculations, but proof of Apple's own documentation.
It's the biggest leak we've seen about Apple products in years, and it came from the company itself!
iPhone 8 - Design
The Design of the upcoming iPhone will differ quite a bit from the previous iPhone 6, 6s and 7 designs.
The display will be bezel-less and feature a 5.8-inch edge-to-edge screen.
There will be no more home button on the bottom of the device! The home button has been a feature since the very first iPhone, but seems like this era is ending now.
Instead, there will be a button at the side of the phone that doubles as on/off and home button.
In the back, the phone will feature dual cameras - but they are located beneath each other vertically, instead of horizontally like the previous model.
Forbes Author Gordon Kelly has actually teamed up with iPhone case-designer Nodus to recreate the iPhone 8 concept design, which has apparently been approved by Apple:
iPhone 8 - New Features
The most interesting new feature will be facial recognition, with which users will likely be able to to unlock their phone.
I've already mentioned in a previous post how Facial Recognition will play a crucial role in the future - and it looks like Apple has realized this too.
Another possible feature is wireless charging - while this wasn't included in the HomePod code, it's something that has been speculated by several reliable sources for a while now.
Apart from these new features users can possibly expect an improved camera, improved battery life, processors etc.
The iPhone 8 comes, just like the iPhone 7, only with a lightning connector and no headphone jack.
Production Problems
Although the production for the iPhone 8 has supposedly started, it seems like Apple is facing some challenges.
They hired 3 manufacturers to produce rigid flexible printed circuit boards for touchscreen of the phones, but apparently one of them just canceled because the procedure is too complicated and not profitable enough for them.
As a result, Apple has now invested $10 Million in new machines so that the other two manufacturers can produce a larger content of the circuit boards.
The face recognition software and wireless charging seems to be not quite ready yet as well.
The release of the new iPhone, which should traditionally be in September, but may be postponed 3 or 4 weeks.
It could even be possible that Apple introduces the phone, but stock will be very limited until the end of the year!
What do you think about the new iPhone 8? Are you planning to get it?
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I love me a good iPhone leak, and I must say they actually changed more than I thought they would. Improved battery life would be huge. I'm still sticking with my iPhone 5S until that completely craps out on me though.
Yes I'm looking forward to longer battery life and wireless charging too!
Never. It's not a phone any more. It's a savagely overpriced status symbol.
I have always really loved the iPhone, Not only do I really feel like they work better than all the other phones but they have a special place in my heart with all the amazing experiences I have had with them.
I know there is a lot of people who do not like them but I still do. Not sure if or when I will switch to a new brand of smartphone as there are others making great developments also at much cheaper prices.
I had to read this post though and glad I did.
I'm not planning on getting it. It will be really cool but I'm just going to stick with my ZTE ZMax Pro that was free with no contract and I pay $30 / month. 6" screen. Full HD, Finger prints scanner....etc. 16GB Storage.
Free was the key word. Yeah I'm a cheap skate and proud of it!
Very relatable - if it's free and comes with all those features, what could you want more!
wow wonderful now they have my finger prints and face!! When's iris recognition going to be implemented. Maybe I'll have to insert something else in order to unlock it :)
Not that stoked.. as I type this with my iphone 7
Why don't they put some microchip in us?
I am seraching for phone and apps that do not use too much information.
Yes, the facial recognition will definitely spark some discussions about privacy.
But to be honest, facial recognition will be EVERYWHERE in the next 3-5 years. It's the next big thing. There will be hardly any way to escape it.
Yes I don't disagree. Most science fiction has proven to become fiction. Like minority report.
Never going to buy it !.
Every year ! ? And adding more stealers to it every year then people say " expensive ".
I don't want expensive thief !!.
evolution of the iphone been a fan since the first iphone
It's crazy when you compare the design of this one to the original iPhone - so much has changed in 10 years!
Looks quite nice but I always stay a few models behind. Will probably get to this one in few years time
Looks like I will have to upgrade for this one
Wow first time in the apple era that a pictures was leaked right? You know I just got the Iphone 7 plus and I´m not sure if I should wait for the Iphone 8s the successor? But yeah I´m maybe planning to buy it :P
Yes this design was confirmed by apple..
I guess we already know how the iPhone 8 is going to look. I'm excited that they changed quite a bit from the 7! Maybe switching will be worth it.