Japanese online news site Nikkei perfectly symbolises the syndrome known as ‘in logon ko chain nahi hai.’
Why? Because it hasn’t even been a month since the launch of the iPhone 7 and this site has already come up with rumours for iPhone 8!
Like, seriously!?
Highly placed as their source might be, we believe it’s way too early to place any credibility on these rumours. But then again, it’s not our place to judge their veracity, only to deliver the news to fanboys like you. #ReportingEthics
So, here goes…
- There will be 3 models of iPhone 8 – 4.7″, 5.5″, and a newer, mid-range 5″.
- All three of them will have a ‘full glass back’, like the one on the iPhone 4 and 4s.
- The higher end variations will feature an OLED display.
- At least one model (possibly the ‘Plus’ one) will feature an edge-to-edge curved display. (cough.. cough… Samsung Galaxy Edge… cough)
- There is likely to be a ‘No Home Button’ edition. The Touch ID will be integrated into the bezel of the phone.
- Front and Back glass panel will be held by an aluminium strip, which might also serve as the antenna.
- iPhone 8 might come with ‘Advanced Biometric’. This could mean one of two things – a retina scanner or a heart beat monitor. Exciting!
- Wireless charging had better make an appearance iPhone 8. We were hoping to see this in iPhone 7 itself, but what we got was a missing headphone jack instead. Don’t disappoint us again, Apple.
- There might be a possibility of a dual camera in the lower end model also.
- Finally, the usual tweaks like better haptic feedback, better screen, better camera, the greatest iPhone ever built, blah blah blah… You know the drill.
Now, before you rumour mongers start running around fantasising about the next iPhone, I would like to remind you that we’re ONE WHOLE YEAR away! Right now, even Tim Cook doesn’t know the exact specifications of the next iPhone.
So take a chill pill and relax. Over the coming months, we’re going to be writing a lot of these posts, and you’d better read every single one of them.
Adios!
