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so there are a bunch of iPhone rumors out there right now okay the rumor mill has been turning out new rumors left and right and if even half these rumors turn out to be true the next iPhone will likely be one of the most exciting new iPhones in years now we'll start off by talking about the new models as you guys know Apple's naming scheme has been pretty consistent over the years with the iPhone 5 5 s 6 6 s 7 and yes there will probably be a 4.7 inch iPhone 7s and a 5.5 inch iPhone 7s plus the 7s is expected to be your typical s upgrade and that's cool in all but that's not what has me excited you see 2017 is also the 10-year anniversary for the iPhone itself which Apple first launched back in 2007 with the iPhone 2g so you just know that Apple has something big planned and that big plan may come in the form of a third model a higher-end model currently rumored to be called the iPhone 8 this higher-end iPhone is going to be different first off it's rumored to have a 5.8 inch OLED display Apple reportedly has already inked a deal with Samsung to produce these OLED displays which should provide a better contrast ratio and be more energy efficient than the LCD displays the Apple is currently using and yes you heard me correctly the screen size is rumoured to be up to 5 point 8 inches now if you've ever compared a 5.5 inch iPhone 6 or 7 plus two other 5.5 inch smart phones like the galaxy s7 edge you know that the iPhone is a lot bigger due to having these really big bezels so a bigger screen on an iPhone kind of seems like a bad idea but here's the thing Apple just may make up for the years of having huge bezels on its phones with an iPhone 8 with virtually no bezels we're talking less bezel than the galaxy s 8 and the LG G 6 to the point where a 5.8 inch screen could fit into a device that's roughly the same size as a 4.7 inch iPhone however while this rumor of a nearly bezel açaí phone sounds amazing for it to actually become a reality a few things need to happen for on the iconic home button that has been a staple of the iPhones design since day one will have to go we've already seen several Android manufacturers do this already with them moving the fingerprint scanner from the front of the phone over to the back but the rumor is that Apple won't be doing the same with them instead innovating the fingerprint scanner right into the iPhone 8 display itself sounds pretty far-fetched right but when you consider that companies like synaptics have developed fingerprint scanners that work under glass and that Apple itself already has patents that describe being print sensors that work through a display all of a sudden it seems a little bit more likely after that the patent that Apple has for integrating and ambient light sensor into the display and a nearly bezel if iPhone AIDS might just be a thing of course I don't think they'll be able to integrate a front-facing camera into the display any time soon so there will probably be at least a little basil at the top but who knows now speaking of the front-facing camera it's supposedly going to get a big upgrade the rumor is that the front-facing camera will have 3d sensing capabilities using technology from a company called prime sense which Apple actually acquired back in 2013 for context prime senses the company that played a big role in helping Microsoft develop the Kinect sensor for the Xbox 360 what exactly these 3d sensing capabilities will be used for on the iPhone is largely unknown at this point but there's a good chance that the iPhone 8 will have either iris scanning like we've seen on phones like the note 7 or even facial recognition there's also a possibility that Apple have an API for developers to use this new sensor for augmented reality functions from helping you find the right size for your clothes to scanning your head and putting your face in a video game going back to the display since the physical home button will likely get the boots the bottom part of the 5.8 inch display will likely be used for a functional area making the actual usable portion of the screen roughly 5.2 inches again we've seen Android phones do the same thing with on-screen buttons but since iOS doesn't have a back or a recent key like Android does the bottom strip will likely act more like the touch bar on the new MacBook Pro which may be even more useful on an iPhone than on a MacBook once Apple opens it up to developers now if you stop and think about it for a second the not so game-changing features in previous iPhones have kind of been slowly leading up to this touch bar you have 3d touch from the iPhone success which so far hasn't been all that it's cracked up to be but all of a sudden it becomes really useful as it will help differentiate between things like a DoubleTap on the virtual home button for each ability and a double press of the virtual home button for Siri but 3d touch alone wouldn't be enough to make this work just try 3d touching the camera app on your iPhone 6s or seven and you'll see what I'm talking about it just feels awkward pushing hard into the screen twice but yet a double press on the iPhone 7 solid state hobo and doesn't feel awkward thanks largely to the improved taptic engine that came with the iPhone 7 that makes it feel like you actually double-clicking a physical button so I'm excited about the touch bar I really hope that this rumor turns out to be true and if it does it could be that game-changer that Apple has been looking for in terms of design in addition to the bezel is fronts the back of the iPhone 8 may feature glass instead of aluminum like the last four iPhones have had with a stainless steel frame like we saw on the iPhone 4s now love it or hate it glass backs do offer some benefits like better wireless signal and the ability to wirelessly charge we've already seen Apple implement wireless charging on the Apple watch so it wouldn't come as too much of a surprise if the iPhone eight ends up supporting it too speaking of charging there was recently a big new rumor that the iPhone may end up dishing the Lightning port in favor of a USB type-c port now if this turns out to be true this would be a huge departure from what Apple has ever done with the iPhone adopting an industry standard charging port instead of its own proprietary one that's never happened before and to be honest I have my doubts sure Apple has a very real problem with the fact that if you go into an Apple store today and you buy the latest iPhone and the latest MacBook you can't connect it to without using an adapter but I just can't see Apple doing what every other manufacturer has done and use an industry standard it just doesn't seem like something Apple would do not to mention that they can make money off of it with their MFI or made for iPhone licensing program so I think the more likely solution to Apple's domville problem is changing the regular lightning to USB type a cable that comes in the box to a lightning to USB type-c cable this way consumers can connect their new iPhone to the new MacBooks and Apple gets to keep making money off of their lightning accessories which seems much more like something Apple would do either way because of USB type-c the iPhone 8 is rumored to also support fast charging which honestly if you've never had a phone with fast charging its a really big deal okay let's just use and talk about performance as always the new iPhone is expected to get a faster and more energy-efficient processor in the 811 chip you don't really need a rumor or leak to tell you that that's common sense but it is worth noting that the Meucci is rumored to be designed with a 10 nanometer process which will help the a11 deliver those increases in performance and efficiency rumor has it that the iPhone 8 will also come with three gigabytes of RAM like on the iPhone 7 plus which thanks to iOS is RAM management is kind of like having 6 gigabytes of RAM on Android at least when it comes to absolutely in terms of battery life things are kind of up in the air you have a bigger screen a bunch of new features and a smaller overall device which usually means a smaller battery so if anything you'd expect battery life to be worse but some rumor suggests that the iPhone 8 will actually have better battery life thanks in part to the more efficient OLED display the more efficient a 11 processor and get this a bigger battery now you may be thinking how will I have a bigger battery right light but that sounds crazy but the rumour says that despite its smaller overall size with the help of a stacked logic board design and an l-shaped 2 cell battery pack we're talking a 2700 milliamp hour battery over a nineteen hundred and sixty million battery and the iPhone 7 to put that into perspective the bigger iPhone 7 plus had a 2900 million batteries and that thing lasts all day long so if Apple can actually pull this off man the iPhone 8 is going to be really hard to beat now there hasn't been a whole lot of rumors about the rear cameras on the iPhone 8 yet so it's possible that we'll see a largely unchanged dual camera system with only slight improvements in low-light capabilities and maybe optical image stabilization on both the wide and the TEL for the lens where the iPhone 7 plus only had oh is for the wide lens other things you can probably expect from the iPhone aids or in improved ip68 water resistance rating over IP 67 which basically translates into being able to submerge the phone in up to 1.5 meters of water for 30 minutes compared to just one meter of water for 30 minutes not a big deal I know but maybe it'll give you a little bit more confidence to take the phone into the shower with you Siri should also be getting smarter with apples acquisition of tearing an AI company based out of Seattle which came just in time as competition from Google's assistance and Samsung's Bixby is heating up and there's a chance that the OLED display will be curved just like the 2.5 D glass on the iPhone 7 is curved right now so like not galaxy s7 edge curve but 2.5 D curves like on the iPhone so don't get too excited the iPhone 8 is expected to be announced and launched in September alongside the iPhone 7s and 7s Plus which again are rumours looks similar to the seven but will have a lot of the new features that are coming with the 8 of course not all the features coming to the iPhone 8 will be on the 7s as Apple will likely try to distinguish the ADEs from the other two since rumors suggest that Apple plans on selling the iPhone 8 for upwards of $1,000 now that's a lot of money but then again if these rumors pan out you'll be kind of getting what you pay for otherwise there will still be the option for the 7s and the 7s Plus which should sell for somewhere around what the current iPhones are selling for now however just to reiterate everything here is based off of rumors and speculation and nothing is official until Apple announces the phone later 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