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[-Pyromaniac-]

Incredible if true. I know Apple's been working on getting the speaker and camera beneath the screen for years but I figured it would take a bit longer. Will be interesting to see if they actually managed it. I always assumed worse case scenario is there would be a bit of top bezel (they'll never do the stupid big bottom bezel like Xiaomi). And this leak is the best case scenario.

Both are great but this one is obviously a design marvel if they pulled it off.

 

[andythinkpad]

I think it will have a little bezel like the s8. I call bullshit on the camera behind the display.

It will look so much like the s8 you can't tell them apart when the phones are not on.

 

[Vuze]

I don't feel it but I hardly do with these mock ups. From the current slim bezel phones I like the LG G6 the best. S8 front shape is sort of weird and I dislike the curve. Xiaomi also looks nice.

Can hardly imagine all the sensors and cam being below the display but it would be sleek af.

 

[jimbobsmells]

It's not just the bezel, but the entire UI with that grid icon layout.

No no no don't go messing with the grid layout. Open invite to UX disaster right there.

 

[VanMardigan]

How about those rounded corners, can OLED be cut to shape like that?

Doesn't the s8 have rounded OLED corners?

 

[royalan]

I hope the "bumper" isn't as pronounced in real life as it is in that render.

 

[Majima Everywhere System]

That speaker is causing a three pixel wide strip along the top.

 

[BeforeU]

Looks pretty dope

 

[Rktk]

Looks like bad guesswork.

 

[blamite]

Rounded screen corners? Gross. Just keep making SEs forever and I'm good.

 

[BeforeU]

Rounded screen corners? Gross. Just keep making SEs forever and I'm good.

But they have already stopped making those

 

[DieH@rd]

2017 in smartphones really is rounded screen corners.

2018 will be the year of BSG-style screens.

 

[Lifeline]

Is it still rumored to have a smaller screen size than the Plus?

 

[Oxn]

Unfortunately, it doesn't look appealing at all. I wish Apple stuck to the 5s design with a larger screen.

The things i would do for a larger screen version of the 5S/

 

[SomedayTheFire]

Is it still rumored to have a smaller screen size than the Plus?

Same size screen, smaller footprint.

 

[Vuze]

But they have already stopped making those

Huh? They recently refreshed the SE line with 64 and 128GB models.
That being said, I feel like the SE is very popular. Can't see them dropping it from the line up anytime soon.

 

[Fuu]

But they have already stopped making those

When?

 

[BeforeU]

Huh? They recently refreshed the SE line with 64 and 128GB models.
That being said, I feel like the SE is very popular. Can't see them dropping it from the line up anytime soon.

When?

lol they just upgraded the storage, how does that really make a difference to a 1 year old phone. There was no spring event this year, makes me think its not happening anymore.

 

[TheOfficeMut]

Something about having very little bezels makes this look very ugly... Almost like badly coded HTML/CSS where text is running off the screen or isn't centered nicely. I don't like the way this is looking. And here I thought I'd be totally for bezel-less phones.

 

[dripdripsplash]

Sleeeek.

Im getting that

 

[mingoguaya]

They'll use the Apple in the back of the phone as the fingerprint sensor. They'll call it magic and people will praise them for it.

 

[sixteen-bit]

They bringing back that retro wallpaper?

 

[……forgetit]

Great design, awful use of space if that's the idea for the new version of iOS

 

[Zantetsuken]

720 resolution? I jest.

It looks similar just with the screen larger.

 

[Tumo]

9to5mac posted the images from the OP alongside some other renders with presumed antenna lines on each corner.

Likely being overly hopeful, but perhaps we will see the shock absorber / floatation patent being implemented in the new phone?

 

[DongBeetle]

Long time Android user here and I'm extremely excited for this phone

 

[Renkax]

Fuckkk should I buy a 7 now cause I need it or hold on till an 8?!

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

Eh. Looking forward more to iOS 11, which may actually change the way I use my phone.

 

[PandaShake]

I was looking forward to no bezel or like Samsung edge. If this turns out real, looks like I'll keep using my 6. Spec bumps doesn't do it for me anymore since 6 is my sweet spot in performance.

 

[LordOfChaos]

The curve tangents don't look Apple I think. The horizontal camera would also be a departure for them but there's no reason not I guess.

https://medium.com/hacker-daily/apples-icons-have-that-shape-for-a-very-good-reason-720d4e7c8a14

Then again when the 4 was leaked by gizmodo I was also thinking "that doesn't look Apple".

 

[Servbot24]

yes Bla.
Pls hand over your $1000

I'll be paying $100 to upgrade.

 

[JayDub]

Camera embedded into the design is hard to believe as it is. But also the ear piece?

C'mon...

 

[Betta Lines]

9to5mac posted the images from the OP alongside some other renders with presumed antenna lines on each corner.

They look like wire-frame lines from the modelling software to me.

 

[kaizoku]

Fuckkk should I buy a 7 now cause I need it or hold on till an 8?!

What?? Don't buy a 7, worst phone apple have ever made in comparison to the market and their competitors. As an Apple fan the 7 was the point they go from being untouchable at the top to at risk losing their crown - android fans will say they lost it ages ago. depending on how good the 8 is they could genuinely fall behind.

 

[Jigolo]

I hope they use that wallpaper for the new phone like the old iPhone. Give it to me in higher res

 

[TheOfficeMut]

What?? Don't buy a 7, worst phone apple have ever made in comparison to the market and their competitors. As an Apple fan the 7 was the point they go from being untouchable at the top to at risk losing their crown - android fans will say they lost it ages ago. depending on how good the 8 is they could genuinely fall behind.

If you're someone like me who has an iPhone 6+, it might be worth it to try to go for the 7 so that the 7 can be traded in for the 8. I am with T-Mobile and unfortunately I did not take the deal to trade in my 6+ for the 7 with no additional cost when it released. Now when the 8 releases, there surely won't be any deals to trade in a 6 unless you pay out of pocket as well; however, with the 7, they'll most likely accept a version of that for an 8 with no additional cost (or significantly less out of pocket as compared to trading in the 6).

I dislike my 6+ and I'm not sure what to do with it.

 

[Maxrunner]

The real news is if they manage to create the finger print sensor inside the screen like Samsung failed to do on time for Galaxy 8.

 

[marrec]

I'm going to buy this phone so hard

The real news is if they manage to create the finger print sensor inside the screen like Samsung failed to do on time for Galaxy 8.

Do we know if they're planning on retaining the haptic feedback of the "button" from the iPhone 7?

 

[AyaisMUsikWhore]

This looks ugly af and it's so lazy. They just removed the bezels and that's it. The camera is vertical now. Nothing about this is sexy. Ugggh.... maybe when it's finished, I might think differently but right now, this is so lazy.

 

[SuperPac]

Looks aces. Will buy.

 

[Zantetsuken]

The real news is if they manage to create the finger print sensor inside the screen like Samsung failed to do on time for Galaxy 8.

It will be in the Note 8 if rumors are true.

 

[Symphonia]

Yep, I love that design. Day one.

 

[mcfrank]

It will be in the Note 8 if rumors are true.

Once Samsung sees how Apple pulls it off.

 

[Magwik]

9to5mac posted the images from the OP alongside some other renders with presumed antenna lines on each corner.



Likely being overly hopeful, but perhaps we will see the shock absorber / floatation patent being implemented in the new phone?

Maybe shock absorber for a new SE?

 

[LordOfChaos]

I wonder what A11 will bring. Apple has continually surprised by pushing forward per-core performance while sticking to two active cores, I wonder where those advances will end.

Granted as it's a major external redesign, the processor update is probably more minor like the 6, rather than another major overhaul like the 5S/6S.

 

[UpDownLeftRight]

Man designing a new phone must be so boring. I swear the design has been completely reduced to plain black rectangle at this point.

 

[Fuchsdh]

lol they just upgraded the storage, how does that really make a difference to a 1 year old phone. There was no spring event this year, makes me think its not happening anymore.

They were never going to frequently update their "budget" model, especially since when it released it was basically the top-of-the-line specs for $200 less. It's not going anywhere.

 

[dh4niel]

Confirmed rectangle. The lack of a bezel on the screen is interesting.

 

[Luigiv]

That actually looks pretty cool. Now bring the 3.5mm phone jack back and put Android on it and I consider getting one (if I could afford it).

Spoiler

Ow, the edge!

 

[Squalor]

I wonder what A11 will bring. Apple has continually surprised by pushing forward per-core performance while sticking to two active cores, I wonder where those advances will end.

Granted as it's a major external redesign, the processor update is probably more minor like the 6, rather than another major overhaul like the 5S/6S.

Rumored 3 GB Of RAM.

A rumor, of course, but that probably means Apple is at least considering it for this phone even if it might not actually happen.