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New iPhone 8 images all-but confirm final design ahead of release date

AS THE iPhone 8 release date approaches, a slew of new concept images for the upcoming smartphone could hold our best look yet at the next-generation iPhone.

By Aaron Brown

PUBLISHED: 11:38, Tue, Jul 25, 2017 | UPDATED: 12:08, Tue, Jul 25, 20171

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These new renders offer our best look yet at the iPhone 8

These iPhone 8 concept images are probably our best look yet at the design of the upcoming flagship phone.
Forbes has published the new renders, which clearly draw inspiration from the steady stream of hardware leaks from the supply chain.
But whereas these leaked cases and components can make it difficult to picture the entire phone, these new concept images successfully fill-in the blanks.
According to prominent Forbes contributor Gordon Kelly, supply chain sources confirmed via case maker Nodus that the bezel around the 5.8-inch display will measure 4mm on every side.
This measurement was factored into the final CG images of the iPhone 8.
The images also predict how Apple will address the cut-out (which houses the dual front-cameras, speaker grill and microphone) at the top of the almost edge-to-edge screen.

An iPhone 8 Sandwiched between a 6S and 7Plus

According to the new renders, iOS will position the cellular signal, battery indicator and other notification symbols around the cut-out – giving the illusion of an interrupted status bar.

These stunning new images reveal how the iPhone 8 could pull off the cut-out, which has appeared in a number of hardware leaks, without it becoming an eye-sore.

Having said that, it’s unclear how the software will disguise the uneven bezel when the iPhone is orientated in landscape mode.

Case maker Nodus has predicted Apple will relocate iOS notifications to the bottom of the display.
iPhone 8 is expected to have a similar physical footprint to the current-generation iPhone 7, which sports a 4.7-inch display.

 

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iPhone 8 will have a similar physical footprint to the iPhone 7, but with a larger screen

Although the new edge-to-edge OLED display will be much larger, iPhone 8 will purportedly only have a primary touchscreen area of around 5.15 inches.

The rest of the multi-touch real estate on the front of the phone will be reserved for a row of virtual on-screen buttons.

This separate so-called Function Area, housed beneath the main display, will replace the physical Home Button and include the Touch ID fingerprint scanner embedded beneath the glass display.

The Function Area touchscreen will intelligently adapt to whatever is happening on screen, bringing menu items and shortcuts to your fingertips, similar to the Touch Bar included on the latest MacBook Pro models.

Elsewhere, the OIS, Optical Image Stabilisation, for both lens used in the rear dual-camera set-up – something missing from the telephoto lens in the iPhone 7 Plus.

It is also expected to ship with an OLED display with True Tone, a technology that Apple debuted with its 9.7-inch iPad Pro, and ProMotion, which launched this year with the 10.5-inch iPad Pro.

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Previous concept images were unsure how the notch in the bezel would be addressed

 

The news comes as a new report claimed iPhone 8’s wireless charging would not be ready for launch.
Inductive charging has long been rumoured for the next-generation iPhone model.
But it sounds like Apple might struggle to get the functionality out of the door in time for the mid-September announcement.
 

According to renown Apple watcher John Gruber, wireless charging in the iPhone 8 will be tied to a separate piece of hardware and could hinge on the launch of iOS 11.1 – due later in 2017.
Gruber has a number of sources within the company and has occasionally revealed information on the Cupertino-based company’s upcoming products.
 

“I’ve heard that inductive charging will (a) be sold separately, and (b) might be late, waiting for iOS 11.1 (a la Portrait mode last year)," the writer posted on Twitter.
"I'm not sure if the holdup is hardware or software. And they could catch up in next three weeks."

 

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