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Over the past couple of weeks there have been several leaks that showed the iPhone 8 rear panel with a really ugly hole in the middle for where the fingerprint sensor will have been located. We’ve been praying it wasn’t true, and now it looks as though our prayers have been answered. A more reliable…
Great news! Yet another leak shows that iPhone 8 will have wireless charging capability based on the global standard called Qi, one of several standards that define requirements for Qi wireless charging devices and Qi wireless charging pad around the world. This leaked schematic may not be what will eventually become the final iPhone 8…
The iPhone 8 back panel schematic that was leaked earlier this week showed the blueprint of something that looked really ugly, and unlike any Apple device ever made. A new render, presumably based on that schematic leaked by Sonny Dickson, shows how ugly it will actually look. If the schematic was a leak of the…
If the newly leaked schematics are anything to go by, Apple could be taking a very different direction with the 2017 iPhone 8, also rumored to be called iPhone Edition – a really, horribly ugly one. The schematic was shared by serial leaker Sonny Dickson, who has revealed iPhone features in the past before the devices…
Will the technological challenge of a display-embedded Touch ID stop Apple from releasing the iPhone 8 on time this year? That’s what analysts seem to think. Andy Hargreaves, equity research analyst at Pacific Crest Securities, says that if the smartphone giant cannot resolve the problem within a month or so, it may have to drop Touch…
LG Display is the new star in the OLED constellation. With Samsung’s production capacity stretched to its limits due to iPhone 8 requirements, its South Korean peer electronics giant LG and its display unit are now under the spotlight. Apple is keen on LG supplying OLED screens for its 2018 iPhones, but Alphabet might want…
South Korea’s Electronic Times has reported that Google’s parent company, Alphabet, is offering LG Display Co. an investment of up to $880 million to ensure the smooth supply of flexible OLED panels that are used to make curved smartphone screens. One possible assumption is that one or all of the Google Pixel 2 lineup of…
There’s absolutely no doubt that Apple’s products have a solid build that justifies their premium pricing. However, it has now come to a point where Apple’s own sales numbers are getting hit simply because people don’t want to upgrade devices that still work beautifully after several years. Will iPhone 8 be hit by that phenomenon?…
A MacRumors piece based on a research note from analysts at Barclays shows that the True Tone display technology that came on the 9.7-inch version of iPad Pro could be coming to iPhone 8 (iPhone Edition) as well as iPhone 7s and 7s Plus this year. What Exactly is the True Tone Capability on the…
At least two sources have independently stated that the new iPhone Edition (the most recent leaked name for what we’ve all been calling iPhone 8) will not come with a curved OLED screen, but will have the flat 2.5D glass panel with “flat implementation”, on the front display. The first source that cited this was research firm…
According to Korea Economic Daily, the Samsung Galaxy S8 could come with facial recognition as an additional biometric recognition feature, beating iPhone Edition(formerly referred to as iPhone 8 or iPhone X) to the relatively new technology. Samsung will be well aware of the fact that moving the fingerprint sensor to the back of the phone…
What we’ve been calling iPhone 8 and iPhone X will actually be called “iPhone Edition”, says a new report from Mac Otakara. What’s more, it appears that iPhone Edition will only ship well after the new iPhone 7s and 7s Plus. The truth is, Apple seems to need more time to test the device before…
Financial news corporation, Nikkei, has come out with a credible leak about the upcoming iPhone 8. According to the newspaper, the 10th anniversary iPhone will sport a massive 5.8-inch screen, making it the largest iPhone display ever. What’s more, Nikkei says that it will be the most expensive iPhone ever made, which matches KGI Securities…
A reliable source claims that Apple may have to delay the production of iPhone 8 because certain components may not be ready in time for production until September, 2017, when the phone is expected to be launched and released. Though the launch may proceed as planned, in September, shipments could be delayed by a month…
There’s been a lot of talk around Apple possibly ditching its Lightning connector for the more standard USB-C type connector. While there are certainly several benefits from a user’s viewpoint, it might not be in Apple’s best interests to do that. Apple’s stand has always been to ‘think different’ from the crowd – it’s the Jobs…
