Taiwanese site Apple Club has posted what it claims are leaked photos of iPhone 7 components. The photos appear to show the backlight of a new iPhone. The inclusion of a 3D Touch chip rules out the iPhone 6c, as Apple is expected to limit the feature to its flagship phones, hence the suggestion that this is for the iPhone 7 …
Apple Club did previously bring us a leaked schematic showing the protruding camera lens on the iPhone 6, so has at least some credibility, but in this case the photos don’t really tell us anything useful unless the position of ribbon cables is of deep personal interest to you.
As usual, we can expect to see a growing number of such photos as we progress through the year.
Rumors surrounding the iPhone 7 of course began circulating even before the launch of the iPhone 6s, with KGI suggesting then that the new model would be as thin as the iPod Touch. We’ve heard suggestions of a new casing material, offering water- and dust-proofing; Intel chips (though still with an Apple-designed A-series chip); and multiple rumors of Apple ditching the 3.5mm headphone socket.
Apple is also said to be testing models with USB-C, multi-touch 3D Touch, dual cameras and more – and there are the usual rumors of a switch to OLED screens, though not in time for the iPhone 7.
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Looks like you guys finally fixed the notifications for new articles working with the OS X notification center…Thank you.
I think I will wait until the 7 to upgrade…The 6S is nice but it’s just not enough for me.
ah. now I can sleep tonight. ;)
Probably worth the wait
If it’s true doesn’t it point to not being OLED?
The general consensus is that they will wait until at least the 7s (possibly the iPhone 8) to make the switch to OLED.
General consensus is that in 2018 Apple will switch to OLED. That would be iPhone 8.
If one still mentions the ‘s’ version, it’s dumb
The latest rumour is for OLED in 2018 – see the link in the piece.
Maybe the latest rumour is an OGS LCD LTPS display until 2018
Maybe an OGS (One Glass Solution) Display and hence the differences
Intel chips? I know Intel have improved dramatically when it comes to power consumption of their chips but can they make compact chips as TSMC’s A8, A9, etc. chips with the same or even better power efficiency? Don’t know…
Intel building only cellular chips that is.
It’s not for the SoC – click the link for details.
I remember 2 years ago around this time someone already had an iphone 6 mockup put together. It was pretty close to being legit.