“Korea’s ET News reports that the so-called iPhone 8 will feature a ‘water drop design’ with curves similar to the original iPhone 10 years ago,” Zac Hall reports for 9to5Mac.
“While reports have previously claimed the new design will feature an all-glass front and back like the flat iPhone 4 and iPhone 4s, the latest rumor expects curved glass on both sides,” Hall reports.
Apple’s next iPhone is expected to be closer to “water drop design.” It features a curved back, resembling the initial iPhone… “Apple’s next iPhone will have a rear case made of glass,” an industry official said. “This glass case is a curved wall surrounded by four sides.” – ETNews
“Other rumored features include wireless charging, a new 5.8-inch display with a function area, and a revolutionary 3D sensing front camera,” Hall reports. “Apple is also expected to introduce spec-bumped iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus models without OLED displays and new designs.”
MacDailyNews Take: To us, the back casing this report describes actually sounds more like the iPhone 3G than the original iPhone with its flat (plateaued) aluminum back.
Why can’t all these phone manufactures have all OLED and bezel-less displays already. Wake up, It’s 2017. The tech is there. People want it. F’n YAWN already.
Would be nice if you could be innovative and inventive in your comments actually rather than just rehashing previous ones elsewhere. Hell even some depth to them would be nice. So let me remind you just because the tech is here doesn’t mean it is available or even good enough initially to be incorporated into a high selling product. OLED has now matured and is just about coming available enough to make it feasible to use on an Apple phone though I suspect still in fairly limited numbers so only of the flagship most like. Samsung in case you aren’t aware makes the OLEDs it uses thus takes priority for its own use alternative sources are still limited in high enough numbers for Apple’s needs so is having to get most of them at the moment from, you guessed it, Samsung. Hope you get it now.
What I get is Apple has a shit ton of money, and money rules the world. If they wanted to, it could be done. It is obviously they don’t, which is just another FAIL on their part….BEHIND THE CURVE AS USUAL…..
But go ahead and keep sticking your nose up their arse. I won’t.
I’d prefer if the phone was very much like a metal credit card shape, covered in a thin sheet of indestructible glass, all while achieving 50 hours of battery life.
Plz u guys are not thinking far enough. What about beam transporter. Time machine. Portable infinite solar power generator etc etc……those are necessary and useful.
However, somebody finally talked some sense into Ive and forced him to step back from the thinness insanity on the “new” 9.7″ iPad. (Or should we call it the iPad SE Parts Bin Special?).
Anyway, Apple knows that people have had enough of sacrificing everything to be thinner. Apple has reached diminishing returns on thinness. Now they have bulging cameras and battery life is challenged. Apple was forced to go to more expensive 7005 aluminum for the chassis as a response to Bendgate. They know that no super glass is going to be as durable as metal at the thicknesses iOS devices are today. LiquidMetal is a bust — it’s just high pressure casting of aluminum, which makes nice shapes but in the end has not produced a stronger material (castings are inherently weaker than other metallic forms).
If they want to keep prices down while improving features and performance, Apple may have finally realized that making a thicker curved back would be highly desireable. The 3GS was definitely a high point of ergonomic design in the phone industry. It is good to see Apple step back and review what makes a phone desireable. Seeing how many people stick their phones in thick cases, it’s obvious that thickness of the device isn’t the primary concern.
Teardrop is a euphemism. More like a well-used bar of soap. Maybe “Riverstone” conveys a classy way of describing its gentle curves. I like the shape too. Easy to slide in and out of pockets.
My wife and I have an extensive collection of iPhones – 3G, 3GS, 4, 4S, 5, 5S, 6, 7+ – and still use most of them for various things. The 3GS just felt right. I have NBA hands but still wish for more of a curve on the back of my 7+.
Even if Apple gave some of you people everything you asked for, you still wouldn’t be satisfied and would be back asking for more next year. Any of the current flagship model smartphones should be more than enough for the average user and be very useful for years to come. Most of the smartphone users I know never push their smartphones beyond normal usage limits. Smartphones are not Formula One racers.
The only major complaints I ever hear about is smartphones not having long enough battery life as they always seem to be in constant use.
C’mon, it is Apple’s primary market. You would think they would do anything in their power to innovate, according to all the people here, they have huge talent and endless money. And your right, we would ask for more, just less of more. Somebody needs to keep Apple on it’s toes, if not the end user, then who else?
He said, she said, rhumors say, unknown sources leaked…
It’s like a fairy tale these days: Once upon a time there was a computer company that also made a phone, and not just a phone but a phone with magical powers. The new phone could do anything the owner wanted it to do, except remember the passwords.
It’s all stories until Apple actually says what the device will look/be like. End of story.
Why can’t all these phone manufactures have all OLED and bezel-less displays already. Wake up, It’s 2017. The tech is there. People want it. F’n YAWN already.
They can’t just whip out 58 million of them. Supply is the answer to your question.
Would be nice if you could be innovative and inventive in your comments actually rather than just rehashing previous ones elsewhere. Hell even some depth to them would be nice. So let me remind you just because the tech is here doesn’t mean it is available or even good enough initially to be incorporated into a high selling product. OLED has now matured and is just about coming available enough to make it feasible to use on an Apple phone though I suspect still in fairly limited numbers so only of the flagship most like. Samsung in case you aren’t aware makes the OLEDs it uses thus takes priority for its own use alternative sources are still limited in high enough numbers for Apple’s needs so is having to get most of them at the moment from, you guessed it, Samsung. Hope you get it now.
What I get is Apple has a shit ton of money, and money rules the world. If they wanted to, it could be done. It is obviously they don’t, which is just another FAIL on their part….BEHIND THE CURVE AS USUAL…..
But go ahead and keep sticking your nose up their arse. I won’t.
No you won’t. You’ve got your nose pretty far up their “poor imitation” competitors though.
The design for the Galaxy S8 seems to be the closest to bezel-less displays smartphones have come to so far.
If true, then they truly have run out of designs.
Hey I know, why not add a rotary dial on the face? Come on Ives, show us your design skills.
Hmmm, Apple could even make it kinda skeuomorphistic? 🤓😉
I’d prefer if the phone was very much like a metal credit card shape, covered in a thin sheet of indestructible glass, all while achieving 50 hours of battery life.
And priced at $99 with 512 GB memory. As long as we’re in dreamland, you might as well go completely.
Plz u guys are not thinking far enough. What about beam transporter. Time machine. Portable infinite solar power generator etc etc……those are necessary and useful.
gotta say, my original 3gs felt better in my hand than any of my subsequent iphones.
it is a good design – might even leave room for more battery life…
Loved my 3Gs, best feeling phone ever.
Agreed. I miss the feel of my 3G. But I would expect the new P8 to be thinner and much lighter then the 3G.
Agree with you all.
However, somebody finally talked some sense into Ive and forced him to step back from the thinness insanity on the “new” 9.7″ iPad. (Or should we call it the iPad SE Parts Bin Special?).
Anyway, Apple knows that people have had enough of sacrificing everything to be thinner. Apple has reached diminishing returns on thinness. Now they have bulging cameras and battery life is challenged. Apple was forced to go to more expensive 7005 aluminum for the chassis as a response to Bendgate. They know that no super glass is going to be as durable as metal at the thicknesses iOS devices are today. LiquidMetal is a bust — it’s just high pressure casting of aluminum, which makes nice shapes but in the end has not produced a stronger material (castings are inherently weaker than other metallic forms).
If they want to keep prices down while improving features and performance, Apple may have finally realized that making a thicker curved back would be highly desireable. The 3GS was definitely a high point of ergonomic design in the phone industry. It is good to see Apple step back and review what makes a phone desireable. Seeing how many people stick their phones in thick cases, it’s obvious that thickness of the device isn’t the primary concern.
Agreed, it just hugged the hand and made it less likely to slip out and fall onto the floor.
Teardrop is a euphemism. More like a well-used bar of soap. Maybe “Riverstone” conveys a classy way of describing its gentle curves. I like the shape too. Easy to slide in and out of pockets.
My wife and I have an extensive collection of iPhones – 3G, 3GS, 4, 4S, 5, 5S, 6, 7+ – and still use most of them for various things. The 3GS just felt right. I have NBA hands but still wish for more of a curve on the back of my 7+.
Even if Apple gave some of you people everything you asked for, you still wouldn’t be satisfied and would be back asking for more next year. Any of the current flagship model smartphones should be more than enough for the average user and be very useful for years to come. Most of the smartphone users I know never push their smartphones beyond normal usage limits. Smartphones are not Formula One racers.
The only major complaints I ever hear about is smartphones not having long enough battery life as they always seem to be in constant use.
C’mon, it is Apple’s primary market. You would think they would do anything in their power to innovate, according to all the people here, they have huge talent and endless money. And your right, we would ask for more, just less of more. Somebody needs to keep Apple on it’s toes, if not the end user, then who else?
Fine…keep Apple on its toes in terms of iPhone evolution. So what would you suggest, trondude, besides “F’n YAWN already”??
What would raise the same level of excitement as the original iPhone?
He said, she said, rhumors say, unknown sources leaked…
It’s like a fairy tale these days: Once upon a time there was a computer company that also made a phone, and not just a phone but a phone with magical powers. The new phone could do anything the owner wanted it to do, except remember the passwords.
It’s all stories until Apple actually says what the device will look/be like. End of story.
So much for magnetic car mounts if this is true!
Glass all over?!!?!
Better be a damn strong glass!
Kinda makes no sens but hey! I’ve been wrong… Sometimes
…rumors contradicting rumors based on rumors derived from prototypes mistaken as finished… Put me to sleep 😞💤
this device has been a long time in progress. And NEXT YEAR when it’s released, it’s going to blow everything else out of the water.
Liquidmetal baby!