“Leaks regarding the iPhone 7 have been plentiful so far this year. We’ve seen a handful of schematic drawings, component pictures, and a few purported photos of the device itself,” Chance Miller reports for 9to5Mac. “Now, another set of images has appeared on Chinese social media site Weibo claiming to show the upcoming 4.7-inch iPhone 7 variant. As has been reported in the past, the design is largely similar to that of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s, but with a few tweaks.”
“The antenna lines have been redesigned to run along the top of the device as opposed to across the back,” Miller reports. “What’s different here compared to other leaks, however, is how the antenna line design tapers off at either end.”
“There is in fact a camera bump, which is something that past reports have said will be removed, although a set of schematics last week showed the camera bump still in tact. In addition to the camera module as a whole appearing to be larger in this image, there’s also an additional hole between it and the LED flash,” Miller reports. “One Weibo poster claims that the second hole means that the iPhone 7 will support laser auto-focus.”
Read more, and see the photos, in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: As Miller says, “the images should be taken with a grain of salt but the continued corroboration between various reports continues to imply that the iPhone 7 will not be a major design overhaul.”
Do you think slight case changes will negatively impact next-gen iPhone sales?
Our answer: Not if it has an edge-to-edge display or another major impactful feature or set of features.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dan K.” for the heads up.]