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New design with key changes
If Apple follows its own trends, the iPhone 7 should come with an entirely new design. So far, rumors indicate that the next iPhone will be water-resistant, feature liquid metal, and eliminate antenna lines. There are also rumors that it could sport a smart connector, and do away with the headphone port. Now it seems the mute switch could also disappear, though it’s debatable.
A video leaked on Chinese social media appears to confirm many, if not all, of those design rumors. It’s a hands-on of two reported iPhone 7 models, one in “space gray” the other in silver, that takes an exhaustive look at the handsets’ exteriors. Judging from the footage, neither appears to have a 3.5mm headphone port, and the signature white antenna band of the iPhone 6s has been truncated on both. The camera module appears larger on the two models than sensors in previous iPhones, too, and there’s what looks to be a second speaker near the bottom of the devices.
The iPhone 7 may be available in the same four colors as the iPhone 6s: silver, space gray, gold, and rose gold. That’s according to a leaked image from MacityNet, which shows four reported “dummy” iPhones in the aforementioned hues side by side. According to the source, those are, in fact, the only color configurations in which the new iPhone 7 will be available — refuting rumors of a new “deep blue” option. The snap also appears to show a bulging metal enclosure around the handset’s rear-facing sensor — 9to5Mac estimates it’s about 25-percent bigger in diameter than the previous iPhone’s camera cut-out — and adds a new antenna design. The iPhone 7’s radios seem to run along the top and bottom of the device, rather than, as on the iPhone 6s, around back.
Leaked images on Chinese social media from July appear to show an unfamiliar iPhone model — the iPhone 7 Pro, presumably — that shares curvature in common with the iPhone 6S. Notably, however, the pictured handset sports Apple’s three-pin Smart Connector near its lower rear cover, a potential indication that at least one model of upcoming iPhone will be compatible with newer third-party keyboards and charging docs. And the iPhone appears to lack a hardware mute switch. Otherwise, though, the pictures would seem to largely confirm a number of longstanding features including dual rear-facing cameras and retooled antennas.
Another image from Nowhere Else shows what the back of the device may look like. It looks like the iPhone still has the rounded design, but you’ll notice the missing antenna lines on the back. Instead, it looks like the antennas are placed on the bottom and top of the device, and are made to look a little like bumpers. The camera also looks different, as it now is larger and looks like it protrudes a little more than before. The bigger camera could be for a wider lens like on the LG G5.
This could also very well be the iPhone version with the dual-lens camera — which is rumored to be exclusive to the iPhone 7 Plus.
There’s new evidence to support this claim — a presentation slide out of Foxconn shows that the iPhone 7, or at least one of them, will feature a water-resistant body, according to MyDrivers.
Previously, a report from inside China sugested that five iPhones were being tested, each with one particular feature of interest. Those features include wireless charging, fingerprint recognition on the display, multi Force Touch, dual-cameras, and a USB Type-C connector. Previous patents have suggested Apple is working on wireless charging and fingerprint recognition technology on the display, though the patent for wireless charging was filed three years ago.
The same Foxconn slide also mentions that wireless charging will be available in one of the models. Take this information with a grain of salt, but if the new iPhone comes with any of those technologies, it’ll be sure to be popular.
Now it seems that at least the lack of a headphone jack may be true. The Wall Street Journal said in mid-June that although the iPhone 7 won’t bring huge changes, it will do away with the headphone jack to slim the phone down and increase water resistance.
Leaked schematics from Techtastic slightly contradict that report. They reveal an iPhone 7 prototype with thicker casing than that of the iPhone 6S — 7.15mm compared to 7.1mm. They also appear to show a rear-facing camera that’s both larger and nearer the iPhone’s top edge than the shooters on previous models.
Another image leaked by French tech blog Nowhereelse.fr would seem to substantiate the Wall Street Journal’s claims about the lack of audio jack, though. It shows iPhone casing that distinctly lacks a 3.5mm port. In addition, the pictured iPhone seems to pack a second speaker grill for stereo audio. It shows a dual camera lens, too, and reconfigured antenna lines that run along the phone’s edge rather than across the back panel.
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