Although before the release of a new generation of smartphones Apple is still a long time, the Internet is already actively discussing its alleged capabilities and design. In particular, potential buyers of new items are interested in where the fingerprint scanner will be placed.
This year, Apple will introduce three versions of the iPhone: two updated models from the standard line of iPhone 7s / 7s Plus and the iPhone with a radically new design.
On Tuesday, the authoritative edition of Bloomberg referring to its own source in Apple reported that the company is testing several prototypes of the new smartphone, including models with a curved screen and a fully aluminum body, like the current iPhone 7. But with a high probability there will be a device with a radically new design, providing for a transition to a glass case with a 2.5D-glass and a steel frame around the perimeter. At the same time, as noted, due to technical difficulties with production, the device is likely to be delayed for one to two months.
In the new iPhone, timed to the 10th anniversary of Apple's smartphones, the company will abandon a separate "Home" button on the front panel, replacing it with a touchscreen analog. The front side of the smartphone will almost completely be covered with glass. "The display of the new model will be slightly larger than that of the iPhone 7 Plus, but in terms of size, the smartphone will be comparable to the iPhone 7," said the source.
The device will receive a completely new design for the first time in the last three years. In 2016 and 2015. As you know, Apple re-used in its devices the same design that first appeared in the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus as early as 2014.
A source familiar with the development of the new iPhone said that Apple is currently experimenting with the ability to embed the Touch ID module under the device's screen. Samsung engineers worked on this task, but in the end they transferred the biometric module to the back panel.
From the jubilee iPhone is expected not only a radically new design, but also a dual camera with a 3D module on the front panel.