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{Rumor} "iPhone 8" - New drawing/rendering leak
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The napkin drawings were from KK tho..
I feel like there's conflicting information about the display right now. This latest leak doesn't mention a curved display (as have others in recent months), only that there's curved glass around the edges and that there still is a pretty significant bezel. That's notable because it's been the main buzz about the phone for quite a while and I wonder how that'll factor into comparisons with the S8 which has an actually curved display.
I feel like there's conflicting information about the display right now. This latest leak doesn't mention a curved display (as have others in recent months), only that there's curved glass around the edges and that there still is a pretty significant bezel. That's notable because it's been the main buzz about the phone for quite a while and I wonder how that'll factor into comparisons with the S8 which has an actually curved display.
The Abominable Snowman
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I saw renderings that accounted for a facetime camera, speakers, and a home button on the back. It looked more realistic than this one.
TheGrizz
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Meh...this is kind of bland to me. It looks like the OG iPhone, with all those rounded corners. My hype level went from 10 to about a 5 with this mockup. Hopefully the square off the corners a bit more and slim it down (and remove the camera bump).
I'll be moving on the the S8, assuming I can get used to Android. I've been rocking iPhones since it's inception, but am getting bored as of late and I work with all IT nerds who all use Android phones and give me hell every day. I'm caving to the pressure
I'll be moving on the the S8, assuming I can get used to Android. I've been rocking iPhones since it's inception, but am getting bored as of late and I work with all IT nerds who all use Android phones and give me hell every day. I'm caving to the pressure
CriterionDog
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Looks nice! I'm just really sick of camera bumps though.
Winterblink
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Not an iPhone guy myself, but I think the move to having all the front sensors and such behind the screen will be a really great approach. It'll probably be copied within a year by everyone else if it hasn't already by models not yet released, but I like that design move.
$300 to manufacture, $1000 at retail (rolls eyes)...ridiculous, that's how phones are though.
I like the "no home button/transparency" thing though. I had iPhones for 8 years before moving to Android for the openness, I might would try this out though.
Khalifa Jayy
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If that's really it, they made my decision to go with the S8+ / Note 8 that much easier.
Transparent screen technology has existed for years. Proof of concepts have appeared at venues for like half a decade now.
I never saw that shock absorber patent. That's a great idea.
Who gonna pay for R & D?
BeforeU
Oft hope is born when all is forlorn.
Honestly this argument doesnt really hold when you see how much profit they make on each device and their cash horde. Car companies also do R&D and their profit margin are no where mear the iPhone.
Khalifa Jayy
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Samsung already killed the rumored iPhone 8 with the S8+, bud.
Instead of putting the speaker on the screen, can't they just put it on the slim bezel on top? There sure is enough space there, just mimic the design of the bottom speaker with grills instead of making it elongated, and make them symmetrical, with the camera in the center.
Looks good otherwise, if they can integrate touch ID on the screen as well then good job.
Looks good otherwise, if they can integrate touch ID on the screen as well then good job.
outunderthestars
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They will do this,this allow them to embed an encrypted element into the screen and effectively shut out all third party screen repairs.
LordOfChaos
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Intel is the other one making Apple like margins. It will be seen if we have ryzen above that.
I think those are just the points where the chassis curves. They are always drawn in design schematics
LordOfChaos
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I thought I saw an Xperia with something like that, but I can only find these aftermarkert corner nibs right now
It does. Samsung has been doing it since the S6.
I haven't had any issues with accidental presses for years.
Hidden One
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Gonna most likely trade in my 7+ for this.
I mean, I really don't expect them to refresh it every year. I expect a refresh next year with some stuff from current iPhones and maybe the iPhone X/Edition/whatever they can implement without changing the design.
I doubt there are enough people who go SE and will throw it out the window every year for a minor performance boost and feature overhaul to warrant this in the first place.
perfectchaos007
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I guess they'll save the curved edges/infinity screen for the iPhone 9.
All the people saying it's a 'boring design'... what the fuck do you want them to do with the thing, re-invent the wheel again? We're at a point with smartphones where they are a standard product and all changes are largely going to be cosmetic and internal. I just don't get that line of argument at all...
Reinvent the flip phone.
Component costs in the auto industry average about 55% of the sales price. The percentage is much lower for more upscale vehicles.
Curved edge displays are the biggest gimmick out there right now. So probably not.
Props to Samsung to show that they could, but they have yet to prove why they should.
BeforeU
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Agreed, i dont understand boring argument at all. Edge to edge display is pretty drastic change on its own. Same size phone with bigger amd better display. Better internal spec, better camera and new software features.
Same I think the Galaxy S8 looks much better and much more sleek these this render.
I also really don't care for the rounded corners.
You kidding dude? iPhone is possibly the most cared about product of all time.
Yes. The are iso or isoparametric curves (depending on the solid modeling software you are using. Basically the tangent edge of the surface where the curvature starts. These are not antenna lines. (The other visual clue here is that they also the go on the cover glass which obviously won't have corner lines in it.)
Had never seen them. The TV was very impressive, although the whole thing went transparent rather than individual areas which this would need to do and forgot a phone would need a digitiser layer for the touchscreen so not sure if this could be done.
Looking at their other patents, there's a few new ones for sensors behind the screen including a method specifically for the fingerprint reader so I think this is definitely the end goal although whether they can manage it all for this one is another matter.
I think a lip at the top with the other sensors on is more likely.
I'm the opposite. I think a small uniform border, if they could manage it, makes all the difference. Looks much better to me, never thought the screen bleeding off the sides looks that good.
What is meant to be a flagship phone for Apple, where they're falling behind in the race, they basically paused designs for iPhone 7 and released the same form factor as iPhone 6 so this needs to blow everyone out of the water.
Considering it's coming out later than the S8 - if it looks like the latest render it already looks dated in comparison.
If it's gonna be $1000 it's gotta by more than just the best OS and ecosystem.
InfiniDragon
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I suppose if you're being technical, but it's still got the round "home button" area where you put your thumb. This thing on the other hand is just a flat screen across the entire front if I'm looking at it correctly, like the Nexus 5 which was what I meant.
Michael F. Assbender
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Edit: Nevermind.
Thebeardofknowledge
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What are you on about ? The iPhone will shit all over the S8 in every conceivable way.
Khalifa Jayy
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How does what you quoted merit that response?
I really liked the S8/+ design. I was waiting to see what Apple was going to do with the 8 (given it's the 10th anniv. of iPhone) before I made my purchasing decision. Now that these "renders" and leaks are out there, it made my decision a lot easier, as the S8 design is leagues ahead.
Tell me exactly where you got lost.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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I don't follow this stuff anymore, but I remember ~5 years ago Apple had a patent for the camera behind the screen that could see our face and authenticate us immediately, like Touch ID. It would also make it so we're actually making eye contact in video chats. Who knows what other plans they would have for it. Looks like the idea's finally coming out within the next year or two.
No. I have a S8+ arriving this week to replace my slightly borked current phone, and while the screen and all that look great, I miss the home button. Just having something you can physically press is comforting to me for some reason. I have this mouse with a "virtual" scroll wheel that vibrates and clicks as you roll your finger over it, but it's no substitute for an actual wheel. Maybe I'm just weird or old-fashioned.
I'm still rolling with my 4S, so I have enough space to rest my thumb on the side. I feel like people are gonna end up holding the iPhone 8 like you'd hold a CD ie. at the edges in order to avoid making unintended gestures on an active screen. Is that really comfortable? I'm not so sure.
Yeah...maybe. I guess we'll see.
Tom Nook Sawyer
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Apple's palm rejection on their macbook trackpads is already great. I've no doubt they'd do a great job with preventing accidental touches on the new iPhone.
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