14 DAY TRIAL // We’ve heard plenty of rumors regarding the iPhone 8 until now, but new images published by @OnLeaks, who has an excellent track on smartphone leaks so far, come to set things straight in this saga.
First and foremost, here’s what the two leaked photos reveal. The iPhone 8 will certainly come without a home button, which means that the fingerprint reader will be moved elsewhere.
The picture revealing the back of the phone doesn’t show a fingerprint sensor either, so most likely Apple embedded it into the display. This makes the iPhone 8 the first smartphone to come with such technology, after a model announced by Chinese manufacturer Vivo a few days ago.
Then, it’s the vertical dual camera. Apple launched the iPhone 7 Plus with a dual-camera configuration, but in this case, the two lenses were positioned horizontally. With the iPhone 8, Apple goes for a vertical design, most likely to make more room inside the phone for other technologies.
No bezels and wireless charging
The display appears to come with very narrow bezels, and there’s a good chance it’s OLED. There’s also a sensor bar at the top of the phone, most likely to house the facial recognition system that will make its debut on the iPhone 8.
There are also some features still uncertain for the time being, like wireless charging. Indeed, the back of the phone appears to be made of glass, which means that wireless charging is very likely to launch on the upcoming iPhone, though this is still unconfirmed.
The iPhone 8 is projected to go live in September, but several analysts have indicated that a delay is very likely as Apple has hit some issues with the fingerprint sensor integrated into the display. If this is indeed the case, then the iPhone 8 could only make its public appearance at the September launch event, but sales would only begin in October in November.
Of course, we should still take these details with a small pinch of salt, but given the fact that these photos come from a well-known serial leaker, there’s a good chance they’re accurate.
