14 DAY TRIAL // Apple remains tight-lipped on everything iPhone 8, but the closer we get to the rumored launch in the fall, the more leaks seem to be pointing to major changes in terms of design.
This time, @VenyaGeskin1, who has a good track on iPhone leaks, has discovered some alleged iPhone 8 screen protectors that provide us with an early look at the new design of Apple’s flagship device.
Specifically, the screen protectors appear to confirm that the next iPhone will come with a bezel-less display, an approach that was already embraced by Samsung for its Galaxy S8 lineup and presumably for the upcoming Note 8 phablet as well.
With narrow bezels, Apple can offer a bigger screen in a chassis that has almost the same dimensions as the one of the existing 4.7-inch model. So it’s a bigger display in a smaller phone, which for Apple users who want to stick with the original iPhone is an offer they can hardly refuse.
Facial recognition system
Furthermore, these screen protectors confirm that the iPhone 8 will come with a top bar that would hold new cameras. In addition to the FaceTime and selfie camera, the iPhone 8 will most likely get new cameras for facial recognition and iris scanning.
Just like rival Samsung, Apple is also going for biometric authentication as well, with new cameras trying to provide iPhone buyers with an extra security system. This doesn’t necessarily mean that Apple is giving up on Touch ID, as existing speculation claim that the new fingerprint sensor would be integrated into the display.
This is an approach that helps Apple kill two birds with one stone. First of all, Apple can offer narrow bezels by removing Touch ID from the bottom of the phone, and second of all, it can become the innovator of this new technology at a time when most Android phone manufacturers put the fingerprint sensor on the back of the phone.
It remains to be seen if these leaks are accurate or not, and it goes without saying that you should take them with a certain pinch of salt, but we’ll find out more as we approach the rumored September launch date.
