14 DAY TRIAL // A new 3D drawing of what appears to be a metal case for the iPhone 7 reveals more about the upcoming device and also confirms that the new model will be quite similar in design with the existing one.
Renowned leaker @OnLeaks has posted the sketch on French website NWE, revealing that the upcoming iPhone 7 will have the exact same dimensions as the current 6s model (this is only valid for the standard 4.7-inch version, but the chances are that the Plus models will have the same size too).
Specifically, the iPhone 7 could measure 138.3 x 67.1 mm 5.44 x 2.64 inches), so it’ll be identical to the iPhone 6s – note that we still don’t know how thin the new model will be, but the same report claims that the two models will be similar in this regard too.
So basically, the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 6s will have the same dimensions, but Apple is also preparing some rather minor aesthetic changes on the back of the new model.
No dual camera
As you can see in this drawing, the camera bump is moved slightly closer to the left top corner and this aligns with previous reports indicating that Apple was indeed planning such a change. This pretty much makes it impossible to use a 6s case with the iPhone 7 (as you can do right now between iPhone 6 – 6s and 5s – SE),
But the camera cutout also shows that they’ll be just a single photo sensor, so in case you were hoping for dual cameras, this doesn’t seem to be the case. Previous rumors indicated that a dual-camera setup might be exclusive to the iPhone 7 Plus, so there’s still hope that this upgrade would arrive on the next-generation model, but we won’t be getting it on the 4.7-inch version.
Other than that, the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 7 seem to be like two peas in a pod, but since the debut of the new model is planned for September this year, expect more information on what’s going to be changed to emerge in the coming weeks. Hopefully, the WWDC conference next month will also bring us some news in this regard.