The smartphone business is ending 2017 in fine style, with four top new devices made available on the market in September and October (at the time of this article the Apple iPhone X has yet to be released). We were recently invited to attend the Huawei Mate 10 launch event
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[embed]https://youtu.be/k0DN-BZrM4o[/embed] While most of the buzz from Apple's September 12 event centres on the new iPhone X, Apple also launched the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, which should be the more popular consumer choice when you consider the price and screen-size (5.8-inches) of the iPhone X. Apart from screen
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iPhone leakster Sonny Dickson has shared an alleged schematic for the upcoming iPhone 8 model, suggesting that Apple will be moving the Touch ID sensor to the back of the smartphone. It was previously reported that Apple would be using an under-glass fingerprint scanner positioned below the screen. While the
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It's been reported by China's Economic Daily Times that Apple is postponing its release of the highly anticipated iPhone 8. Now we've all got to hang on to our old iPhones for at least a few more months! Earlier reports surfaced that Apple had purchased 70 million OLED screens from Samsung, with the
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According to a new Barclays research note, all three iPhone models this year will be equipped with True Tone displays. Apple debuted the True Tone display feature with the 9.7-inch iPad Pro model that it released last year. Basically, the True Tone display uses four-channel sensors that adjust the white
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Japanese publication Nikkei today confirmed that Apple’s upcoming tenth-anniversary edition iPhone 8 model will feature a 5.8-inch sized OLED display and not a 5-inch display as it had claimed earlier. In its latest report, Nikkei says the iPhone 8 will feature the largest display size of all the three models
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A report published by The Wall Street Journal claims the new iPhones to be released this year will come with a USB Type-C port instead of Apple’s proprietary Lightning connector. We have to admit that this sounds a bit shocking, as Apple has a well-established ecosystem built around the Lightning
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KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has made some new predictions regarding Apple’s flagship iPhone 8 mode. According to the analyst, the iPhone 8 FaceTime camera will integrate 3D-sensing capabilities, making it a “revolutionary” upgrade over the current iPhone models. The 3D-sensing capability will reportedly be enabled by an upgraded camera
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According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the upcoming iPhone 8 will feature a 5.8-inch sized display, but the usable screen space will only be 5.15-inches. That’s because the rest of the space will be taken up by a “Function area” at the bottom. As previous reports have indicated, Apple’s 10th Anniversary
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Citing Apple’s supply chain sources, Taiwanese publication DigiTimes has published a new report that claims the upcoming iPhone 8 with an OLED display will feature a glass casing with a stainless steel frame in the middle. The 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch iPhone 7s models on the other hand are said to
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Famous analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is back again with some new info on the new iPhone 8 models to be released this year. In his latest research note, the analyst has confirmed that Apple will integrate wireless charging support on all three new iPhone models to be released this year. That
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Apple’s flagship iPhone models have always been more expensive than flagship smartphones from the Android camp. This year however, the flagship iPhone model could be priced higher than any previous iPhone, if a new leak is to be believed. According to the Fast Company report, the “iPhone X” 10th anniversary
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Wireless charging might finally come to the iPhone, when the iPhone 8 launches. Up till now, there have been rumours that wireless charging was being developed. Now, a component provider has been named. DigiTimes reported on Thursday that Lite-On Semiconductor, a Taiwanese company, will be providing some of the parts
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A Wall Street Journal report claims Apple will only launch one new iPhone model next year with an OLED panel, owing to a shortage of OLED panels from suppliers, which is expected to run through 2017. Currently, Samsung is the only major supplier of small OLED panels, which is the
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A news report published by The Korea Economic Daily claims Apple is working with LG Innotek to develop a new 3D camera module for the iPhone 8. The said camera will apparently utilize LG Innotek’s dual camera and will debut in Apple’s new iPhones in the second half of 2017.
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KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has mentioned in his latest research note that Apple is going to switch to a glass casing for its entire iPhone lineup next year to integrate wireless charging tech. The wireless charger for the 2017 iPhone models will apparently be supplied exclusively by Pegatron. While
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Sharp executive Tai Jeng-wu has confirmed that the next iPhone will feature an OLED display. Speaking at the Tatung University in Taiwan recently, the executive said, “The iPhone has been evolving and now it is switching from LTPS (low-temperature poly-silicon) to OLED panels, we don't know whether Apple's OLED iPhones
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According to Barclays analyst Mark Moskowitz, Apple will not release an iPhone 7s next year. Instead, the analyst claims, Apple will launch the iPhone 8 with a number of “major” changes. This year’s iPhone 7 on the other hand, will reportedly be a minor update with no significant changes on
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