Apple
has a major iPhone redesign planned for 2017, with a glass body and
edge-to-edge OLED display that does away with the Home button and perhaps
replaces Touch ID with a new facial recognition system. The new iPhone may be
sold alongside upgraded (but standard) 4.7 and 5.5-inch iPhones.
EXPECTED
FEATURES
- 5.8" OLED display
- Faster A11 processor
- Glass body
- Edge-to-edge display
- Facial Recognition, perhaps replacing Touch ID
- No Home button
- Wireless charging
- Three models - One OLED, two standard.
The iPhone 8 will mark the 10th anniversary of
Apple smartphones, so it’s going to be huge.
iPhone 8 Release
Date: When does it come out?
Rumours about an exact iPhone 8
release date are light, but Apple is fairly predictable. That’s why we can take
a ruddy good guess at when the iPhone 8 will launch.
- iPhone 7: Wednesday, September 7 (reveal) | Friday, September 16 (release)
- iPhone 6S: Wednesday, September 9 (reveal) | Saturday, September 19 (release)
- iPhone 6: Tuesday, September 9 (reveal) | Friday, September 19 (release)
- iPhone 5S: Tuesday, September 10 (reveal) | Friday, September 20 (release)
- iPhone 5: Wednesday, September 12 (reveal), Friday, September 21 (release)
Based on those dates, we’d expect the iPhone 8
reveal date to be either Tuesday, September 12, or Wednesday, September 13.
And we think that the iPhone 8 release date will be
either Friday, September 22, or Saturday, September 23.
iPhone
8 Price – How much will it cost?
Apple’s
iPhone 8 will definitely be expensive, because that’s just how Apple operates.
But how expensive? Well, here’s a brief rundown of historical iPhone pricing,
for a start:
- iPhone 7 – £599
- iPhone 6S – £539
- iPhone 6 – £539
- iPhone 5S – £549
- iPhone 5 – £529
iPhone 8 Design – What’s new?
The
biggest change we’re expecting to see from the iPhone 8 is a huge ramping up of
the handset’s screen-to-body ratio. That ratio describes how much of the
phone’s front is occupied by display, and having an all-screen front appears to
be a big trend in smartphones. LG has already debuted such a design for the LG
G6, and the Samsung Galaxy S8 followed suit later in 2017.
iPhone 8
release date:
We reckon the iPhone 8 will debut on September 12 or 13, while
the release date is more likely to occur on September 22 or 23.
iPhone 8
specs:
There’s plenty rumoured, but the major additions tipped to be added
include: OLED screens, powerful 10nm A11 chip, wireless charging, a 3D-sensing
front camera, and an “all-screen front” design.
iPhone 8
price:
The entry-level iPhone 8 is probably going to retail for at least £599,
and could rise close to (or even beyond) £1000 for the top-end model.
