iPhone 8 may launch on September 12, new 512GB variant could be introduced this year
September 12: That is the date when Apple may introduce the
iPhone 8, along with the iPhone 7s and the iPhone 7s Plus. This is according to
a report by Mac4Ever, which predicts that iPhone 8, iPhone 7s, and iPhone 7s Plus would be
launching on September 12 and that the three phones will go on sale from
September 22, just a little over a week after the launch. Although these dates
pertain to the market in the US because in India chances are that the iPhone 8,
iPhone 7S and the iPhone 7s Plus will only arrive in October.
Of the three phones, the iPhone 7s and the iPhone 7s Plus
are supposed to be the regular updates to the iPhone 7 and the iPhoen 7 Plus.
The iPhone 8, meanwhile, is said to be special version of iPhone that Apple is
preparing to mark the 10th anniversary of the iPhone. It will be very expensive
-- rumours hint at a price of above $1200 -- and will have a radically new
design.
September 15 launch, September 22 for shipment
We suggest you to take this news with a pinch of salt as
nothing is confirmed yet and these are only speculations. However the dates do
seem to make a lot of sense given the fact that Apple may target the newly
announced Samsung Galaxy Note 8 with these dates. The Note 8 is expected to go
on sale around mid September. So it can be little worrying for Note 8 if the
iPhone 8 actually starts shipping from September 22 as the Note 8 shipment
starts from September 15 and it could affect the decision of potential Note 8
buyers.
To recall, the iPhone 7 was launched on September 7 and
shipment began from September 16.
512GB storage variant of iPhone 8
A separate leak from Chinese leaker GeekBar suggests that
the iPhone 8 is tipped to come in a new 512GB storage variant. Through past
rumours we already know that Apple could launch a 64GB and 256GB variant of the
iPhone 8. Furthermore, the tipster hints that this year iPhone's flash storage
could be varied. The 64GB and 256GB could have Toshiba and Sandisk's flash
while the 512GB could house chips from Samsung and Hynix.
OLED display, bezel less design
The iPhone 8 will sport an OLED display and bezel less
design. This has been rumoured for long. A new leak from a Weibo user has also
hinted on the same. The leak hints at a bezel less display. But not only this,
the leaked image also shows off a digitizer and a connecting cable in the
iPhone 8. When looked closer at the top, you can see three round cut outs which
possibly could be for the proximity sensor, a front camera and an iris
scanner. As rumoured before, the leak
shows no signs of home button and an additional piece could be seen at the back
of the device. It is unclear what is it.
Powerful Face ID
A recent report from Korean Herald has also hinted that the
iPhone 8 could come with a powerful face recognition feature which can unlock
the device in millionth of second. This means that the iPhone 8 could ditch the
fingerprint sensor and instead come with a face recognition feature. 3D sensor
that can mute notifications
A separate rumours predicts that the iPhone 8 could come
with a 3D sensor which can also mute notifications by simply looking at the
display. If this report is to be believed then there are chances that Apple
could ditch its traditional physical mute button.
