At the moment, the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus devices are not even three months old, but expectations fromhis successor,
Many analysts believe the iPhone 8 will installa new sales record, far ahead of the record set by the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in 2014. Given the general stagnation in the smartphone market, it becomes apparent how high the level of market and consumer expectations from the iPhone 8 is.
Expected iPhone 8 Features
While before the release into massWhile the production of the iPhone 8 is still more than a few months away, existing reports and rumors give us a pretty clear idea of some of the features it will certainly come with. Let's look at them below.
No. 5. Chip A11
With every new iPhone, AppleIntroduces the new A-Series chip, thus setting a new standard for performance, and the iPhone 8 is no exception to this rule. The A11 chip used inside the iPhone 8 will be manufactured using TSMC's 10nm process technology, although its other characteristics are currently unknown to us. Apple is likely to continue to develop the four-core Fusion processor, which debuted in the A10 this year, but it is likely that the company will develop it to further increase the clock frequency to make it faster and more energy-efficient, thanks to the new manufacturing process from TSMC.
The GPU will also receive significantperformance gain, and this year we can finally see Apple’s own A11 graphics processor in the A11. On paper, the A11 GPU will offer the same level of performance as some of the game consoles currently on the market.
No. 4. New design
At this point, definitely Applewill release iPhone 8 with an all-new glass design. By the time the iPhone 8 launches in the third quarter of this year, Apple will continue to use the same design that first debuted with the iPhone 6 in 2014. Apple typically updates iPhone designs every two years, but the company decided to change that cycle last year.
The lack of a new design has already ledusers in a state of excitement regarding the iPhone 8 due to a possible design update and this fact is one of the key reasons why expectations from the next iPhone are already quite high.
Some reports already indicate thatApple will release the iPhone 8 with a new glass design with a layer of metal casing. Apple is exploring the possibility of using a chassis made of ceramic material or stainless steel, instead of aluminum, which will give the appearance of the device belonging to a higher premium class. However, these plans may be delayed due to reliability issues. In the past, Apple has already used the glass design on the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S before switching to the release of the iPhone 5 in an aluminum case.
We have yet to see how it will lookiPhone 8 device, but reports indicate that the smartphone will come with a large screen, in the absence of a physical home button, with a display from edge to edge. Since Apple is trying to get rid of the home button on the iPhone 8, the company also plans to integrate a touch ID sensor into the display or at the bottom of the front of the phone.
The summation of all these data should lead toI conclude that the iPhone 8 device will be very, very different from previous models of iPhones. In fact, with the help of the iPhone 8 model, Apple is going to give its iPhone line a radical design update, something akin to jumping from the design of the iPhone 3GS model to the design of the iPhone 4 model.
No. 3. Wireless charging
New glass design on iPhone 8is important because it will also allow Apple to offer wireless charging technology in the iPhone 8 model. At the moment, some reports claim that wireless charging technology will appear in the iPhone 8 model. However, it remains to be seen whether Apple's wireless charging implementation will be truly wireless or not. The company is working on a technology for wireless charging over long distances, but it remains to be seen how much this technology is ready for mass production and its adoption by the user community.
However, Apple has already formally requestedto develop a similar system for its chip suppliers for a wireless charging device for the next iPhone model, in particular Foxconn, which is reportedly already developing a handset charging module. Although, it is unlikely that Apple will supply a wireless charger with the phone.
Wireless charging technology is expected to be available for all three iPhone models that Apple plans to launch next year.
No. 2. OLED display
Apple continues to use LCD displayson the iPhone from the start. Despite the fact that the company has always guaranteed to use the best LCD displays available on the market in its devices, in recent years OLED displays have far surpassed LCD displays in terms of quality. Not only are OLED panels thinner than LCD panels, they are also capable of achieving extremely high levels of brightness, have an infinite contrast ratio due to their deep black levels and wide viewing angles. Another advantage of OLED displays is that they have minimal frame sizes that will allow Apple to offer the iPhone 8 with edge-to-edge displays.
While experts awarded the iPhone 7 modelfor the display with the best color gamut as the best LCD display in the smartphone industry, the AMOLED display of the Galaxy Note 7 device received an award from them for “best display performance in the smartphone.”
The problem here is that at that timeAs Apple would like to use OLED displays in all of its iPhone models, which it is preparing to launch next year, the company may not be able to do this due to limitations in the supply of components. Since the technology for producing OLED panels is relatively new and not fully developed, there are not many suppliers of these panels on the market. According to the current state of the market, Samsung remains the largest manufacturer of OLED panels and the company supplies similar panels for almost every OEM model of Android devices. Considering the supply volumes required by Apple, it is not possible for Samsung to cope with such supply volumes of OLED panels alone. In addition, Apple prefers to deal with the supply of components from several suppliers in order to avoid any restrictions in supply. While the company is stubbornly looking for other OLED panel manufacturers, these efforts have not been very successful, as other manufacturers, such as LG, Sharp and JDI, are still struggling with low output levels in their OLED panel factories. .
No. 1. Curved OLED Display
As mentioned above, the premium model Plus fromApple will ship with a curved OLED display next year. The panel will be curved from two edges on the sides, similar to what we have already seen on some Samsung devices, such as the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy Note 7. It will be interesting to see if Apple uses this curved panel to offer some new features or uses a curved the panel is for design purposes only. Since OLED panels also have smaller frame sizes than LCD displays, since the touch controller is integrated into the display itself, we may see Apple launching the Premium iPhone Plus model with a large 5.8-inch screen. Nevertheless, the surface area of the touch screen will be slightly smaller, at the level of 5.1-5.2 inches - if you take into account the note from Kuo, which also hints at the possibility of the display appearing in the next iPhone in the entire front panel area.
Curved OLED display will naturallydistinguish this phone model from Apple's two other iPhone models. The unique technical characteristics of the phone will also allow Apple to set a higher retail price for the phone, thereby allowing it to make more profit on its sales.
Unverified Features
• While a large number of reportsconfirm that Apple plans to release the iPhone 8 with the above characteristics, many other rumors circulate around this model, which still need to be confirmed. This includes that Apple will add an optical stabilization system for a second camera with a telephoto lens to improve performance and a new red color option. Apple is also expected to introduce some exciting new augmented reality capabilities in the iPhone 8. Nevertheless, until these rumors get their confirmation from reliable sources, we will treat them with some doubt.
• Since the release of iPhone 6 Plus in 2014,Apple released two new device models every year. However, the company may change this trend in 2017 and release three new iPhones at once. The first lower-end iPhone model will simply be a “small” iPhone 8, which will have a 5-inch screen instead of 4.7 inches. Apple may reportedly introduce a dual-camera setup in the lower-end iPhone next year, although this may not be possible due to space constraints. Then the Plus variant will be released with a 5.5-inch LCD screen. And finally, there will be a Premium Plus model that has a curved OLED display – similar to the Galaxy S7 and Note 7 devices - which will stand out against the background of the other two models. The curved panel will allow Apple to use a large 5.8-inch screen on the device, while at the same time keeping its size similar to other iPhone models. It's also possible that some exclusive features will be exclusive to the Premium Plus model, such as a new color scheme, but nothing is known about those yet.
Release date
Apple has always introduced new modelsiPhone in the first half of September and followed this practice until the release in September last year. Until it encounters technical difficulties or supply problems, the iPhone 8 model will also be released in September 2017.
At the moment, the iPhone 8 model is stillis in the middle of its design cycle and thus the situation is bound to change due to supply problems or problems with obtaining a suitable final product at the output. However, if the iPhone 8 is indeed released with all the features mentioned above, will you purchase this model? What are your expectations for the iPhone 8? Will a significant change in the design of the new model become an essential basis for its acquisition? Or will you continue to use your existing iPhone until Apple releases a device with truly new and revolutionary features?