Apple iPhone 8: Six Things to Know About the Upcoming iPhone 7 Successor

| Updated: Wednesday, September 14, 2016, 10:52 [IST]

Apple announced the much awaited iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus last week at an event in San Francisco. The company, later on, suggested that both the new smartphones will be heading over to India in the second week of October.

Apple iPhone 8: What to Expect from the iPhone 7 Successor

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And now, the focus will be shifted over to the next generation iPhones which are expected to arrive in 2017. As we all know that, Apple completely revamp the design of the iPhone 7 series, and it is widely expected that the iPhone 8 series will be a huge change in terms of design.

Now, it is too early on what to expect from the smartphones, however, there are several rumors already floating around the internet about the 2017 flagship. While some of them might feature in the final design and some of them won't. Here's a list of all the rumors regarding the Apple iPhone 8 arrived till date.

Ceramic Body

Apple gave some design cues about the next iPhone by introducing the Ceramic variant of the Apple Watch 2. This shows the company interest towards using the Ceramic material to build their devices. Also, before the iPhone 7 launch, there were several rumors saying that the iPhone 8 will feature all-glass body, which might happen as well.
That said, as in the case with Apple Watch 2, Apple might release a Ceramic variant of the iPhone 8, which will steal your pockets. And, the regular iPhone 8 model with the rumored all-glass body.

OLED Display

Rumors already surfaced online about Apple using OLED panels on the 2017 iPhone. The Cupertino giant reportedly shipped OLED displays from Samsung to use them on their next generation iPhone.

Wireless Charging

This is one feature asked by many iPhone users all over the world. If Apple manufactures all-glass body iPhones, then there might be a possibility for the iPhones to feature wireless charging. Having said that, there are not many rumors on the same, but we might see some rumors in near future.

A 4K Camera

The Apple iPhone 7 Plus arrived with dual rear camera and Apple will be eying to include a 4K camera on the next generation iPhone with ProRess technology

Apple A11 Processor

The 2016 Apple iPhone 7 and 7 Plus arrived with an Apple A10 Fusion chip, which is significantly faster than the current generation A9 chip. And now, the 2017 iPhones will surely feature the next generation Apple chipset and that might be called as Apple A11 chipset.

Good Bye Home Button

Apple integrated a new tactic engine technology with the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. There were some rumors suggesting Apple will remove the home button on the iPhone 8. Also, there were some patent leaks which apparently showed that Apple is developing a touch and display driver combined.