One of the most anticipated redesigns of Apple’s upcoming flagship smartphone is the removal of the home button.
However, iOS users have been conditioned to press the physical control option to activate their iPhone and switch between apps – leaving users to wonder how they will operate the iPhone 8.
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A new video has leaked online showing what claims to be the next-generation handset, and how users would work it without the home button.
The clip has suggested that gestures could be used, or a digital home button that would be positioned towards the bottom of the display.
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A new video has leaked online showing what claims to be the next-generation handset and how users would work it with the home button under the display. The clip has suggested that gestures could be used or the digital home button who be positioned towards the bottom of the display
Although the iPhone 7 sold out within a week of hitting the market, many saw it as nothing more than a refreshed iPhone 6 – which has put some pressure on Apple to impress its users this year.
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And if all of the rumors that have been floating around the web are true, it seems the Cupertino company is pulling out all the stops for the iPhone 8 family.
But the most talked about move is the removal of the physical home button, which will allow for an edge-to-edge screen.
However, iPhone users are curious to how the new design would play out.
Domenico Panacea, with macitynet, released a video concept showing two different ways the home button could be operated in the revamped design.
The video begins with what could be, the iPhone 8, which boasts an edge-to-edge screen.
The first scenario suggests that the home button will disappear once the phone is unlocked and a gesture is used to activate it again.
Users would press firmly on the left side of the screen to bring the feature back and are then able to swipe through pages to get back to the home screen.
Another way is Apple could design the home button to always be visible.
It would sit towards the bottom of the display with a row of apps placed above it – similar to where the physical home button is, but this design would place it on the screen.
The iPhone 8 is said to be the best smartphone Apple has released, but because the firm is still working on ironing out the kinks, users may have to wait a little longer to get their hands on one.
The news regarding a later shipping date was revealed by Economic Daily News (via Digitimes), which suggested Apple has yet to iron out all of the kinks in its highly-anticipated smartphone, reported 9to5Mac.
'Technical issues related to the lamination process of curved OLED panels, and the adoption of a 3D sensing system may cause the delay of the new iPhone devices,' said the paper.
However, Apple has experienced manufacturing issues in the past, so have many other phone makers, but 9to5Mac has shared supporting evidence that suggests this time might be the real deal.
A report from March revealed that the Cupertino firm would not start mass production of the so-called iPhone 8 until September.
This was believed to be a result of Apple's custom fingerprint sensor that is set to replace the TouchID – the firm is believed to be building its own system and needed more time for manufacturing.
It was suggested that Apple has passed over both the Synaptic's Natural ID touch fingerprint sensor and Qualcomm's Sense ID for the iPhone.
It is, however, going with its own technology for a fingerprint recognition solution – Authentec algorithm combined with Privaris glass identification technology.
'Apple's in-house developed fingerprint ID solution will be fabricated at TSMC's 12-inch line using 65nm process technology, sources told DigitTimes in a March interview.
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LARGER BATTERY
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities has revealed that Apple plans to put a larger battery in the 4.7-inch iPhone 8.
Kuo explained that it will be designed with a 2,700 mAh battery - putting its battery capacity on par with the iPhone 7 Plus.
Another feature rumored to appear in Apple's next iPhone is a larger 'L' shaped battery (middle', which would put battery capacity on par with the iPhone 7 Plus
Will use a 'substrate-like PCB mainboard', which will allow the firm to implement an OLED display in the flagship handset.
The new components are believed to be much more expensive in anything used in an iPhone before, which could increase manufacturing costs by 80 percent.
However, it was revealed last week that iOS users should expect to pay a hefty price tag for their next iPhone.
The sources also said the move would push production for the OLED iPhone back until September, which means the handset will not go on sale until October.
Another clue is that, according to 9to5Mac, Foxconn, a Taiwanese multinational electronics contract manufacturing company, has not shared as many leaks as it normally does around this time of year.
'By April, we normally see a flood of next-gen iPhone cases, schematics leak and blurry photos from the factory floor,' Benjamin Mayo with 9to5Mac wrote.
'This is yet to happen for iPhone 8.'
'Either Apple has tightened security to improve secrecy … or the devices are yet to be produced in mass quantities.'
However, it is also believed that Apple will still go on with the event it holds every September, where it could just unveil the device – but hold off on the official launch.
The firm might also just release the two minor-upgrade devices in September and leave the premium version for a later date.
But with all the technology that is causing the highly-anticipated smartphones delays, users should start preparing themselves to pay $1,000 for their iPhone 8 when it does finally launch.
By Stacy Liberatore
