iPhone 7 will banish the bump with new slimline dual camera - and lose
the antenna bands of its predecessor. Design
expected to be similar to 6s - but without 'bump' around camera, larger of the
expected two models will use a radical dual lens camera, and handset also set
to ditch headphone socket and use wireless charging
Apple's iPhone 7 is set to banish the camera 'bump' - and could even use a
new dual lens camera, it has been claimed.
It is
believed the larger of the expected two models will use a radical dual lens
camera, and a Sony executive appeared to confirm the move.
Sony
Corporation's Kenichiro Yoshida stated that 'the takeoff of smartphones with
dual lens camera[s] will be in the year of 2017.' during a financial call.
MacRumours said: 'According to a source who has provided
reliable information in the past, the iPhone 7 body will appear very similar to
the design used for the iPhone 6 and 6s, with two significant exceptions.
'The first
involves the rear camera, which protrudes slightly on the iPhone 6 and
6s.
'On the
iPhone 7, the camera is said to sit flush with the rear casing, enabled by a
thinner camera module.'
The other
significant change with the body of the iPhone 7 is the removal of antenna
bands across the rear, allowing for a cleaner all-metal look on the back.
Antenna
bands at the sides and around the top and bottom edges are said to remain,
however.
Apple is
also developing a radical wireless charging system for the iPhone, it has been
claimed.
The system
would not require users to place the handset on a 'mat', but instead would be
able to work over longer distances.
According
to Bloomberg, the system could be implemented in 2017.
'Apple is
exploring cutting-edge technologies that would allow iPhones and iPads to be
powered from further away than the charging mats used with current smartphones,
the people said, asking not to be identified as the details are private,' it
claims.
'The iPhone
maker is looking to overcome technical barriers including loss of power over
distance with a decision on implementing the technology still being assessed,
they said.'
Apple has
previously made a patent application for a system to use an iMac personal
computer as a hub for wirelessly recharging at a distance of about 1 meter
using a technique called near-field magnetic resonance.
Apple
currently uses a similar technique, called induction, to charge its Watch.
The
wireless charging is just one of several radical new technologies Apple is
expected to introduce.
'Apple is
working with its long time audio chip partner Cirrus Logic to adapt the audio
chipset in the iPhone to work with the Lightning port, according to our
source,' Fast Company says.
Apple is
also believed to be developing a more expensive pair of noise-canceling,
Lightning-connected, earphones or headphones, possibly under its Beats brand,
the site claims.
Apple is
expected to include an adapter with the handset to use older regular 3.5mm
headphones.
It is the
latest in a long claims have emerged that Apple is set to kill off the
headphone socket.
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Apple currently uses a
similar technique, called induction, to charge its Watch.
In order to
shrink the thickness of a future handset, Apple is rumoured to be looking at ways to
get rid of the standard 3.5mm headphone port.
Now, more
reports suggest the yet-to-be-announced iPhone 7 will feature a single,
multipurpose lightning port that will double up as a headphone port as well as
charger.
There are
rumoured plans to do away with the headphone jack, but now, developments for
the iPhone 7 could be taking an even bigger leap – Li-Fi.
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