The iPhone 7 may be boasting a few more internal modifications than we had thought, but think again if you’re expecting Apple to offer a full-on redesign of the design and form factor it has been using since 2014’s iPhone 6.
That’s according to a new photo posted online, reportedly showing a very familiar glass screen protector planned for the next-gen handset, looking very much like the one employed by the iPhone 6 and 6s.
The image was posted by Pocket-lint, which claims it was taken during the recent “Computers Unlimited Exposed” event in London. It was made by Cygnett, and looks “almost identical” to the one used by the current iPhone, albeit with two sensor holes above the device’s front microphone instead of one.
This September’s iPhone refresh is being viewed as one of the most important for Apple for years, since it comes during an unprecedented time of declining iPhone sales. Despite this, however, it appears that Cupertino is saving its really big iPhone update for 2017’s iPhone 7s.
Not that that has apparently stopped it from ordering big numbers of this year’s upgrade.
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8 responses to “iPhone 7 screen protector confirms no major design changes”
I predict this will be the 6SE, the 7 will come with a design change in 2017
Sounds intresting. That might be.
Or, just SE, similar to what they do with the iPad Pro where the name is the same but is differentiated by screen size.
Maybe. I really don’t think it’s an iPhone 7
Are you taking about the earpiece/speaker? That’s not a microphone.
If this is true, I think Apple has hit an innovation wall. A better camera? Ok, nice. A faster processor? I hope so, it’s the continuation of Moore’s law no? Where is the game changing innovation they are known for? This would be the third device in a row that is essentially unchanged.
I agree. Thinking the same thing these past few months.
I note that already the iPhone 6 has two holes: one is the light sensor and other a proximity. On the White is not known because it is colored white, but if you take a black 6 or 6s and look up to the light or bets a flashlight you will see that the holes are 2. Even tempered glasses I’ve purchased so far are like those put in two holes up there and films taken at the apple store have two cuts in that position.
Sorry for my english…