The dimensions of the iPhone 7 Pro will be exactly the same as the iPhone 6 Plus, according to an alleged leaked schematic from Asia, but the new device will feature a couple of major physical changes.
Apple is supposedly planning to include a dual-lens camera on the iPhone 7 Pro and, if these drawings are genuine, we might now know what the high0tech camera sensor on the back will look like once it’s released later this fall.
Take a peek:
Apple’s new dual-lens camera feature may only be available on the 5.5-inch iPhone 7 Plus/Pro due to supply constraints. The extra lens should provide better low-light performance, and allow Apple to pull off some other crazy camera tricks.
The pill-shaped dual-lens camera isn’t the only significant change on the iPhone 7 Pro schematic, which was discovered by Japanese site Makotakara. A Smart Connector port can also be spotted on the rear shell and the headphone jack on the bottom has been removed. Some have speculated that Apple will use the space for an extra speaker, but the drawing shows the device will only have one.
The leaked schematic looks very similar to an alleged iPhone 7 Pro rear shell that leaked last month. The leaked shell also featured fewer antenna bands on the casing than the iPhone 6 and 6s design.
Apple is expected to announce the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Pro around September. Additional new features will likely include an A10 processor, modems from Intel and maybe even a new home button design.
Will these changes, most of which have been widely rumored, be enough to save Apple from the ravages of “peak iPhone” and end the near-constant chatter about the company’s lack of real innovation after Steve Jobs’ death?
Probably not. We might have to wait until 2017 — and the rumored release of the iPhone 8 — for that.
Buster Hein is a freelance writer who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Twitter: @bst3r.
11 responses to “‘Leaked’ iPhone 7 Pro schematic reveals dual-lens camera ”
If they keep the fucking protruding camera modul, I’ll go with the SE. That shit is disgusting and so un-Apple.
I love protruding camera because of the metal ring around it, i feel it like 3d otherwise its like 2d. try to like it believe me you will
I so get the 3D thing. Like my eyes don’t process 3D without metal rings around things
Yet when you put a case on it like 99% of people it sits flush..
I agree with you. Even without a case, the slight protrusion no big deal. For the life of me, I don’t get all the whining from some. There’s an old say that goes: Life has two rules to live by,
first one is don’t sweat the small stuff. The second rule is never forget the first rule.
But, you know, there won’t be any interesting reason to buy the new iPhone…
until it is water-proof…. as in 20 bars or more…. then everyone will upgrade.
My thoughts:
1. The camera bulge doesn’t bother me much, but just thicken the phone up a bit for more battery
2. Move the damn power button BACK on top
3. That damn dual lens camera BETTER be on both models
4. Reduce the bezels on ALL sides
5. Please go back to an iphone4/5 style body
hmm looks like a 6
No reporting on the dimensions/depth?
Where is the frontcam?