New leaked Picture suggests Apple’s next iPhone could have an edge-to-edge display, just like its Samsung rival
Apple’s next iPhone could copy one of the Samsung Galaxy S8’s signature features, according to a new report.
Frequent Weibo leaker KK has shared renderings of what appears to be an iPhone 8 with a curved screen that covers the entire front of the device.
An accompanying dimensional drawing shows that the bezel around the edge of the display is only 4mm thick, with the curved glass on either side of the screen accounting for 2.577mm of that width.
The device itself measures 137.54 x 67.54 mm, which is roughly the same size as the iPhone 7 , but the screen is 5.768 inches diagonally – almost identical to the Galaxy S8.
This suggests that it might share the Galaxy S8’s unusual 18.5:9 aspect ratio, although the images do not confirm this.
The drawing shows a narrow earpiece at the top of the screen, with the selfie camera, microphone and other sensors on either side.
The renderings suggest that these components will all be concealed below the glass, although it is unclear how this would work in reality.
With the display filling the entire front of the device, there is no dedicated Home button and no visible Touch ID sensor.
Apple is rumoured to be trying to build Touch ID into the iPhone’s display, but the company is reportedly struggling to perfect the technology, so it could resort to putting the sensor on the rear of the device.
One of the renderings shows the back of the phone with a new vertical dual camera setup, but no obvious dedicated Touch ID sensor
The veracity of the new images can not be confirmed, but KK has on several occasions shared accurate details about previous devices, according to MacRumours .
iDrop News and Benjamin Geskin posted their own mockups a few days ago, showing a very similar design.
KK suggests that the new iPhone could be called the iPhone 8 , or alternatively the iPhone X or iPhone Edition.
Apple is not expected to unveil its next iPhone until September, so even if the renders are accurate, the design could still change before then.
However, given the praise that the Samsung’s Galaxy S8 display has been met with so far, it would be unsurprising if Apple went down a similar route with its next iPhone.
