In a video published yesterday, a Sina Weibo user shared their first hands-on look between the iPhone 6S and the upcoming iPhone 7. The new phone looked to be a convincing facsimile of recent leaks, with features like an enlarged rear camera, no 3.5mm port and redrawn antenna lines.
As we’ve reported several times before, the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are expected to ditch the 3.5mm port, making analogue headphones a thing of the past. In their stead, Apple will focus their attention on wired headphones using the Lightning connector and wireless Bluetooth headphones. Apple’s EarPods have used the 3.5mm in the past, so two options are a possibility: we’ll see an 3.5mm to Lightning adapter bundled with the new iPhones and the existing EarPods, or we’ll see new EarPods with an integrated Lightning connector. A new leak suggests that it’s going to be the latter.
The expected announcement of the next iPhone is now only six weeks away, and case makers are working overtime to get their new designs completed. A case manufacturer provided these designs to us, and they’re a nice way to get a feel of what features they’re banking will appear in September. While it’s unlikely that the makers of these particular cases have any unique information about what’s to come, it’s still a good barometer of the industry’s expectations for the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.
The first clear photo of the iPhone 7 has emerged, a month and a half from the phone’s debut. The photo, published by NowhereElse.fr, shows the phone’s back panel and reveals quite a few details about the hotly anticipated 4.7-inch phone.
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