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The Top iPhone 7 Rumors, Including 1 About Its Release

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It feels like the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus just hit shelves, but the tech world is abuzz with rumors about Apple's next installment, the iPhone 7. Much of the speculation is taking place on the Chinese version of Twitter, Weibo.

However, despite all the rumors flying on Weibo and other sites, the Wall Street Journal reports that the iPhone 7 will not have any significant changes, other than removing the headphone jack. The next iteration of iPhone's will also keep the 4.7 inch and 5.5 inch display size. The report further suggests that "bigger design changes" will happen in 2017, which is the 10th anniversary of the iPhone. Those changes might include an upgrade to an OLED screen.

Ahead are the other rumors that you can expect when the iPhone 7 comes around.

  1. A September release date: It's official. Apple sent out invites confirming that the iPhone event will take place on Sept. 7.
  2. A better camera: A new leak that originally surfaced on Weibo show a prototype iPhone 7, reports 9to5Mac. The photo shows a larger camera lens that will most likely be able to take better pictures with poor lighting. The raised camera lens is still on the phone.
  3. An iPhone without a headphone jack: Several sources are speculating that the next iPhone will no longer come with a headphone jack. Instead, people can either use earphones that can connect in the Lightning port or use wireless Bluetooth ones. Some people are extremely upset about this change and over 200,000 have even signed a petition against it. However, a new leak from 9to5Mac shows that the new phones will come with earphones suitable for this change, as well as an adapter for anyone who doesn't want to use wireless headphones.
  4. Bigger battery: The new iPhone will comes with a battery that's bigger than current ones - a 3100 mAh battery to be exact, according to Chinese website MyDrivers . This doesn't necessarily mean longer battery life, but we can only hope.
  5. A 256GB storage option: Current iPhone models come in 16GB, 64GB, and 128GB storage options, so the 256GB model would be a nice option if the leak reported by MyDrivers is true.
  6. A completely waterproof phone: Mac Otakara also claims that early iPhone 7 prototypes are both dustproof and waterproof, reports Mashable.
  7. Liquid Metal body: Because Apple owns patents with Liquid Metal Inc., many rumors suggest that the next iPhone will skip plastic and aluminum bodies in favor of a new material.
  8. A completely flat LCD screen: Forget curved edges - Apple will reportedly stick to a classic, flat-screened iPhone model.
  9. A barely there home button: The home button you know and click, might go away for a more "touch-sensitive" one, according to 9to5Mac. The rumors, coming from Chinese site, Storm, state that the new phone would use haptic feedback (the same technology behind 3D Touch), to replace the home button.
  10. Smart connector: The popular feature on the iPad Pro might be coming to the larger iPhone 7 model. A new leak from OnLeaks shows the smart connector, which lets you transfer data and power between the keyboard and iPad Pro. If it's on the new iPhone, it opens up the possibilities of new accessories to use with it.
  11. A new color: A new rumor reported by 9to5Mac via Mac Otakara, speculates that the space grey color will no longer be available and instead, a deep blue color will replace it. A designer then mocked up what the phone could look like in such a color. However, Italian blog Macitynet posted supposed photos of the new devices and no blue color was shown. Another rumor from TechTastic shows off another new color: a space black iPhone. This might be one rumor we won't get any confirmation until the phones are out.
  12. Wireless charging: Start saying goodbye to chargers that bend and break. According to a report by Bloomberg, Apple might introduce wireless charging for its smartphones in 2017. A charger would still exist but the iPhone could charge over the air. No word yet on how far you can be from a charger to do this.
  13. Same names: Mac Otakra reports that the names for the phones will be the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.

The one rumor that doesn't appear true is the dual camera that Apple Insider once suggested would appear on the iPhone 7 Plus. According to a report from Cult of Mac, the technology isn't ready yet, so it won't appear on the new phone.

That's ok, considering the rest of these changes would be pretty drastic. What do you hope Apple will change about the iPhone 7?

- Additional reporting by Ann-Marie Alcántara



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