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Apple To Launch Three New iPhones This Year: Bloomberg (bloomberg.com)

Posted by msmash on from the shape-of-things-to-come dept.

Apple is reportedly building three new iPhones, though the one with the most new features might not launch until a couple of months after the others. According to a report on Bloomberg, Apple is testing three new phones that it plans to launch this fall, including two with the same screen sizes as the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. The third iPhone, which may be named to help celebrate the 10th anniversary of the original iPhone's launch, is said to pack a new design with a stainless steel frame and curved glass. It's said to feature an embedded fingerprint reader and use OLED panels from Samsung and may have a screen that takes up most of the front of the smartphone's face. From the article: Apple also tested a more ambitious prototype with the same slightly curved front and steel frame, but a glass back with more dramatic curves on the top and bottom like the original iPhone design from 2007, one of the people said.

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  1. Re:Apple continues to amaze... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Until there is a serious competitor that isn't Swiss cheese like Android, smart people will continue to buy iPhones regardless of the cost.

    I don't particularly like Apple, but nothing better has come along yet.

  2. Happy Lucky Gold 8 Phone by monkeyxpress · · Score: 3, Interesting

    This will be huge for Apple because of the Chinese market (and their love of the number 8) and the 10th anniversary thing in the USA. Even if it is an iPhone 7 in a shinier case with 50% whacked onto the price, they will sell millions of the things.

    I'm not expecting any real innovation though. Apple was always more marketing than tech, and it seems that part of the business has rather predictably eaten the engineering department in recent years.

  3. I doubt it. by bobm · · Score: 1, Interesting

    Anyone remember when Osborne Computers made the mistake of announcing computers before they were ready and pretty much tanked the company?

    I guess that is no longer a concern, what I see Apple doing is - don't buy a Samsung since we have neat new stuff that will probably never come out.

    I see this as an attempt to dampen the Samsung hype going on with the S8.

    I'm not needing a phone for awhile and still use wired headphones so I'm not really on Apples radar anymore.