According to a new report, Apple's upcoming iPhone 7 may feature a design similar to that of the iPhone 6 and 6s with two major differences: the camera will be flush with the body and the antenna lines across the back will disappear.
That's according to MacRumors, who cites a source familiar with the matter.
The overall effect of both changes should be a sleeker look to the rear of the device. With a flush camera, the back will be flat all the way across. Likewise, the metal would remain unbroken across the entirety of the back. It is important to note, however, that antenna lines would remain on the sides and across the top and bottom of the device, according to MacRumors' report.
As with all reports of this nature, it's best to take this one with the requisite grain of salt, especially considering how far out we are from the typical September launch window for new iPhones. If this is one of the prototypes Apple is considering, however, we'll consider it one of the more conservative ones.
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iPhone 7 to reportedly drop camera bump and rear antenna lines
Oh, like the S7
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The iPhone 4 didn't have antenna lines
Knowing samsung then yes, im sure it will look identical to the s7 lol
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I use a 6s+ for my daily driver right now. Nobody sees me antenna lines under my aseptic anyhow
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*case. ..stupid autowrong
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To make the camera flush with the body, don't they have to make the phone a little thicker? Either that, or they are making the camera thinner.
Those would be the options. :p
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And knowing Apple it'll be the latter
You say that like a thinner camera is a bad thing
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I don't mind either way, as long as the camera keeps improving with each iPhone
I think this rumor can be filed in a very special place...either the antenna lines will be there in the way they are currently, or they won't be at all.
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That looks like too sililar to the previous generation to be true. With this kind of expectations, they won't do an iphone 6SS
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No antenna lines doesn't necessarily mean same as current design minus the lines. They've likely redesigned the body in a way or with a material that does away with visible lines on the back.
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If the camera is flush then they've made a thinner camera. No way they are going to thicken the entire phone up to match the camera--they'd have done that for the 6/6s.
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Am. I the only one who doesn't mind the antenna lines across the top and bottom at the back of the current iPhone 6 series? If the render of the iPhone 7 is anything to go by, the back of the iPhone 7 would be a step backwards for Apple.
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They're pretty ugly to me, it was a shock to me when the iPhone 5 had the bands at the top and bottom. iPhone 4 had it right (except it being glass)