Barring a last minute hitch, Apple will unveil the latest iPhone(s) to the world in less than a month. Unsurprisingly, the rumour mill is now in overdrive and we know have a pretty good idea what the iPhone 8 (or whatever it\u2019s called) will look like and the features it\u2019ll include.<\/p>\n
In fact, we have an even better idea than in previous years thanks to a particularly useful leak…<\/p>\n
Apple are notoriously secretive when it comes to new devices, which makes the fact they accidently released a firmware update<\/a> containing an apparently detail description of the new iPhone all the more surprising.<\/p>\n To be fair, the update was only intended for employees working on the new HomePod smart speaker and it\u2019s taken the sterling work of developers Guilherme Rambo<\/a> and Steve Troughton-Smith<\/a> to dig out all the juicy details. But still, we now know a lot more about the iPhone 8 than Apple intended.<\/p>\n One of the leak\u2019s main highlights is an icon apparently confirming the iPhone 8\u2019s bezel-less design and the long-rumoured demise of the Home button.<\/p>\n The code also seemingly confirms the inclusion of facial recognition technology called \u201d\u02dcPearl ID\u2019 or \u201d\u02dcFace ID\u2019, marking the end of Touch ID (and those hopeful under screen fingerprint scanner rumours), and SmartCam, a new feature which tunes camera settings according to the environment.<\/p>\n First, the good news: after months of reports that the iPhone 8 would be delayed,\u00a0 KGI Securities analyst and king of Apple rumours Ming-Chi Kuo has claimed it will be launched in September as expected<\/a>. Phew!<\/p>\n Now for the bad news: those long-rumoured supply chain issues will apparently limit stock at around two to four million units this quarter, which means the iPhone 8 will be extremely difficult to get your hands on if you don\u2019t act fast (for context, Apple sold over 10 million iPhone 6\/6 Plus units in the first weekend of sale alone<\/a>).<\/p>\n Kuo\u2019s report also claims that the iPhone 8 will include fast charging via a Lightning to USB-C cable, although this is likely to be sold separately.<\/p>\n No, not that kind of dummy. We\u2019re talking about dummy models, fake iPhones built by accessory manufacturers using the device\u2019s actual specifications.<\/p>\n Marques Brownlee, a popular tech vlogger, managed to get his hands on one and… well, it looks pretty much how we expected it to. Like the HomePod code icon, it has a practically bezel-less screen (apart from a notch at the top) as well as a glass-and-metal finish. Brownlee claims he received the device from Sonny Dickson, a renowned leaker and constant thorn in Apple\u2019s side.<\/p>\n
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