AppleInsider Staff
Ahead of an expected next-generation iPhone release this fall, graphic designer Martin Hajek ran with the latest rumor and speculation to create a detailed rendering sans headphone jack, with "Force Touch ID" and clad in a Space Black finish.
Posted to Hajek's website on Thursday, the new renderings provide a first look at what could be a close approximation to Apple's next-generation iPhone. Apple is not rumored to launch a Space Black "iPhone 7," but recent reports suggest a darker Space Gray specification is in the cards.
Following the traditional white/black color scheme seen on early iPhone models, Space Gray was introduced as a color option for the aluminum body iPhone 5s in 2013. The original iteration was a take on classic gunmetal with a hue somewhere between black and metallic silver.
The darker variant has since landed on all iOS devices and was last year extended to Mac buyers with the 12-inch MacBook. Despite carrying the same name across Apple's product offerings, Space Gray is far from uniform. The color's tone even changed between iPhone generations.
Apple might again modify Space Gray with "iPhone 7," as reports earlier in June claim the designation will be "much darker" in color, likely bordering on black. Citing supply chain sources, Japanese website Mac Otakara initially claimed Apple would ditch Space Gray altogether in favor of a dark blue colorway. The publication later clarified, saying people who saw the new Space Gray hue mistook it for a shade of blue.
Apple is expected to unveil its next-generation handset this fall alongside iOS 10. Rumors and parts leaks suggest no major aesthetic changes, though the smartphone is thought to feature redesigned antenna windows and a larger hole to accommodate an upgraded camera. Apple is also rumored to nix iPhone's 3.5mm headphone jack and implement a touch sensitive "Force Touch ID" home button, though reports conflict as to whether those changes will arrive this year.
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but i want blue! look what you've done to me!
Now that I'm seeing it rendered, those renderings make the larger camera opening look quite attractive.
That design plus AMOLED would be exquisite
Prediction:
(one I would love to be correct about)
If this year's iPhone moves to a Force Touch home button with a home area marked in the middle as this and other previous posts have suggested, the area is the middle is reserved for Touch ID functionality, but it and the whole rest of the chin work as the home button.
Intuitively, the marked area in the middle has both functions whereas the additional home button functionality is only discovered by those looking for it. I'm sure there could be usability concerns for people accidentally pressing it, but I'm sure there are answers. I think this it's interesting though. And clearly a Force Touch home would be an improvement ditching that point of potential mechanical failure.
Chicken, am I right?