Early case for Apple's 'iPhone 8' may mistake logo cutout for fingerprint sensor

A new case for Apple's yet-to-be-released "iPhone 8" differs from previous leaks, suggesting not just a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, but a bigger-than-expected camera layout.

The case, from an unknown maker, is based on a "recent CAD drawing," according to Dutch site Techtastic. The back includes a circular cutout in the center, and a long vertical one for the camera in the upper-left.

An included paper insert implies that the central cutout is for a Touch ID sensor. More likely though is that in the source schematics, the space is meant for an Apple logo, given similar cutouts on other cases and CAD renders. In shipping products, Touch ID sensors have also been much smaller.

Reports have further suggested that Apple is successfully embedding Touch ID into the "iPhone 8's" 5.8-inch OLED display. The company was at point thought to be considering a rear-mounted sensor, but mainly as a fallback.

The case's camera cutout is unusually tall compared to recent leaks. The insert implies that this is because Apple will separate the flash and microphone from the main ring, but that would also differ from rumors.

Apple is forecast to announce the "iPhone 8" at a September press event. Some other features should include a "virtual" home button, wireless charging, faster cable charging, and 3D facial recognition.

15 Comments

entropys 4302 comments · 13 Years

About 7 years ago

Maybe it is for another lens of some type?
please make it not be for Touch ID. I used an S8 last week, putting the money touch sensor on the back is just bad ergonomics.
it would be much better to retain the bottom bezel.

DanielEran 290 comments · 9 Years

Induction charging.

Metriacanthosaurus 880 comments · 8 Years

DanielEran said:

Induction charging.

Does that require a hole?

I'm with you though, there is just as much evidence to substantiate that as anything else. It is the fake tech news alone that has drummed up the faux controversy of Touch ID-on-the-back...in absence of anything of real substance to talk about.

ireland 17435 comments · 18 Years

entropys said:

Maybe it is for another lens of some type?
please make it not be for Touch ID. I used an S8 last week, putting the money touch sensor on the back is just bad ergonomics.
it would be much better to retain the bottom bezel.

It's not for Touch ID. Relax. Apple are not design morons. Give them some credit.

As Dan said above and I've said a few times. It could be for Apple's short range wireless charging sensor. And if you think about the location here, it would perfectly align with the Apple logo, so it would allow Apple to describe exactly where it is to customers without needing to have an arrow pointing to it. Or... you can see the sensor in which case they'd put it below the logo. Either way it would be one of those two situations: under the Apple logo and hidden or below it and purposely highlighted.