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Rumor: Unlikely partial rear casing for 'iPhone 7' once again shown in leaked photo

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Yet another photo supposedly smuggled out from the Chinese supply chain purports to show a portion of Apple's forthcoming "iPhone 7," this time focusing on the redesigned antenna bands along the device's rear.

The shot — which was supposedly leaked by an employee at Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn — seems to show the lower rear of a device that looks somewhat like a next-generation iPhone. An antenna band in the style of the iPhone 6 remains, but is offset slightly toward the edge.

A second shell is seen in the background, but there is otherwise very little visual indication of what's actually being shown. The parts bear no identifying marks of any kind.

Notably, the design of the antenna band differs from another "leak" seen only yesterday. The newer part features a wavy bend, while the previous piece shows a pronounced U-shaped bend.

It's possible that both of these parts represent legitimate prototype devices, but it's equally possible that they are dummies created for sales or attention-seeking purposes. Confusion over this issue is likely to continue until September, when Apple is predicted to officially reveal the next-generation iPhone.

To date, most of the "iPhone 7" related leaks have supported rumors that the biggest — and most controversial —  change to the device might be the elimination of the 3.5mm headphone jack. It's been said Apple is considering removing the port to allow the device to have an all-new, thinner-than-ever design.

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pmz 16 Years · 3429 comments

Stop calling it unlikely. If you've followed the tradition and pattern of leaks in the past, you'd know. 

This is is the back of the iPhone 7. 

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lmagoo 10 Years · 49 comments

It seems like future phones are running out of ideas for the WOW factor...we are spoiled for sure...but I gotta say I could not care less about antennae lines...lack of a traditional Headphone Jack or Thinner phone...hell I don't regard my 6S as being any different from my 6...I rarely use Force Touch...though the 6S is a little snappier than the 6. If I didn't have a annual upgrade program I'd still be on the 6 and not even caring much about the new 7 as there no compelling reasons to upgrade at the moment...

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David Monkman 9 Years · 1 comment

If parts are leaking this early, does this mean Apple bumping up the iPhone date to early summer as they have in the past?

larrya 14 Years · 608 comments

lmagoo said:
It seems like future phones are running out of ideas for the WOW factor...we are spoiled for sure...but I gotta say I could not care less about antennae lines...lack of a traditional Headphone Jack or Thinner phone...hell I don't regard my 6S as being any different from my 6...I rarely use Force Touch...though the 6S is a little snappier than the 6. If I didn't have a annual upgrade program I'd still be on the 6 and not even caring much about the new 7 as there no compelling reasons to upgrade at the moment...

Agreed. With the end of subsidies on AT&T I am no longer willing to upgrade without a compelling new feature. Force Touch didn't do it for me, and loss of headphone jack is a disincentive.  I think I need to see waterproofing or vastly better low light camera performance, or some unpredictable killer feature to upgrade now. 

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cash907censored 10 Years · 83 comments

This shot is a lot more likely than the previous one.