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New leaks show bigger lens opening on 'iPhone 7,' dual-lens camera on '7 Plus'

Photos published on Saturday depict what are claimed to be rear shells for Apple's "iPhone 7" and "7 Plus" — and particularly, evidence of the new camera technology the devices are using.

A shell for the 4.7-inch iPhone 7 includes a larger lens opening, as well as relocated antenna bands, according to images shared by NWE. A 5.5-inch "Plus" shell meanwhile incorporates twin lenses, though not much else on the part is visible.

The site added that new iPhones have been in mass production since last week, at least at Apple's second major manufacturer, Pegatron. The bulk of iPhone production is normally handled by Foxconn.

Both parts are consistent with other recent leaks indicating that the standard iPhone 7 will have some form of camera upgrade, even if its bigger sibling is moving to a dual-lens design. One rumor suggested that the 4.7-inch phone will get optical image stabilization, something previously limited to Plus models.

Apple is expected to ship new iPhones sometime in September, in keeping with a launch window established since 2012's iPhone 5. Both models may potentially abandon a 3.5-millimeter headphone jack, and default to 32 gigabytes of storage, with 256 gigabytes as the new top end.



51 Comments

thewhitefalcon 10 Years · 4444 comments

Ugh, that big single lens looks terrible. 

SpamSandwich 19 Years · 32917 comments

A bigger chip or a radically improved method of computational photography would be interesting.

sockrolid 14 Years · 2789 comments

Ugh, that big single lens looks terrible. 

It kind of feels like Apple is making the 2016 iPhone thin and ugly.
All so the 2017 all-glass "the one we always wanted to make" iPhone will look thin and very pretty.

thewhitefalcon 10 Years · 4444 comments

sockrolid said:
Ugh, that big single lens looks terrible. 
It kind of feels like Apple is making the 2016 iPhone thin and ugly.
All so the 2017 all-glass "the one we always wanted to make" iPhone will look thin and very pretty.

Might actually force me to go to the Plus, as that dual lens set looks nicer. I'm planning on getting on the iPhone Upgrade Program anyway so I can always go back to the smaller model in 2017. 

rogifan_new 9 Years · 4297 comments

Don't like either of them. Hopefully these are fakes or the final product will look better.