Mike Wuerthele
More posts from Chinese social media have popped up, purporting to show a new copper color for the forthcoming "iPhone 8" — but it is unclear if the pictures are legitimate parts or mockups.
A set of images gathered from Chinese social media venue Weibo, collated by My Drivers allegedly show an assembled and non-functional iPhone 8 in a copper color. One set of images shows it side-by-side with a black, and a white casing.
The images are likely of duplicates stamped out from a clone factory. Apple's regulatory lines on the bottom of a device are much longer world-wide, and US versions don't include the CE Marking for European regulatory conformity as shown on the case parts in the pictures.
Rumors about color choices for a future iPhone are wrong as often as they are right. In June 2016, it was predicted that the iPhone 7 would sport a dark blue color — which turned out to be untrue.
The "iPhone 8" is rumored to feature an edge-to-edge OLED panel with a 5.1-inch user space with the remainder dedicated to virtual buttons. The device is expected to fit a larger battery in both size and capacity into a form factor similar in size to the 4.7-inch iPhone 7. Also expected is a new 3D facial scanner .
With a complete redesign, plus the inclusion of a 2.5D curved glass back with wireless charging, some reports have pegged the starting price of the "iPhone 8" at more than $1,000, and others as much as $1,200.
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33 Comments
The reflexions make me think this is plastic, so a click generator
I think the front is more suspect. I have a hard time believing Apple would offer a white front given the prominence of the camera and IR sensors, let alone the notch. Everything Apple pro on YouTube has a nice mock-up of a white iPhone that includes black notch and bezel, with white frame and back glass. Full stormtrooper. I’d buy that phone.
I call a fake. The thing does not look waterproof beyond a tiny puddle. Notice how the seams are not sealed in the front and back?
Apple's colour offerings are very mundane now. It would be nice to see some changes. I think copper could look nice if they got the right tone and finish. The version shown here though doesn't look very attractive IMO.
I've seen some cool metallic mustard colours on cars that I thought would look great on a phone.
Sounds awful but actually looks great.