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YEAH, WE KNOW. The iPhone 8 is probably still around 10 months away but that hasn’t stopped speculation and loose-lipped execs spilling details about Apple’s next-generation smartphone.
We’ve rounded up everything we know about the iPhone 8 so far and will update this article as soon as we hear more.
Release date
The iPhone 8 is likely to be announced in September 2017, marking 10 years since the firm launched its first smartphone.
Price
If it’s anything like Apple’s new MacBooks , next year’s iPhone will be more expensive than this year’s release, and some are claiming that the highest-spec model will be the first iPhone to cost more than $1,000.
Rumoured specs
— Three models: 4.7in, 5.5in and 5.8in with ‘wraparound’ display’
— New design with ‘all-glass’ construction
— OLED display
— Wireless charging support
— Apple A11 chip
— Display-integrated Touch ID sensor
— iOS 11
— Iris/face scanner
— iPhone 8 ‘Pro’ model with curved OLED screen
Latest news
9/2/17: Fast Company claims that the iPhone 8 could be the first Apple smartphone to smash the $1,000 barrier , thanks to the firm’s shift to OLED technology and the increasing price of RAM. The report also adds that the iPhone 8 will arrive as a «special edition» 5.8in model, alongside the 4.7in and 5.5in iPhone 7S and iPhone 7 Plus.
