iPhone 8 release date, news and rumors

Apple's 10th anniversary iPhone is due for big changes

 

Update: iPhone 8 rumors are in the news because the Apple WWDC 2017 conference is this week. We may get hints of Apple's new iPhone when iOS 11 is announced and if the Cupertino company unveils AR features. We're also seeing iPhone 8 images that point to good news: evidence the fingerprint scanner may be built into the screen.
Apple's iPhone 8 release date is expected to be three months from now, and we're already 3D Touch deep into new rumors about its 2017 smartphone.
It's the tenth anniversary of the iPhone and the design is due for big changes. We haven't seen a brand new look in three years, so prepare to be wowed.
The most immediate change may be to the name: iPhone 8, iPhone X or iPhone Edition, instead of just iPhone 7S  and iPhone 7S Plus. This is a major refresh for Apple and its name deserves a giant leap.
Every iPhone 8 rumor really gives us a sense that Apple is overhauling its phone with at least one premium design – what we're calling the iPhone 8 – while also providing a basic specs bump for an iPhone 7S and iPhone 7S Plus.
We're sorting through all of the rumors to deliver the facts and cut through the far-fetched speculation, from the always-changing release date theories to the all-important iPhone 8 price.
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  • What is it? The 10th anniversary version of Apple's iPhone
  • When is it out? September 2017 or maybe a bit later this year
  • What will it cost? More than the normal $649 (£599, AU$1,079)

iPhone 8 release date

Hottest leaks:
  • September 2017 launch for iPhone 7S and iPhone 7S Plus
  • Slightly later October 2017 date the curved, all-screen iPhone 8
The iPhone 8 release date is the routine new iPhone rumor we expect to stay the same every year, but Apple may do something different here, too.
Apple has launched a new iPhone in September every year since the iPhone 5 in 2012. September iPhone launches have a pretty consistent track record.
iPhone 7S and iPhone 7S Plus may still launch in September sporting a worthy, but ultimately predictable design and feature upgrade.
iPhone 8 may deviate from this plan by launching a little bit later (still before Christmas) with the biggest changes for Apple's smartphone in several years.
Why? iPhone 8 production is said to be running one to two months behind schedule – new tech takes time. This could mean delays or stock shortages.
We still expect Apple to have an iPhone launch event around September 8 and it could ship the 7S phones one week after CEO Tim Cook first holds them up in the air.
But it sounds like you'll have to wait – one or two extra months – for that snazzy iPhone 8's curved AMOLED display due to supply constraints, according to Bloomberg.
Can you wait until October or November? We're skeptical of all of the moving release dates, but we do keep hearing the disheartening rumor over and over, as there's evidence that Apple could be having issues with both the OLED display itself, and embedding a fingerprint scanner into it.
TechRadar's take: We keep hearing the disheartening rumor that Apple won't have the redesigned iPhone 8 ready at the same time as the still unconfirmed iPhone 7S and iPhone 7S Plus. You still expect a September launch event with all three phones present, but you may not be able to buy the the iPhone 8 (the phone you really want) until October.
Hottest leaks:
  • A curved AMOLED display
  • A 5.8-inch edge-to-edge screen
  • No home button and no bezel
The iPhone 8 screen may radically change in size and shape, and it's about time for something bigger and more stylish than the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus era display.
The big rumor is that the iPhone 8 is going to sport a curved AMOLED display instead of a the usual flat LCD panel, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo.
We've all seen curved AMOLED displays in the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and the even bigger Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus. iPhone 8's curve may be less dramatic, but still cooler looking than a completely flat phone.
There are other exciting benefits to an AMOLED display replacing the normal IPS LCD. It can deliver better contrast, more vibrant colors and include a battery-saving always-on display. It's also better suited for VR and AR.
This has also more recently been rumored by sources, claiming that a curved AMOLED display is one of more than ten prototypes that Apple is considering - and that the phone could even have a higher-than-QHD resolution.
Who's going to help Apple push all of those extra pixels? Samsung is said to be supplying the OLED screens, beating out Sharp, which was once rumored for the job. Samsung may be able to deliver more curved screen in time, and Apple is said to have just put a curved screen order in with its long-time rival.
Just so it's clear: you might not see the fancy, new OLED display on every iPhone 2017 model due to supply issues. Thus, Apple may include it on just one iPhone 8 version.
Depending on how it all shakes out with Samsung, Apple is likely to reserve the AMOLED display for just the iPhone 8 Plus, or a separate higher-end 8 Plus Edition, luring you into buying the more expensive phone instead of the smaller iPhone 8.

How big will the iPhone 8 screen size be? Rumors for this are all over the place, but everything says it'll be larger – around 5.8 inches, just like the Galaxy S8.
Don't worry. We expect a 4.7-inch iPhone 7S and 5.5-inch iPhone 7S Plus, but the 5.8-inch iPhone 8 is the hot new size with the curved AMOLED display.
It won't be too big. Apple can easily make the display size larger without actually making the phone dimensions any bigger. It's just a process of elimination.
There's been talk of axing the physical home button and building the Touch ID fingerprint sensor into the screen itself, a rumor that dates back almost two years.
It's not clear if Apple will get this tech ready in time - so the Touch ID sensor might have to go on the back instead - but the newest rumors suggest Apple engineers are in fact going to pull it off.















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So, while still not certain, it's looking increasingly likely that the fingerprint scanner will be built into the screen, just like the earliest rumors said.
Doing this would eliminate the otherwise useless bezel around the screen. "The entire face will be the display," claims Apple blogger John Gruber.
"And the Touch ID sensor will be somehow embedded in the display. The front-facing camera will somehow be embedded in the display. The speaker, everything. All the sensors will somehow be behind the display."








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