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Apple may release iPhone X in gold later this year. Apple’s iPhone X launched last year in two colors – silver and space gray, contrary to the rumors that there would be also a gold version. But now, leaked photos from the U.S. FCC agency that approves all smartphones for use in the country, have revealed the Gold iPhone X. The pictures were taken back in Sept.2017, which make us wonder why Apple did not release this color version. There could be a problem in[…]
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Everything we know about the iPhone X Plus. Apple is working on a trio of smartphones for late 2018, but the most interesting one is definitely the iPhone X Plus. The larger X model should debut with the hardware refresh of the original iPhone X, and a model with LCD display and a more affordable price. Let’s round up everything we know about the iPhone X Plus: Design iPhone X Plus will look like a larger version of the current X model. It will have[…]
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Sleep/wake button may be able to invoke Siri. With Apple redesigning the upcoming iPhone Edition and removing the physical home button, the 10th anniversary flagship iPhone would lose its ability to invoke Siri using a hardware key. But a recent tweet from G.Rambo indicates that Apple will include a gesture to invoke Siri by holding the sleep/wake button. I did find a gesture to invoke Siri by holding the lock button. — Guilherme Rambo (@_inside) September 2, 2017 Activating Siri by holding the lock button[…]
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Minimum storage capacity for iPhone X is 64GB. Apple will release the new, 10th anniversary iPhone 8 in three versions according to the internal storage capacity. The cheapest version will offer 64GB of storage, the mid-range to offer 256GB, while the top-end iPhone 8 (iPhone X) will have 512GB on board. According to a new report published at the Chinese social network Weibo, Apple’s upcoming iPhone with an OLED screen will have 3GB of RAM for all three versions. A photo of a 64GB flash[…]
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iPhone 8 renders seen in new McDonald’s ad. In attempts to attract more interest in their products, McDonald’s latest ad shows an unofficial render of the iPhone 8. This happens in Australia, where the junk food chain promotes its mobile app, allowing users to order food from their iPhones. In the ad, the company shows a photo of a device that supposed to be the upcoming iPhone 8. It has minimal bezels at the top, with a ‘notch’ to accommodate the camera, earpiece and the[…]
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Dummy iPhone 8 units have been reviewed in video. Images, renders and video leaks of the upcoming iPhone 2017 lineup have been on the Internet for months now, but this is the first time we see a video review. Despite it shows dummy units, the video below reveals everything about the design of iPhone 8, confirming its edge-to-edge display and the interesting approach at the top. Although they are not real smartphones, but dummy copies instead, we can learn that the design includes stainless steel[…]
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New evidence hints at 3D sensing in next iPhone. Sources close to Apple’s supply chain have revealed that the next high-end iPhone, the rumored iPhone 8 or iPhone X, is likely to offer some advanced 3D sensing technology that would allow users run AR apps on their phones. The report is based on the camera component supplier – Largan Precision. They have confirmed that Apple ordered lenses with 3D sensing modules, possibly for the late 2017 model – the top-end iPhone 8. The phone would[…]
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iPhone 8 to have a similar size to the 7S, but a bigger screen. A few photos of alleged iPhone molds have appeared online, revealing the relative size of the upcoming models in 2017. According to the shots, Apple is going to release three new models later this year. Two of the models will feature LCD display panes, and they will be named ‘S’, following the Apple’s trend to introduce modest hardware improvements to the main line after the first year – in this case[…]
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Unofficial renders show how the iPhone 8 may look like. A new unofficial render claims to show us the final dimensions of the upcoming iPhone in September. According to the drawings, iPhone 8 is almost identical to the current iPhone 7, measuring at 137.54mm x 67.54mm. For comparison, iPhone 7 is 138.3 mm tall and 67.1 mm wide. However, there is no physical home button in the drawings, which is in line with multiple rumors suggesting that Apple has finally ditched the button in favor[…]
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Apple may use bigger batteries for the new models The upcoming 4.7-inch iPhone 7 may have a bigger battery that its predecessor – 6s. A reliable source from France has posted new information on Twitter regarding the battery of the next Apple’s smartphone. If the information is correct, than the iPhone 7 battery will have a capacity of 1960 mAh, which would be a 14% improvement over the 6s and its 1715mAh. At the same time, the bigger model (5.5-inches) could also feature a bigger[…]
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