In a nutshell: Macworld's verdict on the iPhone 7
In our iPhone 7 rumour roundup we cover a lot of ground: you'd be amazed by the clues, hints and general speculation about the iPhone 7 that people have managed to dig up. But for those who don't want all the detail, the following section sums up our verdict on the whole thing. Consider it a sort of TL;DR for the article as a whole.

In a nutshell, then, we reckon:

1) Apple will launch a couple of new iPhones in September 2016.

2) We expect a 4.7-inch phone (called the iPhone 7), and a 5.5-inch model (the iPhone 7 Plus). If Apple does make another 4-inch iPhone (which, thanks to the success of the larger iPhones, is by no means a certainty) then we think it'll be called something like the iPhone 7 mini.

3) The iPhone 7 is likely to get a substantial physical redesign after the largely identical iPhone 6/6s generations. It's too early to know what direction Apple will pick, but it's likely to be thinner than ever: putting the 'cut-down headphone socket' patent into action would be one way to help achieve this.



4) Battery life in the iPhone 7 may be a little better than in the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, but Jony Ive's comments have made it plain that Apple doesn't consider a higher battery life to be worth significant sacrifices in other areas (we suspect that, if they're honest, most smartphone buyers would agree) and Apple's larger-screen iPhones have decent batteries already.

5) Higher screen resolution is a possibility - Apple exploded the 'Retina is as sharp as your eyes can see' myth with the iPhone 6 Plus, and the company is playing catchup against many of its rivals in this department. Apple may well apply the pixel density of the iPhone 6 Plus and 6s Plus to all the models in the next generation; it could go even higher. And a harder screen material would play well, whether Apple manages to resurrect the sapphire situation or goes with Corning's new Project Phire.

6) 16GB will surely be phased out as the lowest storage offering. It's nowhere near enough in this day and age. We hope and expect the iPhone 7 to start at 32GB, with 64GB and 128GB options.

7) The iPhone 7 could get a USB-C port, like the new 12-inch MacBook, but we think this is unlikely. The change from 30-pin to Lightning is recent enough (and was painful enough for many users) that to switch again now would be highly controversial.

And as for the other out-there rumours? 3D screen: no. Curved display: probably not. Flexible display: nope. Edge-to-edge screen: yes, quite possibly. Spring-out gaming joystick in the Home button: definitely not. Wireless charging: quite possibly.

See also: How to set up WhatsApp Web on your iPhone

Macworld poll: Which size of iPhone would you prefer?
What do you want from your next iPhone: a 4-inch screen, like on the iPhone 5s; a 4.7-inch phone, like the iPhone 6s; or a 5.5-inch smartphone, like the iPhone 6s Plus? Or something else entirely?

Scam on Naija..
Even if na tortoise shape, they go buy.

Here is a better design

Lol

Phones are getting better ram and higher processor than even some laptops. Imagine if internal storage was 128gb with 4gb ram

Naija pastor fit copy this and drop it to his members in form of prophecy.

Nigerians are quick to criticize and condemn. You see rumour and predicted spec in the post. Its a concept, not how it's exactly gonna be

Why is everything here based on speculations

Keep it coming Apple.. Classic and cool!

Rubbish

mtcheeew,all these means nofin to me,wat I expect from the guys with toys is to produce something to replace the damn pc but with the same functionality if not higher since the smartfones happens to last longer than a PC,it Will be a great breakthrough for iPhone to come up with such ideology that can handle the same apps installed in a windows PC...

They will just change one or two almost unnoticeable stuff and add thousands to it every year and people will keep on buying... That's what they call mental slavery

Looking better than Iphone 6.. Nice concept.

lol. They are gonna a lotta things. 128gb internal memory, imagine 4gb ram, it can be a 3.5- 4ghz speed processor, see the port underneath the phone. The iphone 7 of course will be able to swim in water for over 2 hours.

Iranu Abasha. D concept no make sense

If you believed for 1sec that this is how the iphone 7 is going to be then you have to believe that today is rapture. Mac rumors are always formulating, apple keeps surprising people, don't be shocked if iphone 7 has d same model with iphone 6. By the way Team apple!!!

It can't be the same. How do you expect them to sell if they sell an iphone7 as a renowned iphone6