- What's up, guys?
David here.
And the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus are just around the corner.
And while Apple hasn't given us anything official
as to what to expect,
there has been a bunch of new rumors and leaks.
So today we're gonna go over the top 10 things
we think we know about Apple's upcoming flagships.
Let's get right into it.
One, similar design.
So the first thing a lot of rumors and leaks are suggesting
is a similar design to the iPhone 6 and 6S.
Now, historically, Apple came out with an all new design
every other year.
But for whatever reason,
it doesn't look like that's the case this time around,
and instead, the new iPhones will get only a refresh
with some leaks suggesting more subtle antenna lines
that only go across the bottom and the top,
and possibly a thinner body that may be as thin
as the 6.1 millimeter iPod Touch.
There's also a photo that showed a new space black
color option that may be coming,
which I really hope turns out to be true
since that way you can at least get an iPhone 7
that looks different from the older iPhones.
Two, no headphone jack.
The rumor that Apple's removing the 3.5 millimeter
headphone jack has held up for quite some time.
And if this rumor turns out to be true,
it obviously means that you won't be able to use
your current headphones with the iPhone 7,
at least not without an adapter.
Yes, this sucks, as do all changes this drastic,
but Apple's actually not the first one to do it,
with some other phone manufacturers
already having made the move.
So it seems like that's the direction
the industry is slowly heading in,
and hopefully Apple at least includes
a 3.5 millimeter to lightning adapter in the box.
Three, bigger battery.
The removal of the headphone jack may not be all bad,
as it can allow for a thinner phone like mentioned earlier,
possibly a second speaker
where the headphone jack used to be,
or maybe even allow for a larger battery
with the extra internal space.
And one rumor is suggesting just that,
saying the iPhone 7 may come with a 1,960 milli-amp battery
compared to the 1,750 milli-amp battery found in the 6S.
If this turns out to be true, it should translate into about
an extra hour of battery life, which is definitely welcome.
But I do have my doubts about this one, as a thinner phone
doesn't usually come with a bigger battery.
So we'll either get a thinner iPhone
or one with a bigger battery, and knowing Apple,
they'll probably go for a thinner phone,
so I'm not getting my hopes up.
Four, better cameras.
The cameras on both the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus
will likely get a pretty big upgrade,
with some leaks showing a larger camera on the iPhone 7,
suggesting better low light capabilites
and maybe even optical image stabilization.
The iPhone 7 Plus, on the other hand,
may get an all new dual camera system which,
in addition to offering better low light performance,
may even allow for optical zoom,
with one of the lenses being for wide shots
and another for zoom.
Considering how good Samsung made the S7's camera,
I can see this rumor panning out,
as Apple probably knows they need something big
to keep the iPhone's camera competitive.
Five, a third model.
So we're obviously expecting a regular and a plus version
of the iPhone 7.
But some early rumors were pointing towards a third option
being dubbed the iPhone 7 Pro.
But since then, some other rumors have come out and said
that the iPhone 7 Pro that was originally planned
will be come the iPhone 7 Plus.
So there's no telling if there will actually be
a third option, but either way,
whatever Apple ends up calling this third option,
or the high-end option,
it's rumored to have the dual camera system
that we talked about earlier, along with a smart connector,
which we'll be talking about next.
Six, smart connector.
Okay, so I don't know about this one,
but there is one supposed leak that shows
either an iPhone 7 Plus or an iPhone 7 Pro
with a smart connector like on the iPad.
The smart connector lets you connect accessories
like a keyboard to an iPad.
So a keyboard on an iPhone I guess would be cool.
I don't know how much of a market
there actually is for that,
but if Apple ends up actually doing this,
they'll probably have some other accessories in store,
like maybe a way to wirelessly charge the phone,
which would be dope.
Seven, 3D touch home button.
An interesting new rumor is that the iPhone 7
won't have a physical home button,
which has been part of the iPhone's DNA since day one.
And instead, it'll be replaced by a 3D touch digital button
that'll sit nice and flush along the front.
Now, while the new button won't physically click in,
which is something I know that I'll miss,
it will come with haptic feedback which,
in theory, should at least make it feel more like
a physical button, but we'll see.
Eight, water and dust resistance.
So one thing that iPhone users have been envying
since the day Samsung first announced the Galaxy S7
is water and dust resistance.
But if a rumor suggesting that the iPhone 7
will be waterproof turns out to be true,
those days will be long gone.
And honestly, I can see this rumor panning out,
as for one, I think Apple knows that it needs water and dust
resistance to compete with the Galaxy S7.
And two, there's a good that the iPhone 7
won't have a headphone jack or a physical home button,
so there will be two less things
that Apple has to worry about sealing.
Nine, more base storage.
Some rumors are suggesting that Apple will finally ditch
the 16 gigabyte base model and up the base model
to 32 gigabytes, which is long overdue.
Rumors are also suggesting that the storage options
will go all the way up to 256 gigabytes
compared to the current max at 128.
So if 128 gigabytes somehow isn't enough for you,
the iPhone 7 may have you covered.
10, release date.
Okay, so probably the rumor you wanna hear about most
is when you can actually expect
to get the iPhone 7 in your hands.
Well, right now rumors are suggesting
an official announcement by Apple on September 7th,
with preorders opening up two days later on September 9th.
The release date is currently being penned
as September 16th,
but I wouldn't be surprised
at a September 23rd release date, either, to give it
a full two weeks from announcement to release date.
Alright, so those are the top 10 rumors and leaks
about the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.
Of course, these are all just speculation at this point,
and nothing is confirmed, but the good news is
it shouldn't be too long before Apple officially
unveils the iPhone.
And you can bet that when they do, we'll have
a bunch of coverage on it as soon as we get it.
Anyways, that is it for me and this video.
Thank you guys for watching, and as always,
I'll see you in the very next episode.