Nov 22, 2024 | Updated: 11:35 AM EDT
Apr 14, 2017 03:52 AM EDT
Apple is now planning to give a major redesign for the upcoming iPhone 8, speculations and expectations suggests that the 10th-anniversary edition of the phone will look different from its previous successors. Apple is now working on a new in-house technology to improve the device's battery life.
According to GSM Arena, the upcoming announcement will confirm that the iPhone maker has cut its ties with one of its PMIC suppliers. Dialog provided Apple with their power management integrated circuit or PMIC for its previous iPhone models. Apple Company is slowly making its components for its own devices.
In previous reports, Apple filed a suit against chip manufacturer Qualcomm for allegedly overpricing their system-on-chip units. The said allegations thrown against one of the world's largest SoC makers might be a clue that they are already planning to make a new business model.
By this, it might be possible for the company to manufacture its components to monopolize its products starting with the forthcoming iPhone 9. Apple has ordered 70 million OLED panels from one of its main competitors; concerning how rivalries work, it is weird to outsource a component from their number one rival. The iPhone 8 is indicative of the future if Apple continues to outsource their materials, late orders for the OLED panels are already wreaking havoc for the phone's release timeline.
As reports gathered by Forbes, the upcoming iPhone 8 will be 6.1mm thick and expected to sport a 5.8-inch Super AMOLED display with 16M colors. Protecting the iPhone 8's display will be an oleophobic coated Sapphire glass. The phone will be made with a non-removable Li-ion battery.
It's still unofficial if the iPhone 8 will come out in the box with a later version of iOS 10.x.xx but tech enthusiasts have stated that it could be the first device to run the iOS 11 platform. iPhone 8's core will allegedly power by Apple's Quad Core A11 CPU with 4GB of RAM; storage wise the phone will have 32GB/128GB/256GB variants.
