Apple iPhone 8 or iPhone X to launch today: 10 likely features
We are just hours away from the Apple iPhone 8 launch. The company will be revealing the device at 10:00 am (10.30PM in India) at Steve Jobs Theatre located in Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California. Before the iPhone 8 launch, here’s a rundown of all the rumoured and indirectly confirmed features that will come as a part of the iPhone 8 or the iPhone X.
Edge-to-edge display
The Apple iPhone 8 or iPhone X may come with edge-to-edge display with nearly no bezels on the sides. There could, however, be a ‘Notch’ on the top comprising of cameras, speaker grille and sensors.
Dual-rear cameras
Although Apple has revealed nothing about the dual-rear camera setup, guessing it's inclusion with the upcoming iPhone 8 is easy. This is as Apple has already brought such camera technology with the iPhone 7 Plus last year. AR apps will also be able to make good use of the dual-rear cameras.
OLED screen
Apple could move away from LCD displays this time and introduce OLED screen in its upcoming iPhone 8 or the iPhone X. The display is being said to be supplied by Apple’s rival Samsung. The operating system will also sport some tweaks based on the display design.
Wireless charging
Apple iPhone 8 could feature wireless charging. This was reportedly revealed by Robert Hwang, CEO of Taiwan-based iPhone assembler Wistron. "Assembly process for the previous generations of (iPhones) have not changed much, though new features like waterproof and wireless charging now require some different testing, and waterproof function will alter the assembly process a bit," Hwang reportedly told reporters during a shareholders' meeting. Wistron is said to have started assembling iPhone SE units at its plant in Karnataka, India.
Water resistant, glass back panel
Besides confirming the wireless charging feature, Wistron CEO also revealed that the upcoming smartphones will have water-resistant design. Since the smartphone will come with wireless charging, analysts believe that it is likely to sport a glass or a plastic back panel for hinder-free connection.
Siri may do a lot more
Apple didn't reveal much about the new features coming to Siri during its WWDC conference. This has led to the speculation that users may have lot more to do on Siri in iPhone 8. The glimpse of the improved AI seen at WWDC 2017 conference during the iOS 11 launch too hints at the same. Siri will able to translate languages in real time and will will be fluent in carrying out other commands as well.
Augmented Reality
Augmented reality (AR) will play a big role in the upcoming Apple iPhone 8. Apple made some big announcements related to AR for the upcoming iOS 11 at the recent WWDC conference. The company announced its own AR development platform (ARKit), which means that developers can create AR apps well in time for iPhone 8. It is likely that by the time the smartphone launches in September, Apple developers will be ready with several AR-based apps.
HomePod integration
Apple has already unveiled HomePod, its answer to Amazon's Echo and Google Home. Shipping in coming months, the pill-shaped speaker will very likely have support for Apple iPhone 8. Though the company didn't go much into the details at WWDC, iPhone 8-HomePod integration appears integral part of Apple's home computing ambitions.
NFC
With iPhone 8, Apple is quite likely to take its NFC support beyond Apple Pay. The company's one of the iOS 11 Beta adds support for Core NFC, which as per release notes is described as "a new framework for reading Near Field Communications (NFC) tags and data in NFC Data Exchange Format." This means new NFC chip may tags than just Apple Pay tags. Users may be able to pair the Apple Watch with the iPhone using NFC. It could also be used for online payments at stores.
We are just hours away from the Apple iPhone 8 launch. The company will be revealing the device at 10:00 am (10.30PM in India) at Steve Jobs Theatre located in Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California. Before the iPhone 8 launch, here’s a rundown of all the rumoured and indirectly confirmed features that will come as a part of the iPhone 8 or the iPhone X.
Edge-to-edge display
The Apple iPhone 8 or iPhone X may come with edge-to-edge display with nearly no bezels on the sides. There could, however, be a ‘Notch’ on the top comprising of cameras, speaker grille and sensors.
Dual-rear cameras
Although Apple has revealed nothing about the dual-rear camera setup, guessing it's inclusion with the upcoming iPhone 8 is easy. This is as Apple has already brought such camera technology with the iPhone 7 Plus last year. AR apps will also be able to make good use of the dual-rear cameras.
OLED screen
Apple could move away from LCD displays this time and introduce OLED screen in its upcoming iPhone 8 or the iPhone X. The display is being said to be supplied by Apple’s rival Samsung. The operating system will also sport some tweaks based on the display design.
Wireless charging
Apple iPhone 8 could feature wireless charging. This was reportedly revealed by Robert Hwang, CEO of Taiwan-based iPhone assembler Wistron. "Assembly process for the previous generations of (iPhones) have not changed much, though new features like waterproof and wireless charging now require some different testing, and waterproof function will alter the assembly process a bit," Hwang reportedly told reporters during a shareholders' meeting. Wistron is said to have started assembling iPhone SE units at its plant in Karnataka, India.
Water resistant, glass back panel
Besides confirming the wireless charging feature, Wistron CEO also revealed that the upcoming smartphones will have water-resistant design. Since the smartphone will come with wireless charging, analysts believe that it is likely to sport a glass or a plastic back panel for hinder-free connection.
Siri may do a lot more
Apple didn't reveal much about the new features coming to Siri during its WWDC conference. This has led to the speculation that users may have lot more to do on Siri in iPhone 8. The glimpse of the improved AI seen at WWDC 2017 conference during the iOS 11 launch too hints at the same. Siri will able to translate languages in real time and will will be fluent in carrying out other commands as well.
Augmented Reality
Augmented reality (AR) will play a big role in the upcoming Apple iPhone 8. Apple made some big announcements related to AR for the upcoming iOS 11 at the recent WWDC conference. The company announced its own AR development platform (ARKit), which means that developers can create AR apps well in time for iPhone 8. It is likely that by the time the smartphone launches in September, Apple developers will be ready with several AR-based apps.
HomePod integration
Apple has already unveiled HomePod, its answer to Amazon's Echo and Google Home. Shipping in coming months, the pill-shaped speaker will very likely have support for Apple iPhone 8. Though the company didn't go much into the details at WWDC, iPhone 8-HomePod integration appears integral part of Apple's home computing ambitions.
NFC
With iPhone 8, Apple is quite likely to take its NFC support beyond Apple Pay. The company's one of the iOS 11 Beta adds support for Core NFC, which as per release notes is described as "a new framework for reading Near Field Communications (NFC) tags and data in NFC Data Exchange Format." This means new NFC chip may tags than just Apple Pay tags. Users may be able to pair the Apple Watch with the iPhone using NFC. It could also be used for online payments at stores.
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