A Brief Look on the Upcoming iPhone 7

With iPhone 7's latest rumor that it will be released in less than a month from now, we can't help but wonder what new features and look it will offer to its consumers. Will it have a 1080p screen? How about waterproof? Is Apple making special headphones for it? It could be a huge change this year, considering that the iPhone 6S is somewhat underwhelming as it doesn't brought anything amazing aside from the fancy 3D Touch technology.

Straight to the Point

• What is it? A rebooted iPhone with new powers, features, and design
• When will it come out? Target date is on September 7th
• How much will it cost? Most likely it will be the same as the iPhone 6S

iPhone 7 Price

The iPhone 7 price is rumored to be around US$649 (£539, AU$1079) but here's the good news -- for that price, you'll most likely to get 32 GB of storage instead of 16 GB. Bottomline is, there will be a larger base storage option, but there will be very little price increase as the iPhone is already at the peak of acceptable cost.

iPhone 7 Design

Highlights:

• Water resistance
• Bezel-less metal body
• Redesigned antennas

Well heads up for Apple fans, because there's a slight disappointment on this side: it might be very similar outside of a few tweaks here and there. There's a new color option though, since there are rumors that iPhone 7 will be adding Space Black shade to the mix, likely similar to the black Apple Watch option.

Another latest rumor is said to be pushing a blue variant, too. You can see the likely shape of the new iPhone in the image above, showing off the redesigned antenna bands and a single lens snapper.

Slimmer Look

The soon-to-be-released iPhone 7 is said to be slimmer than the 7.1mm-thick iPhone 6S. Though rumored to be around 6-6.5mm thin, it will beat Samsung Galaxy S6 at 6.8mm. Another report claims Apple will be using fan-out technology to save space and reduce the thickness of the iPhone 7.

Is it Going to Be a Waterproof Phone?

Apple screen supplier Japan Display has come up with a new technology called "Pixel Eyes," which is now on its second generation that makes it easier to use the screen while you have wet fingers. However, another report has mentioned that Apple will opt for a slimmer iPhone 7 rather than a waterproof one. Apple will likely get a new LCD technology as well, which could allow the iPhone 7 to be 1mm thinner than before.

iPhone 7 Screen

Highlights:

• A 1080p screen
• An edge-to-edge display
• No OLED technology for this year

Apple is apparently likely to move to glass-on-glass screens, which opens up the possibility of a QHD or even a 4K display. However, Apple's first move will surely be getting both handsets up to 1080p sharpness, as has also been rumored and is expected to have 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch models.

iPhone 7 Camera and Battery

Highlights:

• A larger, single-lens sensor
• No more camera bump
• A larger battery

Apple overhauled its camera technology for the iPhone 6S, replacing its old 8 MP snapper with a shiny new 12 MP and then gave the front camera a boost of up to 5 MP. For one thing the standard iPhone 7 may get optical image stabilization along with the larger iPhone 7 Plus. A recent leak suggests that Apple will increase the battery size for the iPhone 7 while still being able to reduce the thickness.

iPhone 7 OS and Power

Highlights:

• A hexa-core processor
• 3 GB of RAM
• iOS 10

iPhone 7 is being groomed to launch alongside iOS 10, and it's a tremendous feature upgrade over iOS 9.3. It will introduce a much smarter Siri that can command third-party apps, new Messaging functionality and a convenient Raise to Wake way of lighting up the phone.

It won't stop with a software upgrade under the hood. iPhone 7 could be in for a huge performance boost, with rumors that the phone will pack a hexa-core Apple A10 chip.

iPhone 7 Other Features

Highlights:

• A pressure-sensitive home button
• Wireless charging

While the iPhone 7 is greatly expected to look similar to the iPhone 6S, it could be a purely different beast inside. It has also been reported that the iPhone 7 will be "more complex" to manufacture than any previous iPhone, suggesting there could be a lot more going under the hood.