2016 iPhone 7 latest conceptual design curved screen.

Waterproof, sapphire screen should be reflected in the iPhone 7.

December 15, foreign media reports, although the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus is still in the product life cycle of the early stages, but the rumors about the next generation iPhone 7 already common. In fact, after the first iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, Apple 's loyal fans on the Internet began to find those related to the next generation iPhone rumors from anonymous vendor.

But so far, Apple's next generation iPhone related information or tight-lipped. To this end, CNET sites on the Internet today to rumors about iPhone 7 were collecting and sorting, it is possible for us to understand in advance the next generation iPhone.

Release and launch date

iPhone 7

According to tradition, the new generation of the iPhone is usually released in the fall. iPhone 6s and 6s Plus this year, released September 9, September 25 listing. We have reason to believe, iPhone 7 will also be released the same period in 2016.

Although not yet issued a formal invitation, but there is news that Apple recently a major conference to be held in March next year. Given April next year Apple Watch Smart Watch is the first anniversary of the listing is expected to main content March conference will be a new generation of Apple Watch.

But early in 2016, we may see the rumors of iPhone 6c. Before the news that, iPhone 6c is a cheap phone with A9 processor, metal housing, and next-generation software, the screen size is 4 inches, intended to replace the iPhone 5s.

Design

In the past few years, Apple updated the iPhone is regular. The law is "a small rise in a year, two years, a big lift." "Big L" refers to the hardware design of iPhone will be fully updated, and "small rise" means to strengthen internal phone, and may introduce some new services. The 2016 new product belonging to the "big lift." Including 9to5mac.com including a number of media reports, Apple has developed a number of iPhone 7 prototypes, each one are very different.

Has been previously reported that, iPhone 6s waterproof, although Apple did not mention this at the press conference. This can not help but speculate, iPhone 7 whether to support waterproof function? Other manufacturers have launched a waterproof phone, such as Samsung Galaxy S5, Sony Z5 Premium and Motorola Moto G and so on. But it should be noted that, after Galaxy S5, the Samsung Galaxy S6 does not support waterproof, which means this feature for consumers is not very critical.

About iPhone a 7 more interesting rumors about the physical Home button. As previously reported the media, iPhone some recent innovations such as 3D Touch and voice assistant Siri let physically Home key becomes meaningless. Therefore, some analysts expect, iPhone 7 is likely to cancel the physical Home button. Thus, you can increase the screen size to ensure that the front fuselage area under the same circumstances.

Screen

There are rumors that, iPhone 7 will use the sapphire screen. Compared with current use of Corning Gorilla glass (Gorilla Glass), sapphire screen scratch program, more resistant to fall. In fact, the high-end model of Apple Watch Smart Watch has adopted the sapphire screen.

The current iPhone retina screen (Retina) uses a LED backlit LCD technology, insiders predict, iPhone future use OLED screen, but at least until 2018. Therefore, iPhone 7 may miss OLED screen.

Connection

Recent rumors that Apple may abandon 3.5mm headphone jack, instead use integrated Lightning interface. This change will make the iPhone 7 becomes thinner, up to 1 mm thinner than the current iPhone. This change is possible because earlier this year, Philips has demonstrated the Lightning connector Headphone, although not yet listed.

Then Apple can use USB Type-C interface to replace Lightning Interface do? While the former is increasingly becoming a standard interface and smart phones and tablet PCs, but using USB Type-C substituted Lightning unlikely. Although the USB-C is the only interface the new MacBook, but in the past year, Apple and many new products are used in the Lightning excuse.

iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are equipped with NFC, support for Apple Pay payments. But so far, iPhone does not support other NFC phones have a "Easy Pairing" feature that allows easily connect stereo headset or mobile phone via Bluetooth. Before rumors, iOS 9 NFC support will intensify, but that is not the case, maybe you want to wait until the next generation iPhone.

Hardware

iPhone 6s strong performance, highlighting the powerful 64-bit dual-core A9 processor. We expect, iPhone will use a more powerful A10 processor performance. Similarly, 6s and 6s Plus the RAM upgrade from 1GB to 2GB, like, iPhone 7 with 4GB RAM is not impossible.

2014 Apple iPhone storage space will increase from 32GB to 64GB, the 64GB up to 128GB, and 16GB Fundamentals remain unchanged. This year, Apple holds the storage level unchanged. Then in 2016, whether Apple would Fundamentals storage space from 16GB to 32GB to improve it? Everything is possible.

Camera

iPhone 6s and 6s Plus the camera has been greatly improved, are equipped with a 12-megapixel rear main camera and 500-megapixel front camera. Even so, Apple only 6s Plus is equipped with optical image stabilization feature. In the future, we may be in a non-Plus version on iPhone 7 just to see this feature. (Tan burning)