Today has seen the emergence of a number of new photos allegedly showing the shell of the iPhone 7 – and they hint that a larger camera and double speakers could feature in that 4.7-inch handset.
This morning, NowhereElse.fr editor Steve Hemmerstoffer recalled: “Last week, one of my valuable contacts within Pegatron subcontractor factories told me that mass production of the iPhone 7 had slowly started.” He then revealed two photos, sourced from Weibo, of the supposed iPhone 7, with a larger rear camera sensor, and iPhone 7 Plus, with a long-rumored double-lens back shooter.
iPhone 7: De nouvelles photos font surface! https://t.co/NlInzA0Tru #Apple #iPhone7 pic.twitter.com/vozwCZgGAH
— Steve Hemmerstoffer (@stagueve) June 25, 2016
Later today, Hemmerstoffer posted two further photos, also from the Chinese social media site Weibo, of purportedly the enclosure for the gold 4.7-inch iPhone 7. One of the images once again shows a larger camera lens; the other reveals, at the casing’s bottom edge and along with the expected absence of a 3.5mm headphone jack, the presence of what look like grilles for double speakers!
iPhone 7: Une nouvelle photo HD révèle la présence d’un 2ème haut-parleur! https://t.co/mr9BjqXfn3 #iPhone7 pic.twitter.com/HaGEBzQ62I
— Steve Hemmerstoffer (@stagueve) June 25, 2016
While all of the parts in these photos could still plausibly be prototypes or fakes, should mass production of the iPhone 7 series have indeed recently began, this boosts the likelihood of these parts’ authenticity.