With probably about a month away from the official
reveal of Apple's new iPhones, leaked information and images continue to add to
the puzzle, so it won't be long until we can see the bigger picture here.
Speaking of pictures, it looks like an iPhone 7s
Plus dummy unit has been captured in live images. One of the smartphones that
will be announced by Apple in September, the iPhone 7s Plus has a glass back
instead of “standard” aluminum.
The overall design of the iPhone 7s Plus is not much
different from the current model, although we aren't offered a look at the
front side of the flagship. The glass
back comes in line with previous reports claiming the iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s
Plus will feature wireless inductive charging, which will allow users to use a
charger pad instead of a Lightning cable to recharge their phones.
The glass back is meant to help make this new
wireless inductive charging possible without having to add holes in the battery
cover. However, since the glass casing is much less efficient at dissipating
heat than the traditional aluminum, Apple is expected to add a new component in
the form of a graphite layer to shield the 3D Touch sensor.
The good news is the antenna bands, one of the
things that made iPhones easy to recognize, have been removed from the upcoming
iPhone 7s Plus since the signal gets through the glass back without
interference. Apple is expected to
announce the iPhone 7s, iPhone 7s Plus and iPhone 8 sometime in September, but
the latter might not be available on the market until at least October.
