After a CAD-based render, a dummy, and a screen
protector set, it's time for a case-maker render of Apple's upcoming 6.1"
iPhone with an LCD display. This one will sit at the bottom of the 2018 totem
pole when it is released, expected to be priced in line with the current iPhone
8 at launch. This particular case maker has leaked many a design in the past,
and they have turned out to be accurate, so we keep our hopes high that this is
what Apple will release with eventual delay.
What you see at the front is indeed a notch, and it
looks a bit wider than the one on the iPhone X, plus the bezels look slightly
thicker. Given the reported issues with adjusting the TrueDepth camera kit on
an LCD display, it's not completely out of the question that the 6.1"
iPhone 2018 may sport slightly cruder front than its more refined (and more
expensive) OLED brethren, the iPhone X 2018, and the alleged 6.4" X Plus.
Looking around at the back, we find a single camera,
just as reported previously, but what seems to be a larger lens than what we
have now on the iPhone 8, so there might be a brand new sensor and optics in
there. A glass rear to facilitate wireless charging rounds up the rendered
design suggestions, while a TouchID scanner is nowhere to be seen, reconfirming
that Apple will be all Face ID and Memoji from now on. The dimensions of this
new iPhone are expected to be 5.79 x 2.81" (147.12 x 71.52 mm), which
makes it slightly taller and wider than the iPhone X, in line with the move
from a 5.8" to a 6.1" panel.
If Apple indeed manages to pull off an improved
single camera over the iPhone 8, the 2018 iPhone, with its larger display and
true Memoji power, is shaping up to be a desirable upgrade, and maybe that's
why analysts are predicting a super-cycle for Apple this year, again.
