The ‘iPhone 7’ may lose the rear antenna bands and camera bulge

Your next iPhone may be everything you wished the iPhone 6 and 6s (and Plus!) were.

Despite strong early sales, the jury’s still very much out on the Apple Watch, and the same can be said from competing efforts brought forth by the likes of Samsung and Motorola.

There’s more evidence that the larger-screened version of the next iPhone, likely called the iPhone 7 Plus, is going to get a pretty big camera upgrade. Now that the American tech giant is slated to release a new version, speculations of the antenna bands’ removal have circulated again.

Fresh details pertaining to the design features of the highly-rumoured iPhone 7 have just surfaced online through some reliable source close to MacRumors. This is meant to give the iPhone 7 a slicker look.

That won’t be a problem for iPhone 7 owners in 2016, if this report is true. However, the flush camera will reduce the overall thickness. Apple’s next iPhone will remove antenna bands and protruding camera lens, a source explains to Macrumors.

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There are conflicting rumours about when the iPhone 7 will make its debut but the latest report is that it will land in September. Plugged-in analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said previous year that the iPhone 7 will be between 6.0 and 6.5 millimeters thick. It is expected to catch up to the other models in terms of specs but will probably not surpass them.

One of the phones will reportedly sport the single imager setup, while the other will have the dual-camera design. A similar iPhone production cut was made by Apple in 2013. We take a closer look at Apple’s March 15 event and how the company is aiming to meet the demands of its widespread fan following. It could make up around 30 per cent of iPhone 7 sales when it launches later this year. Rumor has it that Apple is working on an Apple Watch 2, one that will bring forth an entire new range of colors and bands.