Alleged iPhone 7 Leak Shows Four Speakers, Repositioned Flash [Photos]
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Posted May 23, 2016 at 1:34am by iClarified
New photos of an iPhone 7 rear cover have allegedly leaked online. Unlike other leaks we've seen in the past this cover has four speaker grilles similar to the iPad Pro. Previous rumors have suggested two speakers for stereo sound but this is the first time we've seen a leak predicting four.
The images also show a larger camera cutout and a repositioned flash. Earlier this month, leaked schematics also showed the larger cutout prompting speculation that Apple plans to improve the camera on the 4.7-inch iPhone as well. In those drawings the flash was positioned to the right of the lens as opposed to underneath it.
As with numerous other reports the rear casing does not have a headphone jack and the antenna bands have been simplified.
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They should figure out a way to hide the camera lens behind the Apple logo (behind a one-way glass of sorts) so we don't have to look at it at all! Problem solved.
Then that means no way for the phone to sit on flat surface properly and would mean having to bulk the phone like the 5s this time and of course not having the lens be able to shoot anything.
shit? Doubt it. If this was the iPod, the color here would look a bit more bright and the camera would have the position like older models and the antenna shaped like the iPhone dual camera except flushed and permanently black.
By definition, speakers need to be a good distance from each other to achieve stereo sound. It makes absolutely no sense for something as small as a phone to have stereo speakers. Therefore I call bull$hit.
No, it's not. Definition of stereo: "sound that is directed through two or more speakers so that it seems to surround the listener and to come from more than one source; stereophonic sound." If the speakers are only a couple inches apart, it serves no purpose. And I think we can all agree that Apple would not do a gimmicky thing that serves no purpose in terms of quality of sound.
If you don't like the definition of stereo, write to Websters Dictionary and tell them it's wrong. Or talk to any sound engineer and tell him to quit his job and go raise chickens instead. Stereo sound is only useful when speakers are far apart, or you're wearing headphones.
What's the deal with half the image being heavily pixilated to disguise something important, probably the only part of this image that matters. The apple cut out is for the chrome Apple logo.
iPad Pro has the 4 speakers to and it doesn't light up, so the iPhone may be following some or even all of iPad Pro's footsteps into what it's evolving into. I do think the smart connector could be used for something else on the iPhone though.