iPhone 7 concept

Here at TechRadar, we’re a pretty giving bunch, so we’ve done Tim Cook’s crew a favour and shown them how the iPhone 7 should look.

Well, given it’s nailed on to actually be the iPhone 6S this year, we’ve taken the view of improving what’s already there, rather than giving it the complete overhaul we’re going to see in 2016.

The big changes are quite simple: there are two cameras on the back, not for 3D pictures, but to have the ultimate HDR mode with hyper-clear sharpness.

The sides of the phone have been used to allow for stereo speakers – holding the phone in landscape mode for watching movies will leave them unencumbered for brilliant, bass-filled sound. There’s also a touch sensitive panel for the volume, rather than having to mess around finding buttons – a simple slide up and down the side will save your ears.
The home button is the biggest loss, with touchID moving to the screen rather than a dedicated button. This means more space for screen real estate, with the much-needed 1080p resolution finally arriving.

Actually, that’s not the biggest change: you’ll note there’s no headphone jack any more. This seems likely for all Apple smartphones in the future as the company aims for thinner phones, shoving the audio out of the Lightning port or over Bluetooth.

The main problem we can see is this: all this stuff will munch that battery right down, already a slight problem for the Cupertino brand. Hey, we can’t solve everything…

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