A fresh iPhone 7 leak has reinforced the now widely held assumption that the handset's design will not change dramatically, but could come with one or two controversial additions.
The scoop, published in the June issue of Japanese magazine MacFan, appears to show Apple's next 5.5ins device, while the regular 4.7ins iPhone 7 may have made a cameo appearance too.
It also puts the idea that Apple could launch three handsets this September firmly back on the table – meaning 2016 could see the introduction of four new smartphones, as Apple has already released the iPhone SE.
Corroborating recent whispers, the leak appears to hint at the next Apple flagship device using the same aluminium chassis style introduced in 2014 on the iPhone 6.
Interestingly, if the drawings come true, the iPhone 7 won't be any thinner than the iPhone 6S and could actually be thicker than the iPhone 6 – it's tipped to come in at 0.28ins by the magazine.
MacRumors says these dimensions go against some of the figures tipped by analysts, including the ever-reliable Ming-Chi Kuo, and that MacFan has got sizes wrong before - but it is a publication which has offered up accurate information in the past.
No headphone jack - and no dual speaker
It's not particularly surprising that no headphone jack features on the schematics, but everything else surrounding its disappearance is.
Firstly, this leak asserts that the iPhone 7 isn't getting any slimmer – one of the reasons said to be behind the jack's disappearance – and secondly, the often rumoured second speaker which could sit in the port's place doesn't appear to be there neither. There's only one set of speaker holes on the bottom. According to
Forbes's Gordon Kelly, this would be a "missed opportunity" if it happens to be true.
Dual camera, but on an "iPhone Pro"
More evidence stacks up to suggest Apple will introduce a dual camera iPhone this autumn and while it's still fairly open for interpretation as to how the company will play the upgrade, this leak goes with the angle that it is making three handsets for September.
The pictures show two camera apertures housed within a bulging, pill-shaped frame on a mooted "iPhone Pro"– a 5.5ins device that would sit atop the similarly sized iPhone 7 Plus and the 4.7ins standard iPhone 7.
Fortune argues differently. It believes the "Plus" nomenclature is simply set to be dropped in favour of "Pro".
Smart connector
Three dots lie on the rear of the device near the bottom, indicating that the iPhone 7 Pro will be getting a Smart Connector at least.
It's unclear if this means it will have a range of accessories similar to the iPad Pro, but it could be there for a different purpose – charging.
Some third-party accessories for the iPad Pro have confirmed that you can charge a device through the Smart Connector, so it could be a secondary charging port - a necessity, given that the Lightning port now has to handle headphones, too.
The Next Web is less than convinced. It says the connector's position on the handset could cause headaches for casemakers.
What else?
Keen followers of the iPhone 7 trail will notice the drawings strongly resemble a photograph of an alleged iPhone 7 Plus which entered the rumour mill last month and was picked up by the likes of
MacRumors.
Tech Insider says the March picture was picked up by several reliable sources and publications and now that it seems to have been corroborated, we could be looking at the real deal. MacFans has been accurate in the past, although it is possible the drawings are just replicas of earlier leaks which have yet to be proven true.
An iPhone with a single camera lens fitted to its rear can be seen in the top left corner of magazine spread. It's not completely clear, but the camera aperture appears to be larger than that currently used on the iPhone 6S, a rumour that has been floated for the iPhone 7 in the past so it's possible the leak includes images of both the dual-camera iPhone 7 "Pro" and the base handset.
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