While Apple is gearing up for its big event on Sept. 7, the hype around the new iPhone 7 continues to grow. Ming-chi Kuo from KGI Securities recently issued a new research note which revealed some of the details of the new iPhone ahead of its official launch.
Kuo has a reputation for predicting Apple hardware details with a high-degree of accuracy. This year, the company would be launching a new iPhone, likely to be the iPhone 7. Since the device is only expected to feature slight iterative changes, there are rumors that it would be named after the SE line. Several analysts speculate that Apple could be preserving the iPhone 7 name for its 10th-year anniversary release.
Display and Internal
Apple is expected to retain the phone's size by keeping the 4.7 inch and 5.5-inch display. Kuo said that despite the fact that there would be no change in the screen size, the display is expected to feature the wide-color technology - similar to the 9.7 inch iPad Pro. It is also expected to retain the 2GB RAM, but the 5.5-inch display version would be bumped up to 3GB. The new iPhone would be powered by a 2.4GHz A10 Chipset, with a low powered clock speed to prevent excessive power usage and over-heating.
Storage
Apple has finally ditched the small storage as it would be introducing 32GB as the new base storage and 1228GB for the mid-storage in the new iPhone. The company is expected to introduce a new 256GB version as its largest storage variant.
New Color Schemes
Aside from the internal specifications, many people are excited about are the new iPhone's color schemes. The Verge reported that Apple would replace space gray color of the iPhone with a space black, and would be introducing a glossy piano black color to its lineup. However, the old gold, rose gold, and silver variants would be retained.
Pricing
According to Gadgets 360, the new iPhone in China is expected to be priced around CNY 5,288 (USD 792.09), CNY 6,088 (USD 911.92) and CNY 7,088 (USD 1,061.71) respectively. The iPhone 7 Plus is estimated to be around CNY 6,088 (USD 911.92), CNY 6,888 (USD 1,031.75) and CNY 7,888 (USD 1,181.54) respectively.
While the official launch of the new iPhone would be on Sept 7, the company is expected to begin its pre-orders on Sept 9. However, the iPhone would not hit the market until Sept 16.