The new iPhone coming out this fall is going to look a lot like the iPhones currently on sale.
Apple is moving away from its traditional two-year upgrade cycle, in which a complete redesign of the handset is released every two years with subtle improvements released in a so-called S model in the years between, according to The Wall Street Journal.
That means that the completely redesigned iPhone 7 that many were expecting Apple to release as its next big phone this fall will actually be a more incremental update. Ultimately, it will be similar to the current iPhone 6S.
Apple is preparing a device expected to launch in 2017 that would have bigger changes, as has been rumored. That device could feature an edge-to-edge screen and a fingerprint sensor that's built into the screen itself, according to the Journal.
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But the iPhone coming out in September is unlikely to have major changes from the iPhone 6S.
It will still come in two models - a 5.5-inch version and one with a 4.7-inch screen. The biggest change is that it will lack a headphone jack, meaning that users will need wireless earbuds or new headphones that use Apple's charger.
It will also be 1 millimeter thinner, according to a top Apple analyst quoted by The Journal.
This news largely confirms rumors coming out of the Asian supply chain for the past few months.
The question remains: What will Apple name its new iPhone? If it's another incremental upgrade, consumers could be upset if Apple decides to call it the "iPhone 7."
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And there are murmurings that next year, Apple's revamped iPhone could be called a "10th anniversary" edition.
So if Apple is ditching its "ticktock" system of upgrades, it might be ditching the numbers as well. Instead of the iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus, it could simply be called the iPhone and iPhone Pro, and users would fill in the model year.
But one thing is clear: If you desperately need a new iPhone, waiting for the fall seems less attractive, and the current iPhones seem like a better buy.
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