Apple's new gadget will be the iPhone X: reports
Get ready for the iPhone X.
After months of speculation about what Apple would call the next-generation iPhone that will be unveiled on Tuesday, it now appears the tech titan has settled on iPhone X, according to reports on Sunday.
While earlier leaks had Apple calling the soon-to-ship smartphone the iPhone 8, iPhone Edition or iPhone Pro, developer Steve Troughton-Smith spotted references in the iOS 11 code that revealed the next handheld gadget coming out of Cupertino, Calif., will be called the iPhone X, Macworld reported.
The X name is seen as being equivalent to an X factor, one the gadget maker hopes will be a share-popping game-changer.
The Macworld blog cautioned that “we won’t know for sure until we hear it from Apple,” but it seems likely that the next top-of-line iPhone, to be revealed by Chief Executive Tim Cook, will carry the X label.
There will also be an iPhone 8 and an iPhone 8 Plus unveiled on Tuesday, the blog said.
The next iPhone, as had been rumored, will feature a top-to-bottom pane of glass on the front — eliminating the physical home button, according to reports.
Other new features expected on the iPhone X include:
- A display that is powered by OLED, a first for an iPhone. That means colors will be brighter than on all previous LCD displays — plus battery life will be longer.
OLED screens are more complicated to make, however. Thus recent reports that there have been some manufacturing glitches could mean it will take a while for the iPhone X to reach stores in any great number. - Without a physical home button, Apple will ditch Touch ID in favor of FaceID, which uses facial recognition software, Macworld reported.
- The camera on the iPhone X will have vertically aligned lenses. The lenses will be backed by a flash that will feature Portrait Lighting, according to 9to5Mac. Portrait Lighting improves iPhone’s existing and highly promoted portrait mode camera setting.
The iPhone X will also feature more uses for the side power switch. Double-clicking the side button will show Apple Pay cards, 9to5Mac reported, while pressing it and holding it will activate Siri.
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