With LG G6 to be unveiled next week, and Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus to follow in coming months, it’s obvious to have iPhone 8 in the loop. The next generation iPhone may be a couple of seasons away, the rumor mill has started working on it.
Even though LG G6 and Samsung’s next flagship garnering much of the headlines these days, there is none better than Apple in terms of hype, rumors, and expectation. You can notice the very same thing in a comparison of global search traffic on Google for the three phones. That’s a very clear indication of user’s interest towards the bitten Apple.
In case, you are one among the million iPhone enthusiast, September might seem too far. However, to console your feelings, the world’s top Apple insider has issued a fresh report revealing an exciting new feature to aid the iPhone 8 launching later this year.
According to the recent report, the next generation iPhone will come with a front-facing 3D scanner that can take 3D selfies. It’s an impressing feature in itself, but Kuo notes, this could be a game-changer thing. As reported by 9to5Mac, this very feature will apparently be utilized in next-generation mobile games to actually place the player’s 3D head on a video game character’s body.
Other details on the new upcoming 3D camera on the iPhone 8 are not available as of now, but the possibilities are endless. Apple could take advantage of the new feature in augmented reality or advanced 3D scans of physical objects.
In case you don’t know, the iPhone 8 is rumored to feature a new OLED display with the fingerprint scanner embedded into the display itself. There might be some exciting new advanced facial recognition features onboard too.
However, all these rumors are still be verified by the Cupertino giant, but, they do paint a pretty good picture of the next iPhone.