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iPhone 7 May Feature Flush Camera, Stereo Speakers and Thinner Lightning Port

Over the past six months there have been reports indicating that the iPhone 7 would include several new features, like a flush rear camera and stereo speakers. Tonight, Mac Otakara has issued a new report (http://www.macotakara.jp/blog/rumor/entry-29397.html) corroborating several of those rumors, including that the iPhone 7 could include a thinner Lightning port, no 3.5mm headphone jack and more.





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The site reports that the new phone will not have antenna bands across the rear and will have a flush rear camera, corroborating a MacRumors report (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/02/02/iphone-7-flush-camera-no-bands/) in early February. The site notes that it's likely the iPhone 7 will also come with stereo speakers, which was first predicted (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/02/12/iphone-7-lightning-headphones-noise-canceling/) by Barclays analyst earlier this month.





Last September, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo issued a report (http://www.macrumors.com/2015/09/06/iphone-7-thickness-ipod-touch/) that the iPhone 7 would approach a thinness similar to that of the 6.1mm iPod touch. Mac Otakara's report roughly agrees with that, noting that the iPhone 7 could be 1mm thinner than the 7.1mm iPhone 6s.





Mac Otakara also reiterated its earlier reports that the iPhone 7 would not include a headphone jack, instead using an all-in-one Lightning port. The site claims that the Lightning port enclosure may be thinner than it currently is, but that it will still be fully compatible with current Lightning cables.





A source on Chinese social media site Weibo claimed (http://www.macrumors.com/2015/09/28/iphone-7-already-rumored-to-be-waterproof/) that the iPhone 7 would be waterproofed and use new composite materials for its shell last September. However, Mac Otakara says the iPhone 7 will include neither, instead using the same aluminum material and will be as water resistant as the iPhone 6s.





Thus far, reports have indicated that a rumored new dual-lens (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/02/19/suppliers-prepare-iphone-7-production/) camera system would be included on the iPhone 7 Plus to differentiate it from the regular iPhone 7. Mac Otakara corroborates that the iPhone 7 will not have a dual-lens camera system, but notes that it doesn't know if the feature will be included in the 7 Plus. Earlier today it was reported that Apple is considering introducing a new high-end iPhone 7 Plus with a dual-lens camera system called the iPhone Pro (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/02/29/iphone-7-plus-dual-cameras-iphone-pro/) to better differentiate it from the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.  





Apple is expected to announce both the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus at an event in September. Unlike the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, which sourced A9 chips from both Samsung and TSMC, Apple will turn to TSMC (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/02/10/tsmc-sole-manufacturer-iphone-7/) exclusively for the iPhone 7's A10 chip. Apple is also expected (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/02/27/apple-event-march-21-week/) to announce the iPhone SE, a new 4-inch iPhone, this March alongside a new 9.7-inch iPad.

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