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New Report Confirms 'iPhone 7' and 'iPhone 7 Plus' Names, Effectively Ending 'iPhone 7 Pro' Rumors

The assumed names of this year's iPhone lineup -- "iPhone 7 (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-7/)" and "iPhone 7 Plus" -- have been confirmed by "reliable sources" speaking with Japanese site Mac Otakara (http://www.macotakara.jp/blog/rumor/entry-30511.html). The sources said that Apple is following this name scheme to avoid confusion of having back-to-back iPhones with "S" in the name, even though the iPhone 7 will largely be a minor update over the iPhone 6s (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-6s/).





The new report nixes the chance for an additional third tier "iPhone 7 Pro," which was a rumored dual-lens alternative to the single-lens "iPhone 7 Plus" early in the rumor cycle (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/01/27/iphone-7-plus-dual-camera-linx-kgi/). The less-powerful camera option was said to be created by Apple as a fallback in case the dual-lens technology didn't pan out. Now that everything seems to be going well for the company in this area, and mockups (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/08/11/photos-depict-gold-iphone-7/) have repeatedly shown a dual-lens camera enclosure, it makes sense for Apple to revert to the well-known "Plus" moniker for its next-generation 5.5-inch dual-lens iPhone, and drop any reference to "Pro" altogether.





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Otherwise, Mac Otakara reiterates on the expected rumors of the iPhone 7: there won't be a 3.5 mm headphone jack, it will house an A10 chip, and it will introduce a new flush, capacitive Home Button (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/08/08/iphone-7-and-7-plus-to-feature-pressure-sensitive-home-button/) in lieu of the traditional physical switch. That last aspect of the new iPhone has been a bit more up in the air in the weeks ahead of the September launch, since it's hard to fully decipher whether recent image mockups (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/08/15/new-mockup-space-black-iphone-7-plus/) confirm one way or the other if the Home Button is pressure-sensitive or not.





It's believed that the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will be revealed at an Apple event on September 7, with pre-orders beginning two days later on September 9. A recent leak from AT&T has pushed back the reported launch of the new iPhone, however, suggesting that Apple could be preparing a wide release on September 23 (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/08/16/iphone-7-september-23-att-reset/), although the original rumor of September 16 (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/07/23/iphone-7-launch-week-of-september-12th/) is also still a viable option.

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Source: New Report Confirms 'iPhone 7' and 'iPhone 7 Plus' Names, Effectively Ending 'iPhone 7 Pro' Rumors (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/08/17/iphone-7-and-iphone-7-plus-names/)