iPhone 7 rumors are already coming up even though iPhone 6s and 6s Plus were just launched recently. Several rumors about the specs are going around the community nowadays, especially with the recent patent application filed by Apple.
iPhone 7 may incorporate wireless charging. Since several phone manufacturers have started offering such feature, iPhone users were speculating that this is the reason why Apple is now looking into it. Typically, another set of hardware inside those smartphones is handling it, but with the patent filed by Apple, just recently, no additional piece of hardware is needed for the wireless charging, Apple Insider reported.
Wireless charging, more commonly known nowadays as inductive charging requires a coil to receive the charge. It is then transferred to the phone battery. With Apple's patent application, it clearly shows that Apple tech-gods are finding out ways on how to use the coils already inside their iPhones. The coils that can be found in the speakers, the haptic engine and even the microphone are instrumental. The charges on these coils can then be transferred to the battery.
iPhone 7 is also said to be having a more powerful processor, an A10 processor with six cores, integrated Touch ID on the display and the body being made out of Liquidmetal, instead of the traditional metal material.
Other iPhone 7 rumors include completely waterproofing the next iPhone, probably IP67 or IP68 compliant, a slimmer headphone plug, a small and large screen sized variants, Sapphire glass for the display or super-hardened 'Project Phire' Gorilla Glass, lower profile, curved wraparound screen, a flexible iPhone, Touch ID built into the screen, and Gesture passcode.
iPhone 7 is also said to have No SIM card or a pre-installed Apple SIM, Dynamic Home button, 'Joystick'-style Home button for gamers, iOS 10, Stacked battery cells, and a 16GB internal storage, MacWorld reported.