If you like
snapping photos on nights out, this feature could make the iPhone 7 a lot more
attractive
New iPhone 7
details have emerged just days before Apple's big event in San Francisco on
September 7, where the company is widely expected to unveil its next flagship
smartphone.
The details
come from well-connected analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities, who issued a
new research note on Saturday.
According to
the note, the iPhone 7 will include one very useful feature for photo fanatics
- it will have four LED flash lights, up from two in the iPhone 6s .
Furthermore,
two of these LEDs will be in cool colours, and two in warm colours, and Apple
is also expected to add an ambient light sensor to the iPhone 7.
While the
iPhone 6s ' camera is widely praised, it still struggles to take good photos in
low-light situations. These additions should theoretically improve image
quality.
It is unclear
whether the new features will appear on the 4.7-inch iPhone 7 or just the
5.5-inch iPhone 7 Plus, which is also expected to feature a dual-lens camera
capable of taking SLR-quality photos.
Either way,
Apple is clearly stepping up its photography capabilities in the face of
growing competition from the likes of Samsung, Sony and Huawei.
According to
Kuo, the iPhone 7 Plus camera will feature two 12-megapixel lenses - one wide
angle, and one telephoto. The new design is expected to offer optical zoom and
light field camera applications.
The research
note, seen by AppleInsider , also contains a few other juicy tidbits.
According to
Kuo, the iPhone 7 will boast a next-generation A10 processor that could be as
fast as 2.4GHz - a dramatic increase over the existing A9 chip.
It will also
be waterproof to a depth of one metre for up to 30 minutes - a rating known as
IPX7, which is the same as the Apple Watch .
To accommodate
this waterproofing, it will have a redesigned pressure-sensitive click-less
Home button, that will provide haptic feedback to mimic a clicking sensation
when the button is pressed.
The iPhone 7
will come in 32GB, 128GB, and 256GB storage options , eliminating both the 16GB
and 64GB tiers, according to Kuo.
It will
feature the same "True Tone" display technology the company unveiled
earlier this year on the 9.7-inch iPad Pro , and will come in five colours -
silver, gold, rose gold, dark black and "piano black".
The glossy
piano black variant could be limited in availability, so Apple is expected to
focus on large-storage models for that shade.
Finally, Kuo
reiterated the rumour that Apple will remove the 3.5mm headphone jack . The
iPhone 7 will reportedly ship with both Lightning EarPods and a
Lightning-to-headphone adapter in the box.
The change has
supposedly be made to make space for a second speaker with an audio amplifier.
Apple is
expected to unveil its iPhone 7 at an event in San Francisco on September 7.
For all the latest rumours, check
out our full round-up here .




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