Jony Ive’s grand vision for the perfect iPhone design hasn’t exactly been a well-kept secret. Nearly one year ago, the Wall Street Journal published an article
claiming that Apple was breaking from its longstanding tradition of
redesigning the iPhone form factor every two years; and when Apple
introduced the iPhone 7 a few months later, it was clear that the Journal’s
sources were spot-on. Indeed, the iPhone 7 form factor effectively
featured the exact same form factor as both the iPhone 6s and the iPhone
6S. But buried later in the story was an interesting blurb regarding
Jony Ive’s ideal iPhone design.
“For years, Apple Chief Design Officer Jony Ive has expressed a
desire for the iPhone to appear like a single sheet of glass,” the
Journal noted, citing people familiar with Apple’s plans. “The current
design ideas for the 2017 iPhones are expected to push the handsets in
that direction by eliminating much of the bezel around the display with
the OLED screen.”
With the iPhone 8 release date now just a few months away, it appears
that Ive’s vision of the perfect iPhone design will soon become a
reality. According to a number of credible sources, Apple’s highly
anticipated iPhone 8 will feature an edge to edge OLED display with
incredibly thin bezels. In fact, if the rumor mill is to be believed,
the bezels surrounding the iPhone 8’s display will be just 4mm, good
enough to make the device discernibly sleeker than the already svelte
Galaxy S8.
With barely any bezels to speak of, the available screen real estate
on the iPhone 8 will be expansive and perhaps even jaw-dropping.
According to reports, the size of the iPhone 8 display will be about the
same as the screen currently gracing the iPhone 7 Plus, albeit in a
form factor that more closely resembles the more compact iPhone 7.
That being the case, a new iPhone 8 concept video provides us with an
incredibly eye-catching look at how the iPhone 8’s immersive screen
might actually look and feel. We’ve certainly seen a large parade of
iPhone 8 concept videos and mockups over the past few weeks, but this
video in particular really does a great job of showcasing why current
iPhone owners are chomping at the bit to upgrade. On the off-chance that
you’re not terribly excited about or interested in the iPhone 8, this
video might have you singing a different tune.
https://youtu.be/N2pdLuR9JzU
While there’s little to no chance that photos will actually stretch all
the way up to and around the iPhone 8’s ear speaker, renderings like the
one below still help illustrate how truly game-changing the iPhone 8 is
going to be once it finally hits store shelves.
As a final point of interest, below is an iPhone 8 render next to the current Galaxy S8 Plus.
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