Will the next iPhone come with the Force Touch feature?
Force Touch works by alerting the device on the amount of pressure that is applied on the screen. The upcoming generations of products from Apple Inc. will reportedly sport this feature, which was first introduced when the Apple Watch was released. The feature also found its way to the latest MacBook model. The next iPhones are said to also have this same technology.
Bloomberg recently posted that the Cupertino-based tech giant has been developing iPhones with Force Touch screens for two years, and the suppliers are now ready to produce the actual device, which could either be the rumored iPhone 7 or the iPhone 6s.
Aside from incorporating Force Touch to the next iPhone product, Apple is also allegedly considering discontinuing the use of LCD on their phones and begin using the latest organic light-emitting diode screens, just like what it uses on the Apple Watches. This speculation surfaced when it was reported that LG Display, one of Apple's suppliers from South Korea, is transitioning one of its LCD production plants to start making OLED. But Apple has yet to confirm the rumors.
Elsewhere, several reports claim that the next iPhone will no longer come with the unsightly plastic lines at the back of the device. These lines are placed there to stop the antenna from blocking radio waves. According to Business Insider, Apple has been developing a new composite metal material that looks just like the rest of the device's casing without having to look out of place. It could make the next iPhone look like it has a full metal casing with the same cellular performance just like the ones with the plastic antenna lines.
Also, according to Apple Insider, a source from the company claims that the next iPhone will come out without the physical home button. If true, then this means that the iPhone 7 will have a bigger screen.
Reps from Apple Inc. are still mum about the validity of these reports at this time.
