Apple rumoured to be releasing a red version of the ‘iPhone 7s’ in 2017

If we are to believe the recent report from Japanese Apple rumour blog Macotakara, the upcoming iPhone will come with a new color option and a straightforward internal component update. The “iPhone 7s” and “iPhone 7s Plus” will supposedly get a red casing color option to join the existing Black, Jet Black, Rose Gold, Gold, and Silver options. Aside from that the new phones will get a bump in terms of processor power and will move from an A10 chip to an A11 one.

Other rumours for Apple’s releases next year says there will be a redesigned ‘iPhone 8’ coming out as well that will have an OLED display and no physical Home button. At the moment, all of these are still speculative. But Macotakara has been fairly accurate with its reports with the site being the first to report that Apple was doing away with the headphone jack for the iPhone 7.

Source: 9to5Mac

Next iPad might ditch the home button

Apple has taken out the capacitive home button for the iPhone 7 but it might forego said button entirely with the upcoming iPad—at least if we’re to believe the latest report from Makotakara. The Japanese site claims Apple will be coming out with a 10.9-inch iPad that can fit into the 9.7-inch iPad Pro because of this said design decision. The home button’s functions will reportedly be placed underneath the display glass, similar to what other smartphone makers do with their devices.

Bezels will also supposedly be thinner but the devices itself might be thicker—Makotakara says these might be 7.5mm thick (which is almost the same thickness as the original iPad Air). The thicker iPad might mean better battery and display technology to support the Apple Pencil. At the moment this is all just speculation so it’s best to take it with a grain of salt. But if a home button-less iPad is in our future, is that something you’d consider getting?

Source: The Verge