There are several Apple rumors and confirmations of earlier rumors out. First, theverge.com reports that KGI securities is now saying iPhone 7 will have a touch sensitive home button. The flush button will be capacitive, and provide vibrating haptic feedback to the user. The larger iPhone Plus or Pro dual camera setup will allow for the two sensors to capture color differently and simultaneously take pictures that are then merged into a single photo. The net will be to improve brightness and detail in photos, and sharpen photos taken in low-light scenarios. The Plus or Pro is also expected to have better zoom thanks to the dual camera sensors.
We had reported on an earlier rumor that there would be an OLED touch screen with function keys above the keyboard on upcoming MacBook Pros. Now, 9to5mac.com says expect a Touch ID power button, too. This would secure the MacBook much like Touch ID does for iPhones now. Fresh MacBook Pros should be out 4th quarter.
The Apple Watch 2 apparently won’t be thinner, but will have upgraded components. According to the verge.com, it will have the previously rumored thinner single glass screen, upgraded processor, and also include GPS and a barometer. All that will take a bigger battery, so no thinner Apple Watch for you! There may be a smaller upgrade to the Watch, with the lesser model getting a price cut. It looks like no LTE wireless capability now until 2017.
In a report from the Telegraph picked up by thenextweb.com and others, Google is rumored to be designing its own Android phones for release later this year. While they do now have a hardware division being run by a former president of Motorola, this would really be a curve ball to other Android makers…especially LG, Huawei, and HTC, which have built the Nexus phones for Google. It’s not clear how an in-house designed phone would be more perfectly optimized for pure Android than the ones they already specify for their partners making the Nexus…stay tuned.
A report from an unconfirmed source (but one physically near Apple HQ in Cupertino) says iPhone 7 will come in a ‘Space Black’ color similar to the Apple Watch…no deep blue color. 9to5mac.com also reports that the Home button will include haptic feedback to simulate a click, like Force Touch. As for the Apple Watch, the version 2.0 may have GPS for accurate workout logging, and along with cellular would drop the need to carry an iPhone, and would gain the ability to track swimming…indicating a high level of waterproofing.
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