Leaked image shows what the iPhone 8 might look like in a case
It's official: The iPhone 8 is the most thoroughly leaked iPhone ever.
The rumors have been flying for longer than a year. We've seen cases and mock versions of the phone. Recently, Apple screwed up by revealing numerous secrets about the upcoming phone in HomePod's firmware.
And now, prolific leaker of all things mobile, Evan Blass, has released what looks to be a press-quality photo of the iPhone 8.
The high-resolution photo shows the phone in a rugged case, but it still gives us a good idea of what the phone's front side will look like.
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The device in the photo is in line with all the latest rumors (and the info gathered from the HomePod firmware leak), with an edge-to-edge screen save for a cutout for camera, speaker and sensors on top. It appears that Apple will use the screen real estate to the left and right of the cutout for battery, signal, and Wi-Fi info. The home button is absent, though there's no indication that it moved elsewhere or that the phone has an under-the-display fingerprint sensor.
As for the case in the photo, 9to5Mac did some digging and found out it's very likely a case made by a company called UAG. Companies that sell cases for phones often prepare their products ahead of launch based on leaked info. With that in mind, the photo could just be a mock-up render that UAG created for its purposes and not an official photo from Apple (another leaker and creator of concept images of upcoming phones, Benjamin Geskin, claims this was exactly the case, and that UAG used his image to create the image of the encased phone).
The iPhone 8 will likely be launched in September and nothing is officially known about the phone, though most rumors now claim it will look exactly like the device in the image above. Uncertainties loom over the launch, though; numerous reports claim that this or that feature is not ready, which is why the iPhone 8 might not reach consumers until October or November.
Stan is a Senior Editor at Mashable, where he has worked since 2007. He's got more battery-powered gadgets and band t-shirts than you. He writes about the next groundbreaking thing. Typically, this is a phone, a coin, or a car. His ultimate goal is to know something about everything.
