What's new in iPhone 8 – OLED Display, Dock, Gesture Controls, etc...
10 years ago, the American giant Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), has rewritten the history of smartphones by launching its first model iPhone. A completely new phone, which at the time brought top innovations and a unique and totally different operating system from other manufacturers. At that time Android he was also in the pioneering, still followed by Symbian's shadows. In practice, the two operating systems, iOS and Android, were launched in the same year. 2007.
Throughout these 10 years, Apple tried to bring a new design, new functions and capabilities for the iPhone year after year. Most of the times he succeeded, and this was seen in the number of fans that constantly grew. It is true that a large part of iPhone sales is also due to marketing, but let's be serious... no matter how good the advertisement is, it still could not convince us to pay 700-1000 Euros for an iPhone that would freeze or have other major issues.
It was quite clear that Steve Jobs was not a fan of buttons and especially of the keyboard. This was at the time the biggest innovation of the iPhone. Moving the physical keyboard with buttons on the phone screen. Apart from the "Home" button, the iPhone never received another button on the front. Even more, in 2016, with the launch of the iPhone 7, the physical button became a touch button.
Innovations, changes and features of iPhone 8
Not all the new features brought to iPhone 8 are new to the smartphone market. Some of the new functionalities and features of the iPhone 8 already exist on the top models from Samsung or Google Pixel.
Home button
In 2017, Apple completely removed the "Home" button from the lower part of the iPhone, which will be part of the display. The new OLED technology used in the iPhone 8 screen will allow this capability. Touch ID directly on the display. However, from what I hear, this one virtual button it will not be able to be moved on the screen. It will also appear at the bottom of the iPhone.
This feature is also found on Samsung S8 and Pixel.
Unlock Bar
At the bottom of the display, at the current button touch ID, will be a thin, virtual bar, which by sliding will unlock the iPhone screen.
Redesign UI for multi-tasking
Together with iPhone 8, iOS 11 will be released, whose capabilities offer more freedom to users who want to launch several applications simultaneously. New gestures and swipes are added for multi-tasking.
iPhone 8 Dock Mockup
The edge-to-edge screen provided by OLED technology will provide a wonderful experience for viewing media content. Pictures and movies will look much better on the new iPhone 8, compared to other previous models.
Stylish design
iPhone 8 will no longer have free edges on the front, all the space being occupied by the OLED screen. It will be "cut out" at the top to make room for the facial recognition sensor and the front selfie camera.
Also on the external design side, it seems that the iPhone 8 will have thin silver edges, something similar to the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. The upper corners of this strip will also act as an antenna, for better signal capture.
Rounded display corners
Also as a novelty for Apple, the iPhone 8 will be the first device to have slightly rounded corners, and the Power button on the side will be a little longer so that it can be pressed more easily when holding the iPhone with one hand.
We will definitely have the best images and video with the new iPhone 8 on September 12, when the launch event will take place at the Steve Jobs Theater in California.
