The iPhone 8 release date, specs, and price points to a major iPhone update. The smartphone's anticipated bendable feature, focus stacking capability could soar to a very high price upon its release.
Although the usual Apple device launching is yet to come, rumors about the upcoming iPhone proliferated online. One of the most prominent rumors attributed to the device is its flexible or bendable screen display.
Based on a patent report obtained from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Steve Jobs' company has filed a patent for a flexible smartphone design. The report revealed that the smartphone design is moveable between a folded position and an unfolded position, which includes circuitry that could automatically turn on the flexible display when the display is moved.
Moreover, another anticipated 2017 iPhone feature would include a focus stacking capability, according to CNET. The optimizing capture of focus stacks would significantly improve mobile's ability to choose the focus area in images, depth-map creation for AR applications, and the "faux bokeh" mode on the iPhone 7 Plus.
The said technology to be added to the latest iPhone lineup has a similar concept to that of HDR as a form of computation photography. In short, the camera shoots multiple images and then combine them to create the desired effect. Thus, making the upcoming Apple device an ideal tool for both amateur and experienced photographers.
The aforementioned speculated features of Apple's next iPhone is indeed something new for the company. That is why with such technological leap, the upcoming iPhone device will be priced "north of $1,000, according to Fast Company.
Based on the site's tipster, the next iPhone device will be priced more than the previous iPhone 7 Plus which was sold for $969. The said price increase has been attributed to the display technology to be incorporated to the next iPhone, which costs twice as much as the LCD used in current iPhones.
What here below the anticipated specs of the next-gen iPhone device: