We're six or so months away from the launch of the next iPhone, and the rumour mill is going into overdrive.Speculation and reports are swirling over what will be in the next hotly anticipated phone from Apple, from an edge-to-edge screen to an advanced 3D camera with augmented reality capabilities.2017 will be the tenth anniversary of the launch of the first-ever iPhone, launched way back in 2007. And accordingly, Apple is believed to have some big plans for its flagship device to mark the big one-zero.The Cupertino technology giant is notoriously secretive, almost never commenting on upcoming products before their official announcement ' so don't expect it to confirm or deny any of this. But with that in mind, here's what is rumoured to be included in the next iPhone...There will be three iPhones.Normally, Apple releases two iPhonesthe regular version, and the larger "Plus" model. But this time around, there is believed to be three in the works.First, there's the iPhone 7s and 7s Plus. These will be relatively incremental upgrades on 2016's iPhone 7, following Apple's tick-tock release cycle for phones (update the design one year, then keep the same design and soup up the internals on the s-year).But in addition to the iPhone 7s, Apple is expected to be launching a higher-end device as well, with some much more radical changes included. This is the handset that everyone is getting so excited about.(Throughout this piece, we're focusing on the more interesting higher-end device.)It will have an edge-to-edge screen.The iPhone 8 is expected to have a major redesignincluding an almost edge-to-edge screen with curved edges.In this respect, rival Samsung beat Apple to the punch. It released the Galaxy S8, with a similar screen design, earlier this year.By cutting down drastically reducing the size of the iPhone's bezels (the inert areas around the screen on the face of the device), you can pack more screen into less space. This could let you have an iPhone 7Plus-sized screen on a device the size of an iPhone 7 overall.This screen is believed to be OLEDa type of screen technology that uses less power than the LCD screens Apple has traditionally used, and allows for darker, truer blacks.Wave goodbye to the home button.The new, larger screen will also mean an end to a physical home button. Instead, it will be replaced with on-screen buttons, similar to many Android devices.But this creates a new problem. What happens to Touch ID' Apple's fingerprint-scanning tech has been previously been integrated into the home button, so killing it off will force Apple to locate it elsewhere.According to analysts at Cowen and Company, Apple has been trying to build it directly into the screen instead. But this is producing technical difficulties, and is reportedly the "biggest bottleneck" in production.Alternatively, Apple could place the fingerprint scanner on the back of the device.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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