Apple Could Delay iPhone 8 Launch



The iPhone 8 was expected to launch in September with a bunch of new features, including a fingerprint reader embedded into the display, but according to an analyst, Apple is very likely to delay the launch because the technology is not ready just yet.

A report from AI and citing Cowen and Company’s analyst Timothy Arcuri reveals that Apple is yet to decide on how exactly it wants the new fingerprint sensor to work, with 3 different approaches currently being considered.

The new fingerprint sensor will almost certainly be embedded into the display, but Apple can’t decide if the cover glass should be thinner in the sensor area, a small pinhole should be created in the glass for an optical or ultrasonic sensor, or a film sensor should be directly integrated into the display.

No fingerprint sensor on the back

This means that there are absolutely no chances for the iPhone 8 to launch with a fingerprint sensor on the back of the phone in typical Android fashion, as some renders and leaks have suggested.

But with a decision expected to be made by the end of June, there’s a good chance that Apple will delay the launch of the iPhone 8, most likely by one or two months, the analyst says. This doesn’t mean that the iPhone 8 won’t be introduced in September alongside the iPhone 7s and the iPhone 7s Plus, but only that Apple is more likely to begin sales in October or November because of the fingerprint struggle.

On the other hand, the analyst believes that the iPhone 7s and the iPhone 7s Plus would be more subtle upgrades that would borrow some iPhone 8 features like wireless charging, but they would keep the physical home button for a form factor that’s similar to the existing generation.

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These two models, however, are likely to be presented in September before they go on sale later the same month, probably ahead of the iPhone 8 if the aforementioned delay is indeed happening.

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