Apple Iphone 7s

Apple's iPhone 7S is going to give you new features at the normal iPhone price, according to the latest rumors. That's going to make it the right choice for a lot of people who want to upgrade their iPhone and shy away from a potential expensive, experimental iPhone 8. Yes, if true, Apple would be embracing choice with its smartphones, releasing an iPhone 7S, and iPhone 7S Plus, and a super-premium iPhone 8. But what will make the iPhone 7S better than the iPhone 7? It won't be size, but it may pack plenty of speed, wireless charging and maybe a new screen.

We fully expect the iPhone 7S release date to be in September this year, with an announcement date one or two weeks beforehand. History and rumors tell us this. The big question is will the iPhone 7S arrive in stores alone (with a Plus version), or will the iPhone 8 also make it out at the same time? As per usual, expect the actual in-store release date and the delivery date to be on a Friday. That just leaves five days in September when it could release:

• Friday, September 1, 2017
• Friday, September 8, 2017
• Friday, September 15, 2017
• Friday, September 22, 2017
• Friday, September 29, 2017

There are a number of iPhone 7S screen rumors, but one we keep hearing is that it could have an OLED display, rather than an LCD one. In fact, the president of Sharp has even said the iPhone 7S will have an OLED screen, and as Sharp makes some iPhone screens he should know, though we’re a long way out from launch, so plans could change. OLED displays are used by Samsung and on the Apple Watch, and tend to sport superior contrast to LCD. They’re also better suited to being curved, which we’ve also heard the iPhone 7S might be, though that seems less likely.

Another change we might see is the resolution, as Apple is lagging behind rivals there and sharper screens are apparently being prototyped, including one that’s more than 1440 x 2560, though that sounds like too much of a jump. Finally, the size might change, or an extra size option might be added, with both 5-inch and 5.8-inch sizes rumored. 5 inches would slot between the existing 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch sizes, while 5.8 inches would dwarf them, but even larger phones have been launched by other companies. And beyond the visual differences, there's a chance Apple will also improve 3D Touch, making it more sensitive and accurate than it is currently, according to one source. The iPhone 7S might also feature True Tone technology, allowing the screen to adjust its colors based on the ambient light around you. The iPad Pro 9.7 already has this feature, so it's a very believable addition.

There aren’t many OS or power rumors yet, but this aspect is easy to take a guess at. For one thing, the iPhone 7S is likely to run iOS 11, given that we’re on iOS 10 now. It’s also likely to have an A11 or A11 Fusion chip (up from the A10 Fusion chip in the iPhone 7). We’d guess this will be quad-core, since Apple’s only just made the jump to quad-core smartphone chips and probably won’t go beyond that for a while. We’d also expect either 3GB or 4GB of RAM, given that the iPhone 7 Plus already has 3GB. It may have a powerful graphics chip that would allow for improved augmented reality and virtual reality gaming. Why? Because a company that often makes parts of the A-series chipset has created just such a chip. This isn't the only hint that augmented reality will be improved on the iPhone 7S either, as Apple is also rumored to have up to 1,000 engineers working on augmented reality tech, and is including augmented reality tech in iOS 11.