Apple’s 4-inch iPhone 5se and iPad Air 3 are set to launch at Apple’s yet-to-be confirmed March 15 event. However, both the devices are expected go on sale as early as March 18
Apple is reportedly not planning to offer any pre-orders for its next iPhone and iPad Air 3 which is in stark contrast to what it has been doing with iOS devices for years now. For the record, Apple launched iPad Pro in September, but the actual product was available only in November, a full two months later.
This will make 2016 Apple’s busiest year for a very long time. Never before has the company launched so much hardware in such as short space of time.
Record sales figures for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s are impressive, but factor in the iPhone 7 this year alongside a new and slightly cheaper 4in iPhone 5se and it is easy to see Apple performing another record year for 2016/17.
Details emerging on February 3 suggest Apple may be attempting to streamline some exterior design features of the iPhone 7 for a much sleeker appearance. It's alleged that the phone will lose the long-standing antenna bands which wrap around the top and bottom of the back panel, and Apple may also have found a way to reduce the protrusion of the camera module to make it completely flat and flush with the bodywork
It's believed the design will stay largely the same, but while these changes sound like relatively minor cosmetic tweaks, bear in mind that it'll have taken quite a bit of clever engineering to make them happen - it's actually a pretty big change.
we're EXPECTING backlight panel for an iPhone device, complete with Apple branded wiring. However, although it could be for the iPhone 7 it does lack a 3D Touch mesh for Apple's pressure sensitive feature
Storage:
Apple is also planning a 256GB model iPhone as well, according to the report. This would of course be the top tier iPhone, sitting above the 128GB model
Headphones:
Speaking of sound it is rumored that the iPhone 7 will come with headphones that connect via its Lightning port instead of the 3.5mm audio jack. This seems likely IF the rumors are true that Apple is ditching the trusty old 3.5mm jack on the iPhone 7.
Apple is also reportedly working on developing new wireless Beats headphones
Apple is prototyping a completely new set of Bluetooth earphones with the potential of launching the accessory alongside the iPhone 7 this fall. The new earphones are said to be completely wireless, which is to say that they do not even have a cable connecting the left and right ear pieces