New images supposedly of the iPhone 7, have appeared on Chinese social media, showing a redesigned camera and slightly different design.
The photos of Apple's latest phone seem to have been taken in China and posted to Chinese social networking site, Weibo, after being obtained by Dutch blog TechTastic.
The images show the rear of the phone in a rose gold hue with a much-larger camera lens than the current iPhone and antenna bands covering the edge of the phone, rather than across the device as with the current model.
They appear to show the new iPhone’s camera as having a larger round lens that could allow more light in, which could prove to be a significant upgrade to picture quality.
Supposed images of the larger iPhone 7 Plus model were published by French website NWE, and suggest that it could have two lenses, which would allow an optical zoom-style feature.
However, the off-colour case and lack of a mute switch on the side suggest that these could well be fake.
Apart from the camera and the removal of the headphone jack, changes to the next iPhone’s design will probably be limited, with major alterations more likely the year after.
It is also expected that Apple may also finally ditch the 16GB capacity, starting with 32GB for the first time, which may drive up prices.
Apple reported its first ever fall in quarterly iPhone sales earlier this year, and they are expected to be lower in 2016 than in 2015 before recovering next year.
The iPhone 7 with Smart Connector (left) and iPhone 6s.
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