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What will the iPhone X2 look like? – Sliding Camera at the Top

The next flagship phone from Apple did not receive a name yet so we are still unsure whether we should call it iPhone X2 or iPhone XI as the company kept its mouth shut. However, we got excited by the concept from Antonio de Rosa, the popular designer, of how the phone should function and look. The newest addition to the iPhone X2 is a slider to lift the camera.

Sliders Not New to Phones

Not more than a decade ago phones used to have a slider at the bottom that would reveal the keyboard. Now as every phone manufacturing is focusing on getting rid of everything that can make the display of their phones smaller, models like Oppo Find X and  Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 use sliding mechanisms to hide the cameras. In the concept designed by de Rosa, the slide is located in the back panel, and it lifts the rear cameras so they can take pictures.

Several Specifications Added to the Concept Design

What we can see from the video provided is that the iPhone X2 concept phone sports a  Super Retina display with a high pixel density of 458ppi and a screen resolution of 3000 x 1386 pixels. The cameras which are held by the slider will appear in just 0.15 seconds responding to a switch. Within the Apple logo, there is a fingerprint sensor hidden on the rear panel.

The color of the phone is also attractive as it features a double tone effect.

What you should keep in mind is that this design might not be accepted by the manufacturer and that this is only how the artist would like the phone to look like. Apple has hundreds of designs to choose from, so we can’t get attached to this one.

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iPhone X2 Comes with Apple Pencil and New Features

According to some sources, the iPhone X2 and the other models to be released this year may finally offer Apple Pencil support.

The pencil would facilitate navigation between the home screens of the upcoming models, with iPhone 9 also rumored to be compatible with the device. Many users would enjoy the stylus and it seems that Apple plans to give them what they ask for. It may also be a plan to boost sells after the 2017 line-up seems to have failed the sale targets.

As of now, the pencil only works on higher tier iPad models, where it is mostly used by artists and writers as a convenient tool for editing and writing.  It is sensible to pressure and tilt, allowing artists to create impressive details while they are working in specialized apps.

While it was well received on launch it is not without flaws (is anything in the world perfect?). Many users have reported that it will stop working properly if you accidentally drop it on the floor.  Others complain that since you cannot replace the tip, as spare tips are not sold by Apple or Apple partners, once you use long enough or damage it in some way, you can only buy another pencil.

And this may be the biggest cath. The Apple Pencil is marketed as a premium accessory and the chances that it will be bundled with future iPhones are slim to none. And with a price that in many countries is bigger than $100, the chances that it will become popular enough are a bit low.

It remains to be seen if the integration will become real as this is not the first time such a rumor surfaces on the web. It may be a contender for the Note 9 and its S-Pen but it remains to b seen if it can make a dent.

Apple will reveal the next iPhones on September 12.

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iPhone X2 to ditch 3D Touch and Comes with Major Update

We do not know a lot of information concerning the release of iPhone X2 but the rumors that are starting to go around paint a pretty picture of the era of tech that Apple is going to incorporate into their phones. As it goes with any rumors that start to spread around, their credibility tends to be questioned depending on the sourced. However, until we hear Apple say something official we can only sit and wait to find out what is about to come.

The major update

Cost constraints are the number one reason that the rumor offers for Apple’s possible decision to scrap the 3D Touch technology on their new, top of the line, 6.1in phone. This information came from Ming-Chi Kuo, a KGI Securities analyst.

What would this be replaced with?

Well, 3D Touch is supposedly going to be replaced with a Cover Glass Sensor (CGS) technology. By using this, the touch control module is going to be incorporated into the actual glass whereas before it was behind the glass. Why is this better? Well, for starters it would make the phone lighter and the display would be better equipped to resist against shocks.

Apple is rumored to do more than what we have just told you. They want to add a touch film sensor to the glass. We do not know yet what this sensor will do but what we do know is that this would make the construction of the panel slightly more expensive, going from 26 dollars per panel whereas before it was 23 dollars per panel.

In order to offset this cost, the 3D Touch is going to be removed. It looks like all further iPhones will not have 3D Touch since Apple is going into a whole new direction when it comes to the functionality of their phones.

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