Photos and video of a screen protector -- purportedly for Apple's "iPhone 8" -- may support the idea that the device will have an edge-to-edge display, excluding only a small area for an earpiece and front-facing sensors.
The protector uses tempered glass, and is by a company called Olixar, leaker Benjamin Geskin on Twitter. Media shared on China's Weibo is believed to show the product in real life.
The accessory matches , suggesting that contrary to early rumors Apple won't (and/or may not be able to) hide imaging sensors under the phone's 5.8-inch OLED display. The company has reportedly had though, enabling use of a virtual home button without putting a fingerprint sensor on the back, as with some Android devices.
Unlike Samsung's Galaxy S8, the is expected to use a "2.5D" OLED panel, stopping at the edges instead of curving around them. The S8 has some related extra features, but Apple may have restricted curves to .
One of the signature features of the new iPhone, likely shipping in October or later, should be including iris scanning. Other changes may involve wireless charging, faster cable charging, and a speedy "A11" processor.