The reputed analyst of KGI Securities, Ming-Chi Kuo, has issued a report with a series of predictions about the new iPhone models that will see the light throughout this year 2017. In them he talks about the elimination of fingerprint identification system and some notes on the RAM memory that the devices will include.
The iPhone 8 model forecasts that they have made in iDrop News present a main novelty. The Touch ID issue is something that will go away according to Kuo's report. In it, the analyst clearly states that iPhone 8 will not support fingerprint recognition fingerprints, a prediction which some readers of MacRumors they thought it was somewhat ambiguous due to the wording that had been used. Let's look at the excerpt taken directly from Kuo's original note:
As it seems that the OLED iPhone is not going to be compatible with the fingerprint identification system, we think that it should be switched to a facial recognition system to increase security. Therefore, we think that Apple will be demanding in terms of the quality of XNUMXD detection, which increases the difficulties in the production of hardware and software.
No Touch ID
Kuo's claim has already been supported by Bloomberg in a report suggesting that Touch ID will be replaced by advanced facial recognition technology in the future iPhone 8, thus giving more credit to Kuo's prediction. A second piece of data suggests that both the iPhone 8 and its companion devices will be mounted on glass bodies and a metal frame to facilitate wireless charging functionality according to the WPC standard. This battery charging system is the Wireless Power Consortium, which supports the Qi wireless charging functionality which is built into many Android devices.
According to the Ming-Chi Kuo report, wireless charging is activated through an optional accessory that will go on sale with the new iPhones, although it will not be a feature available immediately. Qi wireless charging goes along the same lines as rumors that the iPhone 8 will support inductive charging rather than a true wireless charging feature.
Qi wireless charging example
Kuo also states that while the iPhone 8 will include USB-C for increased charging efficiency, it will continue delivering the same 5W power adapter equipped with a USB-A port, the same one that is included with the iPhone today. A USB-A to Lightning port cable is also included as a standard accessory. That deviates from a prediction made by Barclays analyst Blayne Curtis, who last week said the iPhone 8 could come bundled with a 10W power adapter with a USB-C connector.
Finally, another of Kuo's predictions has to do with the RAM of the three new iPhone models. In a first message it says that the 7-inch iPhone 4.7s could include 2 GB of RAM, while the 8-inch OLED iPhone 5.8 and the 7-inch iPhone 5,5s would integrate 3 GB of RAM. However, what was left in the inkwell is that he also believes that the DRAM transfer speed of the three new models will be above than that of the iPhone 7 by a percentage that will vary between 10 and 15 percent for better AR performance.
There is less and less time for the new iPhone models to see the light, which are being the subject of thousands of rumors on the Internet. The interesting thing among so much gossip is to differentiate those that come from reliable sources, like these, from those that are simple and crude talk. In the end, the light will only be thrown by the Apple event for the presentation of the new Cupertino phones. The movement to eliminate fingerprint recognition is somewhat risky, but you have to think that if they do it, it is because they have another biometric identification method ready to replace it.
Good analysis. Interesting. So much anticipation for this Keynote as I haven't felt for a long time.
A greeting.
Yes, I am also waiting to see, both this and the subject of the screen.