iPhone 8 release date, news, specs rumors: Apple to unveil 10th anniversary iPhone earlier than September 2017?

The all-new iPhone 7 smartphones were released more than a month ago, and it's quite evident especially in the online community that the hype for Apple's latest handset offering this year is now leveling off. Still, the iPhone 7 is relatively new in the market, and some consumers have just started getting to know the device. Tech enthusiasts can help but wonder at this point about the next look of the iPhone next year, considering that 2017 will mark the tenth anniversary since Apple released the first ever iPhone model.

The iPhone 8, anticipated by many as Apple's most special and most sophisticated handset yet, is expected to be released sometime next year. It is easy to expect the iPhone 8 arriving in September 2017, as the previous iPhones were also released during this time period, Tech Radar reported. However, considering that the iPhone 8 will be a tenth anniversary special from Apple for next year, the Cupertino-based tech giant may decide to move the release date from September to June, according to PC Advisor. The first iPhone was also released in June 2007, but the formal introduction of the handset happened in January. With this, it is possible that the public will see a surprise launching of the tenth anniversary iPhone 8 earlier than September.

Apple is expected to shake things up with the release of the iPhone 8 next year. There is a lot to work on if the special iPhone iteration is to surpass this year's iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus smartphones. The current iPhone model is doing well in the market today, not to mention the good reviews it has been getting since it was first released last month. It might be hard to upstage a device as sophisticated and revolutionary as the iPhone 7, but if the latest rumors are anything to go by, there is a whole lot more to look forward to with the iPhone 8.

According to iTech Post, Apple will be revealing a very different design for the iPhone 8, making the handset unique compared to the previous iterations of the iPhone. Specifically, the iPhone 8 will not follow the iPhone 6 design unlike the iPhone 7. It is expected to sport a new innovative design with the iPhone 8's all-glass body and a display-embedded scanner.

Express UK reported that the iPhone 8 will have an all-glass chassis with an OLED screen display, but it will also be getting rid of the iPhone's bezel casing. The iPhone 8 will be the first to sport a dual curved edge OLED display, made possible by having more space on the screen with the removal of the iPhone's classic Home button. Some of the components usually placed on the iPhone's bezel will now be located beneath the all-glass display, like the fingerprint sensor and the front or selfie.