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iPhone 8 release date, specs news & update: Device expected to be most impressive for 10th year anniversary

The new iPhone 7 smartphone goes on sale inside an Apple Inc. store in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 16, 2016. | Reuters/Lucy Nicholson

It hasn't even been a year yet since Apple released iPhone 7 but the rumor mill is already packed with reports regarding the company's next flagship, the iPhone 8.

Since the last three iPhone models all came with the same design, rumor has it that the iPhone 8 is going to be the most impressive iPhone to date. It could also be the time that the Cupertino-based company will finally make some major design changes to celebrate the 10th year anniversary of the iPhone.

The first iPhone arrived back in 2007 at the time the smartphone industry started sprouting. And now, to celebrate 10 years, Apple may release the iPhone 8 next year. Reports said that the iPhone 8 could be coming with an OLED display that will take up the entire space of the phone's face. This could mean that there will be no physical home button anymore. Instead, it will be embedded beneath the screen along with the fingerprint scanner.

Tech blogger Robert Scoble also wrote on his Facebook suggesting that the next iPhone will come with a headset and eye sensors that will put holograms on top of the real world. He also mentioned a next-generation 3D sensor from the Israeli 3D sensing company Primesense. He then wrote about the latest update, which involves the batteries and antennas being concealed around the edges of the screen.

A leaked image also revealed that the dimension of the iPhone 8 could just be the same as the other iPhones. It may still carry the same measurements of the iPhone 6s which are 67.12 mm wide and 138.8 mm tall. Moreover, reports suggest that there will not be any changes to the camera although there are speculations saying that a dual camera setup is possible.

As of now, nothing is really certain yet and everything is just speculation on what will come with the iPhone 8. It's best to take reports with a pinch of salt then and wait a little while longer for Apple to officially make the announcement.