iPhone 8 release date, specs rumors: Phone speculated to spark a 'Smartphone Revolution'

Last September saw the release of Apple's iPhone 7 but a lot of buzz is already surrounding the release of the iPhone 8. Next year will mark the 10th anniversary of Apple's iPhone, so fans are betting that the company has something special planned when it comes to its updates.

Reports have already been seeing the iPhone 8 as something revolutionary. Rumors suggest that the upcoming phone will have an all-glass body and a curved-edged display technology.

The device is also said to have a 10-nanometer A11 chip that will make the device run more efficiently. The iPhone 8 is also said to have features like long-range wireless charging, facial recognition and an iris scanner.

Others report that the phone will be the first to use an OLED touch screen, which will allow the device to save more energy than its predecessors. Apple is said to be outsourcing the tech from Osaka-based company Sharp. The tech that will be used on the phone is rumored to be called the Sharp Corner R.

Rumors are also suggesting that the iPhone 8 will be removing its home button, replacing it instead with fingerprint sensors that will be built into the screen.

Of course, these are all just rumors as of now, so readers have to take the info with a grain of salt.

Apple has to step up its game after the iPhone 7 was poorly received last September. One main complaint was the lack of the phone's audio jack, forcing users to make buy Apple's wireless earbuds which some consider to be prone to getting lost.

Apple is also said to be having trouble with iPhone sales. With Google's release of the Pixel and Microsoft's (rumored) Surface Phone, the company has to make sure that Apple is still relevant in the smartphone game. After all, 2017 will be an important milestone for the iPhone, having reached 10 years.