iPhone 7, 4-Inch iPhone 6c Details Tipped in New Leaks

A new report out of China has claimed that the new iPhone models will be waterproof, corroboratingprevious reports. Additionally, the purported specifications of the rumoured 4-inch iPhone 6c have surfaced for the first time on the Internet.

China-based Commercial Times (via DigiTimes) citing a research firm reports that Taiwan-based Catcher Technology will be the largest supplier of metal chassis to Apple for the upcoming iPhone models. Adding further, the report has claimed that Apple will be using a compound material for the upcoming iPhone models that will hide the antenna bands on the phone's body. It added that Catcher Technology supply is expected to account for 30-35 percent of the new iPhone shipments.

Talking about overall industry, the report suggested that demand for metal chassis from other companies will account for 40 percent in the first half of 2016.

In separate news, Chinese blog My Drivers has claimed some of the innards of the much-anticipated 4-inch iPhone 6c (also rumoured to be called the iPhone 7c) citing supply chain sources.

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Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Plus cases flaunt cell phone outlines

The Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Plus aren’t exactly secrets any more with several rumors turning up over the last several weeks that hint at what the devices will pack inside and what they will look like. The last rumor we saw included some renderings that claimed to show us what the smartphones will look like. This week some new images have appeared that claims to show the smartphone inside cases that will be coming to market.

While the cases look nice, we are more interested in gleaning some new details about the smartphones from these images. What we can tell is that the home button is raised significantly higher than the rest of the device and is rectangular.

The rear camera has a little blister around the lens of the device and has a flash to the right of the camera lens. Rocker keys for the volume are on the left of the device with the power button on the right side. The ports for headphones and microUSB are on the bottom.

Also located on the bottom is the speaker grille. The design of the S7 Plus appears to be the same as its smaller sibling. While we don’t see it here, word is that an S7 Edge version is in the works as well.

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SA's 2015 Gadget Guide: 10 Technologies That Have Your Life Covered

In 2015 Apple invaded the smartwatch market, Google dramatically changed its plans for Glass and Samsung heralded the return of consumer virtual reality, courtesy of the smartphone. Consumer tech companiesinvested heavily in AI, although it’s debatable just how much more intelligent this made their products. Meanwhile hobbyist drones hovered onto the radar—or, some might say, into the crosshairs—of several government agencies, leading to tighter restrictions.

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