A group of leaked schematics may have revealed the size of the next-gen iPhone X. A 6.5-inch iPhone X Plus may be in the works alongside a “budget” 6.1-inch iPhone. The schematics come by way of Forbes contributor Gordon Kelly in collaboration with case-maker Ghostek.
The upcoming flagship iPhone (the iPhone X Plus?) will have a 6.5-inch 19:9 OLED screen in a body measuring 157.2 x 77.1mm. That’s more compact than the current iPhone 8 Plus’ 158.4 x 78.1mm.
The rumor mill also has it that the 6.5-inch iPhone X Plus will use a steel chassis, thereby weighing more than the iPhone 8 Plus’ 202 grams.
The 6.5-inch iPhone X Plus is also rumored to have a triple camera. According to Kelly, the three cutouts in the render are lenses and the flash isn’t shown. The flash will likely hang out on the side of the triple camera module. What the new third camera will do is as of yet still unknown.
The notch on the front of the 6.5-inch iPhone seems smaller and is rumored to house a Face ID 2.0 unit.
Apple’s 6.1-inch iPhone X, or the “budget” model, is expected to arrive with a single camera and Face ID 1.0, which can be found on the current iPhone X. The handset is said to measure 147.12 x 71.52mm and is understandably taller than the X (143.6 x 70.9mm), given its bigger screen (6.1-inch vs 5.8-inch).
It’s also rumored that the 6.1-inch iPhone X “budget” model will lose the 3D Touch feature.
A rumored third iPhone model for 2018 is expected to be an almost carbon-copy of the iPhone X with faster internals, Face ID 2.0 and perhaps the same triple camera as the 6.5-inch top of the line iPhone.
Apple is rumored to be lowering the prices of its iPhone units by $300 over 2017’s models, placing the most expensive model to the current iPhone X while the ‘budget’ 6.1-inch iPhone could be priced as low as the iPhone 8.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.