Leaked iPhone 8 images offer HUGE clue about features and screen of upcoming smartphone
Photo of third party accessory appears to confirm long-standing rumours about Apple's next blockbuster gadget
AN APPLE accessory manufacturer may have confirmed one of the most persistent rumours about the iPhone 8.
Images of a new screen protector published over the weekend suggest the iPhone will basically be a whopping great bit of glass with no button.
The image above was Slashleaks and appears to show a screen protector with no hole in the bottom.
If the image is genuine, it would suggest the "home button" has been entirely removed.
Old rumours suggest it had been moved around the back, meaning owners would have to fondle the bum of their phone to scan their fingerprint and open it up.
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Now most Apple watchers believe that that a version of the home button will be hidden beneath the glass of its main screen.
the accessory images indicate that the phone will have an "infinity display" with a tiny bezel, the name for the bit of plastic that frames the screen.
The protector also appears to have small holes indicating that a number of cameras which would be used for selfies and potentially even facial recognition.
This could mean that payments are processed just by scanning an image of your face - or indicate that the iPhone 8 can be unlocked simply by looking at it.
Of course, we won't actually know anything about the iPhone 8 for sure until Apple announces it in September, the expected date of its unveiling.
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