Renders unannounced ‘iPhone 9’ show slightly thicker housing than iPhone 8
Renders of what would become the ‘iPhone 9’ or ‘iPhone SE 2’ have surfaced. According to OnLeaks, the phone has a slightly thicker housing than the iPhone 8 from 2017: 7.8mm compared to the 7.3mm of the iPhone 8.
The appearance is also almost the same, as can be concluded from the renders that OnLeaks published on iGeeksBlog. OnLeaks has often published accurate information about unannounced smartphones. According to OnLeaks, it is a phone with 4.7″ LCD and a single camera on the back. The back is glass again, but this time it is a matte finish, compared to the smooth finish of the iPhone 8.
There have been rumors for months about a new, smaller phone from Apple. It should replace the iPhone SE from 2016. It was also previously rumored that it would be a new version of the iPhone 8. The name is still unknown. Apple announced the iPhone SE in March 2016, it is unknown when this version would come.
| Apple phones | ‘iPhone 9’* | iPhone 8 | iPhone 11 |
| Dimensions | 138.5mm 67.4mm 7.8mm | 138.4mm 67.3mm 7.3mm | 150.9mm 75.7mm 8.3mm |
| Screen | 10.4×5.85cm 4.7″ LCD | 10.4×5.85cm 4.7″ LCD | 14.0×6.5cm 6.1″ LCD |
| Camera | Single camera on the back Single front camera | Single camera on the back Single front camera | Two cameras on the back TrueDepth front camera |
| Processor | Apple A13 Bionic | Apple A11 Bionic | Apple A13 Bionic |
| Biometric Authentication | Touch ID, button below the screen | Touch ID, button below the screen | Face ID |
| Price and release | Spring 2020, $399 | Autumn 2017, 809 euros | Autumn 2019, 809 euros |
* information based on rumors