The iPhone 7 debut is fast approaching but right now, many are not to high on it with word that the next Apple flagship will be coming out with minor changes.
The past months have seen less than stellar things to look forward to for the iPhone 7 with most of the enhancements coming from within. That includes a better processor, bigger base storage and a dual-lens camera module which could be present in both the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus versions.
Aside from these, there is the removal of the 3.5 mm jack which was taken out to make the iPhone 7 thinner. In all, there is not much to look forward to for the upcoming device and some are even weighing in on whether folks should wait instead for the iPhone 8 in 2017.
The iPhone 7 will still be an interesting device though at a lower level with the minor changes and likely resulting in not-so-impressive sales figures. Based on Apple production schedules from suppliers, it looks like the Cupertino company is pretty much aware of it and are not expecting big iPhone sales this year.
Looking ahead, the span of time that Apple needs to come out with a redesigned iPhone could follow a new trend. Rather than Apple’s typical two-year term, Nikkei reports that the Cupertino company seems headed for a longer three-year cycle when it comes to major changes .
If so, he report adds as well that such may affect large-lot suppliers from Asian regions like Japan and Taiwan who have been known to strike it rich as far as iPhone manufacturing is concerned.
The reported shift to a three-year cycle is still unofficial and RBC Capital Market analyst Amit Daryani believes that the move is not yet 100% certain.
"From that perspective I would say they have a lot of the right data points. I'm just not sure if Apple is truly going to a conscious three-year cycle as you go forward though," said Daryani to CNBC's "Squawk on the Street."
