Case-Maker Nodus Still “Highly Confident” it Has the Final iPhone 8 Design

[Maura]

Following on from last week’s publication of renders of the forthcoming iPhone 8 based on designs obtained by third-party iPhone 8 case-maker Nodus, via Forbes, AppleInsider reports today that Nodus has now published a new design, once again via Forbes, which is very similar to last week’s design. Clearly, as stated last week, Nodus thinks it has the real deal here.

New to note in these latest designs are the larger, 4mm bezel, said to be in order to minimise accidental touching of the screen, and the space at the top of the screen now complete with battery, signal, and Wi-Fi icons. As shown in the new renders, the gap at the top looks much less intrusive and more seamlessly part of the design, possibly due to the aforementioned slightly thicker bezels.

Other design points to note include the “more protruding camera,” which seems to make the phone tilt ever so slightly when lying face up, as is indicated by the slight shadow on the left of the phone in the above render.

The new Forbes story also mentions the L-shaped battery, which was previously rumoured back in March.

Source: Case maker 'highly confident' on Apple's final 'iPhone 8' design, doubling down on production