iPhone 8 release date, specs rumors: Four new iPhone models to launch in smartphone's 10th anniversary?

Next year will mark the 10th anniversary of the first ever iPhone model which was launched back in June 2007. This significant event has led fans of Apple's flagship smartphone to speculate on bigger things to come for 2017's iPhone offerings.

To begin with, the Cupertino-based tech company is rumored to be gearing up for four iPhone releases in the coming months. Aside from the rumored iPhone 8, Apple may also launch an iPhone 7s and an accompanying iPhone 7s Plus along with a yet unnamed 5-inch 2017 iPhone model.

The 5.8-inch iPhone 8 model may come at the forefront of these rumored releases with the much-anticipated OLED display. Well-reputed KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has also suggested that the iPhone 8 could come with an active screen area that may measure between 5.1 to 5.2 inches. The rumored smartphone may also feature an all glass design and an edge-to-edge display, which may well be the first new design alteration since 2014's iPhone 6.

The iPhone 8 is also speculated to run on a 10-nanometer A11 chip and may feature long-range wireless charging. With its rumored 5-inch display, the iPhone 8 is believed to be wide enough to feature a vertical dual camera, which could essentially rival the specs in far more expensive DSLR cameras.

Some enthusiastic designers have also been coming up with concept designs for the rumored iPhone 8, giving it an ultra-thin and almost bezel-less look, and equipping it with a Touch Bar and a Thunderbolt 3 port that could make for faster charging and file transfer on the upcoming iPhone 8.

Apple has yet to issue an official statement regarding the rumored iPhone 8 and its specs. There is also no official news yet regarding the other iPhone models rumored to be released next year, and consumers are thus advised to take every unofficial update about it with a grain of salt.