The five unanswered iPhone 8 questions driving Apple fans mad ahead of its September 12 launch event
THE iPhone 8 is finally due to be unveiled on September 12.
But there are several unanswered questions about the gadget which have been tormenting tech fans.
The next iPhone will be shown off to the world at a glittering event which is the first to be held at Apple's new "spaceship" HQ.
It will probably be a pricey but super-advanced model to mark the 10th anniversary of the first ever iPhone.
For Apple, the stakes are high. Tim Cook, CEO, will be hoping that the new gadget flies off the shelves and cements Apple's long-standing reputation for innovation and excellence
Of course, we don't officially know anything about the iPhone 8 due to Apple's policy strict secrecy.
So here are some of the questions tech fans have been asking about the iPhone 8.
By the end of September 12, they will finally have been answered.
What will the next iPhone be called?
Apple will not call its next smartphone the iPhone 8, it has been claimed.
The latest Apple rumours suggest it will actually be called the iPhone X.
The Dutch firm LetsGoDigital claimed it was sent a mock-up of the box for the iPhone X,
Other experts have claimed the gadget will be called the iPhone Edition.
However, tech journalist Evan Blass suggested it would actually incorporate both names and be called the iPhone X Edition.
He tweeted: "Edition will be part of the 'best' iPhone's branding - whether iPhone X Edition or otherwise."
How much will the next iPhone cost?
Rumours swirling around the internet have suggested the gadget will come with a whopping price tag.
It's been claimed the device will cost up to £1,000 for a basic model and even more if it's fitted with a larger amount of memory.
However, this suggestion has now been thrown into question in a briefing note published by the global financial services firm USB.
"With the Galaxy Plus at $840 and the Note at [almost] $950, we think a $900 price tag for the base OLED model makes sense."
When will I be able to buy the next iPhone?
These alleged problems pushed the manufacturing process back by about a month, the Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
"There never appears to be a shortage of chatter about alleged production glitches at Apple but they seem to be able to crank out tens of millions of iPhones each quarter," BTIG analyst Walter Piecyk said in an email to Reuters.
So we'd take this rumour with a pinch of salt. We expect the new iPhones to be in customer's hands within a few weeks.
Will the iPhone use facial recognition instead of passwords and fingerprint scanners?
Apple is rumoured to be planning to blast its fans with LASER BEAMS when they buy the next iPhone.
But whilst this sounds scary, the James Bond-esque technology may actually allow them to open up their mobile phone using their face.
An unconfirmed Apple rumour has suggested the upcoming device will use a laser to scan users' features.
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This could allow them to use their own lovely face to access the gadget, rather than having to scan a fingerprint or enter a password.
"Features appear to include some form of facial/gesture recognition supported by a new laser sensor and an infrared sensor mounted near the front-facing camera and, as expected, should also finally include wireless charging," wrote Apple analyst Timothy Arcuri,
Can the iPhone 8 be charged up wirelessly?
Many experts believe the next iPhone will not need to be plugged into the mains and will instead feature wireless charging, which means it will be juiced up by placing it on a special "plate".
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has said the upcoming iPhone will come in three different forms, but every one of them will let users charge their phone without having to plug it in.
In a briefing note , he said the phones would use a sheet of graphite to stop them overheating while charging wirelessly.
He wrote: "While we don’t expect general users to notice any difference, lamination of an additional graphite sheet is needed for better thermal control and, thus, steady operation."