A virtual home button without an integrated fingerprint sensor on Iphone 8.

The iPhone rumor mill has been ping-ponging between two possible concepts for the upcoming iPhone 8 for a while now, Centered around where Apple is placing the Touch ID fingerprint sensor for its next major smartphone.



Given that the device is said to have a full, bezel-less design similar to that of the Samsung Galaxy S8. One says that Apple will follow conventional logic and simply place the fingerprint reader on the back of the device, and the other that claims that Apple has will integrate the reader directly into the OLED display.

Ultimately, it’s hard to say at this point what the iPhone 8 will look like, but until Apple decides to shed some light on the situation, just be aware that there are multiple possibilities.