Apple iPhone 7 Rumors: Taiwanese Pop Star Photographed With The iPhone 7 Plus, Tipster Evan Blass Confirms Release Date To Be September 16

As we approach the date of the Apple iPhone 7 — or iPhone 6SE, whatever it is going to be named — more leaks are flowing in by the day. We have two fresh leaks for you: a famous Taiwanese pop star, Jimmy Lin, was photographed with what looks like the iPhone 7 Plus and popular tipster Evan Blass has categorically confirmed that the retail release date of the next iPhones will be on September 16. Blass stated that he is very confident about this date. Please note that Apple hasn’t sent out press invites yet for the event and therefore we still cannot confirm what the actual launch date (or release date) will be.

If you are from Taiwan, you know Jimmy Lin. He is a popular ex-pop star and now works as an actor. But, the one thing he is known more for is the fact that he has been photographed with Apple iPhones in the past even before they were launched. In 2012, Lin was photographed with the Apple iPhone 5, which he then shared, via a popular Chinese social media equivalent of Twitter called Weibo. He had also leaked the iPhone 5c in 2013. Fast forward to 2014 and once again Lin was captured showcasing the iPhone 6 alongside the iPhone 5s. In fact, he was also seen with the iPhone 6 in the same year on a desk while he was repairing the shattered screen of his iPhone 5s. Interestingly, all the phones that he has leaked in the past look like the actual devices that Apple eventually launched, and therefore Lin’s leaks hold some sort of credibility.

Taiwanese celebrity Jimmy Lin spotted w/ an #iPhone7Plus but is #iPhone7 going to be boring? https://t.co/vBxHxNu5nY pic.twitter.com/c00WGLsIKC

— Michael (@therevivedone) August 23, 2016

Now, the iPhone 7 Plus that he is allegedly holding in the newest photograph has the dual-camera setup, which actually corroborates all the leaks surrounding the new camera setup. Unfortunately, the angle of the photo is such that it doesn’t show if the phone includes the headphone jack or not — it is widely rumored that Apple is planning to remove the headphone jack in favor of the lightning port for audio. Well, we will have to wait until the launch date to find out if Lin was actually holding the iPhone 7 Plus and if Evan Blass’ September 16 release date is legitimate.

In other iPhone news. Recently, Steve Wozniak, Apple’s co-founder, stated that he was concerned about the iPhone 7 without a headphone jack. Talking to the Australian Financial Review he said the following.

“If it’s missing the 3.5mm earphone jack, that’s going to tick off a lot of people. I would not use Bluetooth. I don’t like wireless. If there’s a Bluetooth 2 that has higher bandwidth and better quality, that sounds like real music, I would use it. I have cars where you can plug in the music, or go through Bluetooth, and Bluetooth just sounds so flat for the same music. I have earphones with custom ear implants, they fit in so comfortably, I can sleep on them and everything. And they only come out with one kind of jack, so I’ll have to go through an adaptor. If there’s a Bluetooth 2 that has higher bandwidth and better quality, that sounds like real music, I would use it. But we’ll see. Apple is good at moving towards the future, and I like to follow that.”

“The iPhone screen stops responding to touch over time because of flexing circuitry and failing solder. The phones have two chips connected to a logic board that controls the display. Experts believe that the solder holding these chips becomes brittle and breaks under the constant pressure of screen pressing.”

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