Apple set to change the charging port on the new iPhone… again

Another day, another rumour about what we can expect from the iPhone 8.

Such is the prevalence and popularity of the iPhone worldwide that the months leading up to the release of a new one are full of speculation about what we can expect from the finished product. And the iPhone 8, to be released on the tenth anniversary year of the original iPhone, is no different. The latest reports from the Wall Street Journal suggest that the iPhone 8 will come with an industry standard USB-C port to replace the lightning connector that has been a fixture of the phone since the iPhone 5 was released in 2012. If the reports prove accurate, the iPhone won't be the first Apple product to come with a USB-C port as it was also a feature of the MacBook Pro released in 2016. The MacBook range, however, didn't feature a lightning connector in the first place. As well as predicting the replacement of a lightning connector with a USB-C port, the Wall Street Journal report also forecast a curved screen and a touchscreen function area instead of a home button on the new model, features which have been the subject of much speculation of late. All these features will only be confirmed, of course, when we see what the iPhone 8 actually looks like, as will reports about the supposedly exorbitant price; the actual release can’t come quick enough. Catch up with this week's episode of 888sport Football Friday Live