The planet’s most reliable Apple analyst predicts an all-glass iPhone, coming 2017Mumbai, Apr 18(AZINS) Now that the iPhone SE hubbub is starting to quieten down, attention is moving back toward the next big iPhone. Speculation about the iPhone 7 is rife, from having a dual camera setup to offering only wireless headphone connectivity. But the latest rumor is perhaps the juiciest of them all--this won’t be the next big, revolutionary iPhone.

Due out later this year, the iPhone 7 is expected to largely resemble the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, with improved innards. The real big announcement may be due not this year, but in 2017.

Leaked by the hugely reliable Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst with KGI securities, he predicts that this ‘iPhone 8’ will be the first device to depart from using a metal chassis and adopt a glass construction instead.

This phone could possibly offer much by way of improved wireless reception and wireless charging, thanks to this new construction methodology. It also stands to reason that 2017, being the tenth anniversary of the launch of the first-ever iPhone, is possible the best year to make any ‘game changing’ iPhone announcement.

This rumor does bear attention as Kuo has, according to Forbes, had a virtually perfect record in predicting significant Apple device trends in recent years. This includes foretelling the shift from their 4.7-inch screen to 5.5 inch, the introduction of the iPad Pro, predicting almost every major feature on the iPhone 6S ahead of its launch, as well as the 4-inch iPhone SE.