It's not a modern dogma that Apple is planning to give a major redesign for the upcoming iPhone 8. Rumors and speculations suggest that the 10th-anniversary edition of the phone will look different from its previous successors.

But with how things are going with its component suppliers, is Apple planning on making their materials in-house?

Apple Slowly Cutting its Ties With Providers

According to Forbes contributor, Apple is working on a new in-house technology to improve the device's battery life. The announcement would confirm that the iPhone maker has cut its ties with one of its PMIC suppliers.

Dialog provided Apple with their power management integrated circuit or PMIC for its previous iPhone models. So far, the Cupertino-based company is slowly making its components for its own devices.

Previously, Apple filed a suit against chip manufacturer Qualcomm for allegedly overpricing their system-on-chip units. The allegations thrown against one of the world's largest SoC makers might be a clue that they are already planning to make a new business model.

It might be possible for the company to manufacture its components to monopolize its products starting with the forthcoming iPhone 9. Recently, Apple has ordered 70 million OLED panels from one of its main competitors. Concerning how rivalries work, it's weird to outsource a component from your number one rival.

Nonetheless, the delayed iPhone 8 is indicative of the future if Apple continues to outsource their materials. Reports of late orders for the OLED panels are already wreaking havoc for the phone's release timeline.

The iPhone 8 According to Rumors

GSMArena is one of the best sources to look for an upcoming phone's possible specs. Although the site posts unofficial releases, the network has been able to predict previous models including the Samsung Galaxy S8.

According to the website, the iPhone 8 will be 6.1mm thick and will sport a 5.8-inch Super AMOLED display with 16M colors. Protecting the iPhone 8's display will be an oleophobic coated Sapphire glass. The phone also has a nonremovable Li-ion battery (debates are still up regarding the battery capacity).

It's also debatable if the iPhone 8 will come out in the box with a later version of iOS 10.x.xx but tech insiders have speculated that it could be the first device to run the iOS 11 platform.

The phone's core will allegedly be powered by Apple's Quad Core A11 CPU with 4GB of RAM. Storage wise the phone will have 32GB/128GB/256GB variants.

The tech giant is also reportedly going to improve the iPhone 8's camera. In the same post from GSMArena, the primary camera will be a dual 28mm 12-megapixel snapper that can record 2160p videos at 30fps. The secondary camera is a 32mm 7-megapixel shooter that has a video recording capability of 1080p at 30fps.

We will be closely monitoring details about the upcoming phone. Stay tuned.