Jan 15, 2017 12:42 PM EST By Xien Palacios, UniversityHerald Reporter

An alleged image of iPhone 7 in Shiny White was posted in the Instagram account of Beats and it elicit excitement and hope from the loyal fans because it is said to be the opposite of the Jet Black iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus. Is the claim proven true? Will iPhone 8 be released together with the new iPhone 7? Read more details here!

Is there a "Shiny White" iPhone 7?

The image of a Shiny White iPhone 7 in Beats Instagram Account has caused a stir in the online community because loyal fans are expecting an opposite to the Jet Black version of the phone. However, according to Forbes, although a new iPhone 7 design may felt like an obvious mid-cycle refresh but Gordon Kelly of the publication revealed that the said image is an edited silver iPhone 6.

For this reason, the hopes of seeing a new color variant of iPhone 7 in September has died out. However, the hopes of seeing the new iPhone 8 has remain alive most especially when rumors and speculations about the upcoming smartphone is all piled up and slowly becoming into a reality.

iPhone 7 Dominates the Market

Despite the shattered dreams of not having a Shiny White version of iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, the 2016 flagship smartphone has reportedly dominate the market and just stole tons of share from Android. According to BGR, a market research conducted by Kantar Wordpanel ComTech revealed that iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 6 are the three best-selling smartphones in the US from September to November of last year.

Accordingly, the three iPhones have a total share of sales at 31.3 percent while Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge took the second place with 28.9 percent combined sales. In addition, iPhone sales have also grow in UK, France, Italy, Spain and EU5 region while Android share slip a considerable number. 

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