Rumors are running rampant that Apple 2016 iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will not undergo a major overhaul, except for the removal of the headphone jack.

If rumors doing rounds online are anything to go by, the Apple 2016 iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will stick to its aboriginal 4.7 and 5.5-inch displays, with just minor changes here and there, specifically to the visible part of the smartphone, The Wall Street Journal reported.

A slew of previous reports hinted the aforementioned devices will come in the same general size as the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus, but will boast relocated antenna bands that do not go across the back of the bodies.

The idea behind eliminating the headphone jack was to give the Apple 2016 iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus a thinner frame and enhance its water resistance at the same time - but exactly how thin a matter of conflict in rumors is.

While schematics show negligible reduction in terms of thickness, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claim the iPhone 7 could be 1mm thinner as compared to the existing iPhone 6S.

While this year a few minor changes are expected to be implemented, 2017, which marks the 10th anniversary of the aboriginal iPhone, is expected to bring a slew of major overhauls to the iPhone. According to sources that reportedly are familiar with the matter, the upcoming features could encompass an edge-to-edge OLED display coupled with a built-in Touch ID fingerprint support which results in the elimination of the iPhone's home button, Forbes reported.

These features further cements a tip from John Gruber, an acclaimed industry commentator who noted last month that the iPhone 8 will boast an edgeless display - Apple will reportedly leave out the 7S branding.

Regretfully the iPhone fans won't be treated to such a design innovation this year.

During a meeting with an Apple executive in May, one of the company's Chinese engineers asked why the company did not introduce any sort of major design change according to its standard two-year cycle. The answer to this, according to an individual present at the meeting was that the looming technology will need more time to be implemented.

People close to the matter have indicated that a few feature that the Cupertino-based tech firm hopes to implement into iPhones (for instance, curved screens), were not ready for 2016 Apple iPhone models.