The latest version of Apple’s iconic and ever popular iPhone has stunned users because it has no screen.
Earlier Apple models excited customers with similar ‘crazy’ innovations, such as the removal of the headphone socket and dispensing with the charge plug.
A spokesman for Apple said that screen size has always been a challenge because it dictates the size of the phone, and that an iPhone without a screen can be much smaller. Users get feedback from the phone by transmission of data directly into the optic nerve, via a new accessory called the iPort. A keyboard isn’t needed as the phone works entirely by voice command.
Another innovation is that the phone is continuously charged by body heat, allowing the size of the battery to be dramatically reduced
As a result, the new iPhone is much smaller, with models available in credit card size or in matchbox format. A luxury model called the Premium Gold SE Plus is made of titanium and has a different smell for each day of the week. It can be worn as a pendant or attached to a plug in air freshener.
Prices are expected to start from $4,999 for the iPhone and $2,999 for the iPort. Apple are also throwing in a VR headset for free.