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iPhone 8 design 'confirmed', home button vanishes

Dubai - 5.8-inch all-glass display, no home button apparently await fans

This could be yet the biggest clues (read: 'confirmation') about Apple's next wunderphone.
Following up on the previous report we did some time back, more details about what is pegged to be called the 'iPhone 8' have emerged, according to a report on Forbes.
If these renderings are to be believed, we can see that most of the design changes we've discussed (and heard of) are all but 'confirmed'; Forbes contributor Gordon Kelly, in his report, worked with luxury case maker Nodus and was able to dig these:
 

 
It's all-glass and 5.8 inches up front - as has been believed all this time - with the home button joining the 3.5mm audio jack into oblivion.
Speaking of which, apparently Apple isn't planning on bringing back that small cavity we use to enjoy our music:
 

 
You will also notice that the power button is slightly - no, as a matter of fact, it's considerably - bigger than its predecessors, and it's unclear why:
 

 
The top part - the tiny strip aligned with the front-facing camera and earpiece - will be used only for connectivity and battery purposes:
 

 
And the notifications? They'll be switched to the bottom - along with the home button - in what is being billed as the 'Function Area':
 

 
I'm quite sure this is far from over.
(Renders courtesy of Nodus, Gordon Kelly, iDrop News)
- alvin@khaleejtimes.com