Analyst: there's a 50% chance for the Apple iPhone 7 to ditch the physical home button

Now that the new iPhones are out, some people are already looking forward to what's next in store for the iconic smartphone series. While the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus are based on the same design as the previous generation, typical for S-cycle iPhones, Apple will surely go back to the drawing board with the iPhone 7. The last time that the company introduced new iPhone designs, Apple revealed the most radical change to its smartphone series: larger - 4.7 and 5.5-inch - display sizes.

In an investor's note to his clients, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster recently predicted some of the features that the iPhone 7 series will bring to the table. Note that these predictions are based on market analysis. There's roughly a year to go before Apple launches the iPhone 7, and everything is subject to change at this point in a product's launch.

According to Munster, the iPhone 7 might ditch the iconic physical home button, a feature that has been present on all iPhones to date. The analyst says that by perfecting the "3D Touch" pressure-sensing system, the company could integrate the home button right on the display. Munster estimates a 50-50 chance for Apple to ditch the physical home button with the iPhone 7.