It's not even August yet and I'm getting pretty tired of all the rumors and leaks about the new iPhone 15... Did you hear it's going to have USB-C and maybe Dynamic Island? Yawn.

While we wait to see what Tim Cook has in store for us at the Apple event in September, I'm more excited about this artist created iPhone Vision concept.

The iPhone Vision concept, created by ADR Studio and Antonio De Rosa and spotted by BGR, features a very intriguing rear screen that allows easy access to notifications and widgets without having to flip the phone over It also features a more powerful rear-facing camera. We also speculate that the small display could be used to take selfies with the more powerful rear camera.

Based on the use cases described in this concept, the iPhone Vision's rear display would be able to show music playback status, notepad, activity status, etc.

Another interesting aspect of this concept is that, like the upcoming Apple Vision Pro headset, it uses a dual-chip system with both M2 and R1 silicon. the R1 chip is supposed to be used for real-time processing tasks, so the new iPhone with a similar setup could save battery life.

The camera is even more interesting: the iPhone Vision concept features both a liquid lens for high-resolution photography and a periscopic lens that "provides exceptional zoom capabilities."

As I noted in my hands-on with the Vision Pro, the ability to take and play back 3D photos and videos using the same device is quite impressive. But I don't want to be that person who does that at a family party. So why not put that feature on the new iPhone and make it more discreet?

One of the iPhone Vision features that is cooler than practical in principle is the so-called waterfall display. While I'm all for an "edge-to-edge immersive viewing experience," I don't want the curve of the display to make it difficult to control the phone and accidentally touch it.

Theoretical specs such as HDR brightness of 1,800 nits and outdoor peak brightness of 2,200 nits sound great, though. In contrast, the iPhone 14 Pro Max reached a maximum brightness of 1,565 nits when playing HDR content.

I've never been dissatisfied with the iPhone's sound, but I'm intrigued by the Space Audio feature of the iPhone Vision concept: this raised area on the back of the iPhone is designed to produce "crisp, clear surround sound." This raised area on the back of the iPhone is designed to produce "crisp, clear surround sound.

In other words, you would be able to enjoy Apple's Spatial Audio without having to wear AirPods Pro 2 or AirPods Max.

It is certain that Apple will not be making a foldable phone like the iPhone Flip anytime soon, but on the other hand there are patents that indicate that the company is at least exploring a rollable iPhone design.

But that doesn't mean that the iPhone's current slab design is without room for innovation. Even if all the specs and features here are not realistic in the short term, I would love to see the new iPhone take some real risks with respect to the phone's design, just as the iPhone X did half a century ago.