iPhone 6 Release Date – Probable Specs, Looks And Key Features
Will the iPhone 6 have a Sapphire display? Reports have come in that Apple has invested over $578 million in the new deal it has made with GT Advanced. This is the same company responsible for the TouchID component and it appears this new investment was made with hopes of building a new factory in Arizona that will have over 700 employed and that will be making sapphire-based materials that Apple desperately wants. The TouchID we mentioned earlier is actually made from sapphire and is currently in very short supply. This is probably the main reason why the feature wasn’t released on the iPad Air or the iPad Mini 2. But this could all be fixed with the help of the new factory.
Nevertheless, there seems to be even more to this story as new information comes to suggest the fact that Apple might want to use the material to make displays for its future devices. To all of those of you who don’t know this, sapphire is practically indestructible which would make it a great asset for those flexible OLEDs Apple has in store for us. Reports from CNET stated that the sapphire material is being used more and more as screen material in various prototypes for high-end phones. And that now having a major supply of the material for the company in California could mean that it plans on using it for iPhones and iPad displays. iPhone 6 expected in September 2014 with thin bezel 5-inch 1080p display As we have seen enough rumors that hint to the iPhone 6 having a larger display, the most accurate of these say that it will come with a 4.8 inch display.
But recent rumors that came from the Japanese magazine MacFan suggested that the iPhone 6 will in fact have a 5-inch full HD 1080p display at 1920×1080 pixels and 440 ppi. According to these reports Apple will want to follow in Samsung’s footsteps and come out with a iPhone that features a larger display without making it increasingly large and hard to handle. It would also want to use thinner bezel is it were to follow Samsung’s example to the best of its use. The new reports also suggested that the device is expected to come out in September 2014, which is not a farstretched presumption if one were to consider the usual way in which Apple has made releases so far. IGZO technology to be used on new iPhone screen? As all the attention was being grabbed by the release of the new iPad, few were even questioning what Apple had in store for the new generation iPhone. Few, but still there were some who came out saying that Apple is going to be using some cutting edge IGZO technology.
Even Patently Apple is saying that the company may prefer the 8G glass substrates to use on the new iPhone 6. They have also added that the new device may have a larger screen then its predecessor. According to foreign reports, a foreign spokesperson for Sharp – who is a one of Apple’s favoured business partners – spokesperson saying they would be manufacturing high-definition screens for devices using the technology. We’d take the reports with a large pinch of salt – but it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be expecting something big from Apple when they unveil the iPhone 6’s screen.
Growing in on larger “phablet-sized” iPhone 6
With the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C just hitting the market, everyone’s attention has slowly but surely drifted towards Apple’s next big launch – the iPhone 6. Still most of what we are hearing right now are just rumors but it is very likely that the next iPhone will bring a significant update and big changes with it.
Even though they will probably not be incremental ones, as when have seen on 3GS, 4S and 5S. But what is very certain at this point is that Apple will bring the iPhone 6 to the market with a larger display. Since it has not done this before, it can not simply begin this tedious and very long process right before the very end of the developmental stage. In order for this to happen Apple has to order millions of components to help in the production of the iPhone. Luckily for us there are a few analysts and market-watchers that have quite a talent for recognizing these “orders”. One of these illicit members is Brian White of Cantor Fitzgerald who in a recent statement said they had met with a tech supply chain vendor that had highlighted a bigger iPhone is in the works. Moreover their contact actually expects a launch in the 2Q:14/3Q:14 time frame. He also came to say that the larger iPhone has been in development for over a year now. Another really good source that has managed in the past to give good predictions on Apple’s moves in the future, DisplaySearch has published quite recently a table that details the display technology that will be featured in the next products that Apple will be delivering in 2014. The only question that still remains unanswered is when Apple will launch the next iPhone. It could still be in the second quarter or the third quarter of 2014 for all we know now. Also there is still the dilemma if we will be able to see another dual-launch. It will indeed be very intriguing to see what Apple does next especially since there are reports that the iPhone 5C campaign hasn’t had the very best of starts.
Expect an 4.8-inch display for the iPhone 6, says analyst
According to a very notable analyst, Peter Misek of Jeffries the next iPhone to be released, the iPhone 6 will feature a 4.8 inch display. These speculations were made based on the very recent meetings he has had with Apple suppliers in Asia. Unfortunately he did not give any details on why he believes the display will be increased with an extra 0.8 inches from the current one. He did however add that the present reputation of larger-screened smartphones would push revenue and updates to unparalleled grounds. He has stated that they expect that there will be around 85 million iPhones eligible for an upgrade when the iPhone finally releases and to that number they add another 5-10 million people who have already been through the iPhone 5S/iPhone 5C models. They also believe a September 2014 release is the best variant.
This idea doesn’t strike anyone as particularly new as it has been around for quite some time now. Actually it has been around ever since the first iPhone was released. It finally came true with the release of the iPhone 5 and it’s screen expansion to 4 inches. The previous models featured 3.5 inch screens. But by the time Apple finally got around to increase the screen size, the expansion was considered insufficient as there were already plenty Android smartphones models out there that featured 5 inch screens that were gaining substantial sales on the market.
Apple said to lessen dependence on Samsung for iPhone 6
Further reports say that the iPhone 6 will witness Apple reducing its reliance of Samsung-built parts. This is accordance with a report from Korea that indicates Samsung and Apple could possibly be battling in courts the globe-over. Nevertheless the 2 companies are fundamentally linked in a lot of ways. To be more precise Samsung built the 64-bit A7 chipset that can be currently found inside the iPhone 5S. Moreover Samsung is also the lucky one that will be building and producing 30-to-40% of Apple’s A8 chipsets. All this whilst TSMC will oversee the lion’s share say certain sources acquainted with the subject.
Other reports from Korea, more specifically from the Korea Economic Daily suggest that Apple has already requested the TSMC, which is short for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.to build the processor for the iPhone 6. But it seems that Apple will still have to make use of Samsung to a some extent because of some “issues” that came about with the fabrication process. Another reason why Apple won’t be abandoning Samsung too soon is because TSMC cannot produce chipsets in high enough yields. The growing number of disputes between the two companies, that had more to do with patent issues than anything else and also Samsung’s elevated position as Apple’s competitor has produce any delays in Samsung’s work and it has still made it possible to supply processing unit’s for all of Apple’s iPhone handsets to date. In addition, Samsung has been used as a component supplier for RAM modules and display units in the past according to reports from “Trusted Reviews”. It was also the component suppliers that have brought to light the fact that Apple is now in the process of testing large-form displays for the iPhone 6. And out of all those sources there was of course one source that had to say that the company is in fact very pleased with the recent tests it conducted for the 4.8-inch panel.
The iPhone 6 Concept Designs
Even as the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C are selling like mad with Apple making 9 million in just one weekend alone, there’s still a lot of gossip and anticipation regarding the company’s next primary smartphone. And this has mostly to do with it having been rumored to be the first iPhone with an Android-sized display.
Apple executives have revealed that they are currently “experimenting” with larger panels for future iPhones. We know very little apart from this. At least we do in the official variant of the story. In the unofficial, rumored version designers and CAD experts have already came up with their desired versions of what the iPhone 6 will look like. And we will leave you with the designs of Jonny Plaid as it seems no one does quite as well as he does.
