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Rumoured Features for the iPhone 6s

May 18, 2015 By Roxanne Briean Leave a Comment

The iPhone 6 was an incredible success that propelled Apple to greater heights – who would’ve guessed that this was even possible?!

The iPhone 6s is just around the corner – hopefully! If we take a look at Apple’s release schedule, most of their smartphones were released during Autumn, so we should be expecting their new device to hit sometime between September and November.

It’s also rumoured that because Apple is adding so many new features to their smartphone they’ll call it iPhone 7, not 6s, but who knows for sure?

What we can do is talk about the rumours, and speculate amongst ourselves.

Force Touch

This is just pure speculation over here, but Force Touch would be a great addition to Apple’s smartphone. Their new MacBook line has already adopted the Force and it was positively received by users, and critics alike. What you may not know is that Force is completely useless – you’ll use it for its novelty sake a couple of times, then you’ll revert back to your old ways. I’m not saying it’s bad, I’m just saying that you shouldn’t fix something that ain’t broken.

What I do love about the Force Touch is that Apple will let third-party developers create apps for their new feature. Can’t wait to see what crazy things innovative minds will come up!

12 Megapixel Camera

We all know that the iPhone 6 has one of the best cameras on the market. But Apple’s 8 MP camera hasn’t change in a while – I’m not dissing them, and I’m not a hypocrite, I know what I’ve just wrote, but they have the capabilities to add more megapixels. It’s not like they will be reinventing the camera, or how it works – although, we’re talking about Apple here.

We see smartphones with great image quality, and our display is outputting greater, and better, resolutions year in, and year out, so why not better photo resolutions too?

It’s most likely that the company will try to add more power to their camera.

A9 Processor

This isn’t speculation, and we’re going by pure logic here. With every new iteration, Apple has upgraded the smartphone’s processor. What Apple isn’t going to change is how much RAM their device will hold – rumours state that the company won’t add more GB to the one it already has.

A New Colour

The Rose Gold colour option will most likely be available with the new iPhone – in a strategy to keep in line with Apple’s Watch. Previous iterations hold Silver, Gold and Space Gray colours. I don’t know if I’ve ever told you, but I really really really hate the colour Gold – every single device that I saw that had that colour felt tacky and cheap to me. I can’t stand it, and it makes me think that you picked it just for attention.

A Much Improved Fingerprint Scanner

An improved fingerprint scanner will most likely lead to an early adoption of Apple Pay’s service – but, let’s not get ahead of ourselves, and let’s first see if it’s working properly.

The iPhone 6s, or 7, or Omega, or whatever else you want to call it, will most likely be a huge success exactly like the iPhone 6.

I bet that those who said that the company will decline after Steve Job’s death are eating their shoes now.

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iPhone Rumor Alert: Apple Preparing to Launch 3 New iPhones in the Fall, Including an iPhone 5C

March 26, 2015 By Roxanne Briean Leave a Comment

New rumors are hinting at the fact that Apple is going to release three new iPhones in the fall of 2015: the iPhone 6S, iPhone Plus 6S Plus and the iPhone 6C.

Apple usually presents its new flagship phones in the fall, during an Apple Media Event dedicated for the unveiling of their smartphones. Last year, the event took place in September and it saw the introduction of two new iPhones, the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus.

The words is going around that Apple is getting ready to release not two, but three iPhone this September. The S version of the two iPhones 6 and a brand new iPhone, dubbed iPhone 6C, the iPhone 5C’s counterpart.

While it is still early to tell for sure if Apple is really going to add a C to the iPhone family, Apple fans will remember that the rumors for the iPhone 5C started around the same time as the iPhone 6C rumors did, in March.

This particular rumor comes from Digitimes and reveals that Apple’s new iPhone 6C is going to be a 4-inch device, which would mean a comeback to an older and much popular format.

A four inch display isn’t a new concept for Apple’s smartphones, both the iPhone 5/5S and the iPhone 5C had 4-inch displays. The previous models, the iPhone, iPhone 3G/3Gs and the iPhone 4/4S, all had 3.5-inch displays while the brand new iPhone 6 has a display of 4.7 inches and the iPhone 6 Plus, 5.5 inches.

There was a time when Apple said that it would never release a smartphone with a display larger than 4 inches. It even made an ad where it poked fun at Samsung Galaxy’s larger screen, saying that the 4-inch screen was ideal for a human hand. But Samsung had the last laugh, when Apple introduced the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus to satisfy a market that is desperate for larger screens.

The introduction of the two larger screen iPhones drew a lot of criticism and some believe that it could push Apple into the direction the rumors are hinting at: the release of a 4-inch iPhone 6C.

The ever-elusive Apple insiders are saying that Apple is very likely to couple up with Wistron to put together the iPhone 6C, while Foxconn and Pegatron will make the iPhone 6Ss.

The report also mentions that all the Apple smartphones that are due in September will feature LTPS panels. LG Display, Sharp and Japan Display will all supply the panels for iPhone 6C and iPhone 6S Plus, while the iPhone 6S will be sourced from LG and Japan Display.

The rumor doesn’t stop there with the reveals: it adds that all the smartphones will feature Corning Glass and the new iPhones 6S and 6S Plus will be powered by a new Apple A9 chip, while the iPhone 6C will have the A8 chip under the hood. All three iPhones will have Apple Pay, which means that they will feature Near Field Connectivity and fingerprint scanners.

Many believe that the iPhone 5C, which is still being sold by companies around the world, needs to be replaced by something similar. The iPhone 5C was marketed as a cheaper iPhone, but the smartphone never really caught on, the way Apple wanted it to. While, the iPhone was indeed cheaper than the iPhone 5S, it was just marginally so.

Could Apple really want to open that can of worms all over again, keeping in mind the heat it took for the iPhone 5C? Maybe, if the iPhone 6C is indeed justifiably cheaper than a potential iPhone 6S. The iPhone 6S is going to happen, because that’s how Apple rolls, but an iPhone C is a gamble that Apple is wise not to take, considering the amount of money and effort it put into Apple Watch, which is a huge gamble for the California company.

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iPhone 6s Display Rumors

March 18, 2015 By Roxanne Briean Leave a Comment

iPhone 6s rumors are beginning to surface and several details regarding the iPhone 6s display have already started to make their way on the Internet.

The new Apple smartphone saw the biggest upgrade regarding its screen, increasing its size from a 4-inch display to the current 5.5-inch one present on the iPhone 6 Plus and the 4.7-inch display on the iPhone 6. Despite this change in size, the screen uses the same LCD found in previous models, meaning that consumers are pretty excited about a possible change in technology in the new iPhone 6s.

Here are some exciting iPhone 6s display rumors.

iPhones were always built with great displays and were one of the first smartphones to have high resolutions, ever since the iPhone 4 which launched in 2010. Since that model, Apple offered the Retina display in all its phones, the biggest one being the 1080p Full HD one inside the iPhone 6 Plus.

Now it seems like things are about to get even more exciting as a lot of rumors are regarding the display inside Apple’s next generation phone.

OLED Technology

There are rumors that Apple will use an OLED display inside the iPhone 6s. It’s a known fact that OLED displays are better than LCD ones but they cost more to make. Time will only tell how the price of the new iPhone 6s will be affected by the possible use of an OLED display.

OLED displays use a technology that allows each pixel on the screen to be built with an organic material that lights up when electrical current passes through it. This means that OLED displays (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) don’t need any backlighting and thus are a lot lighter and thinner than traditional LCD ones. This also means that OLED displays can be curved and bent, which will allow Apple to experiment with numerous designs.

This kind of technology is more popular nowadays and many TVs use OLED screens as well as some smartphones. That being said, it’s still a new technology and it’s understandable that Apple waited a bit before using it in its iPhones. However, this might be the perfect time for Apple to use this screen inside the iPhone 6s.

iPhone 6s Force Touch

Many people claim that this technology included in Apple Watch will also be used inside the new iPhone.

Force Touch on the Apple Watch lets users trigger actions depending on how much pressure they apply to the screen. For example, a light tap can be used to select an item, while a heavy press can display a menu or a set of options. It’s pretty similar with how a right and left click function on a mouse and it wouldn’t be surprising if Apple decides to use this technology in its new smartphone.

A similar technology was revealed earlier this week in the new MacBook. The laptop’s trackpad was improved upon and even though it’s manufactured out of glass, it’s now pressure sensitive which will allow the user to click anywhere on its surface. Up until now, the user could have only clicked from one side on the trackpad.

This technology is used by Apple for what it calls “force clicks” which, for example, will let users click harder on an address inside the Mail app to get a location of said address. Apple also showed how you can use it inside Finder to get a preview of what a folder contains.

It looks like Apple is expanding this new technology to be used inside different devices and it wouldn’t come as a surprise if it will also make its way onto the new iPhone 6s.

Glasses Free 3D

To be fair, this is pretty far-fetched, but it’s not entirely impossible. There have been rumors that the next generation iPhone will feature a glasses-free 3D display.

The new report claims that this kind of technology can’t be used with the display found in the iPhone 6, which means that an entirely different screen must be used in order to take advantage of it. It’s unlikely that Apple will redesign the iPhone this year and it’s safe to assume that if in fact a glasses-free 3D technology will be used inside the iPhone, it won’t be used until 2016 when the iPhone 7 will be released.

A 3D screen is possible but if the Amazon Fire Phone has taught us something is that consumers aren’t all that excited about this kind of technology. The Amazon Fire Phone wasn’t such a great hit.

It’s a rumor that has to be taken lightly but Apple did experiment a bit with 3D with the Parallax Effect option present in iOS7 and iOS8. The Parallax Effect gives the illusion that the display is 3D and it was first introduced in Apple’s iOS 7 and was eventually used in iOS 8 as well.

It seems a bit odd that Apple would wish to put this technology inside its iPhone, seeing how consumers aren’t all that keen on it. However, the company is known to improve upon technologies in such a way that they become unique and useful to the user. That being said, it’s not completely crazy to expect a next generation iPhone to come with a glasses-free 3D display.

So there you have it. This was our list of iPhone 6s display rumors. Only time will tell if Apple will indeed use any of these inside its new smartphone or not.

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