iphone 6

When Apple unveiled the iPhone 5 , the reaction was a bit muted:
where previous phones were
massive leaps forward, the iPhone 5 was a bit longer and a lot easier to scratch.
So what can we expect from the
next iPhone, the iPhone 6 or 5S?
Let's see what we can glean from
the varying sources of the internet
- some reliable, some not so much.

One thing is for sure, with the
release of such super handsets as
the Samsung Galaxy S4 , Sony
Xperia Z and HTC One, the next
iPhone will have to seriously up its
game.

iPhone 6 and the iPhone 5S are
two different phones
The rumour mill doesn't seem too
sure whether the next iPhone is
going to be the iPhone 5S or the
iPhone 6. Given the iPhone's
history - from the 3G onwards,
there's always been a half-step S
model before the next numbered
iPhone - we'd bet on an iPhone 5S
first and an iPhone 6 a while later.
However, in May 2013 Stuff
reported it received a photo of the till system at a Vodafone UK store (which it has since removed along with the reference to Vodafone), with '4G iPhone 6' listed.

Interesting.
It's been suggested that there
could even be three size variants of the new iPhone - check out these mocked up images by artist Peter Zigich. He calls the handsets
iPhone 6 Mini, iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 XL.
Could we see both an iPhone 5S
and iPhone 6 this year? Some
reports suggest a new 5S in the
middle part of the year before a
revamped iPhone 6 towards the
end of the year or very early in
2014.

iPhone 6 release date:-

Many pundits predict a summer
iPhone 6 release date. It's quite
likely that Apple is moving to a
two-phones-per-year upgrade cycle, but we'd bet on a springtime 5S
model and a bigger, iPhone 6,
update in the Autumn, probably
September.
Digitimes reckons predicts a
summertime reveal for Apple's next generation phones, which again fits
with a WWDC unveiling. In May it
became clear that US carrier
Verizon introduced an iPhone 5
price cut of as much as $100 USD.
Reports in April also suggested that Foxconn has added as many as
10,000 assembly line workers per
week to its Zhengzhou plant as it
readies itself for the iPhone 6
release date.

But Jefferies analyst Peter Misek
reckons we'll see an iPhone 5S first, with a June 2014 release for the iPhone 6. Citi's Glen Yeung also believes that we won't see an
iPhone 6 or cheap iPhone until
2014.

iPhone 6 cases:-

Multiple rumours say Apple's
working on plastic cases for its next iPhone, mixing plastic and metal in such a way that "the internal metal parts [are] able to be seen from outside through special design."
It's unclear whether such cases
would be for the iPhone 5S or
iPhone 6, or if Apple is simply
considering making cheaper iPhone 4s to sell when the iPhone 3GS reaches the end of its life.
Speaking in March 2013, a KGI
analyst said it believed Apple
would turn to manufacturer
Pegatron to make up to 75 per cent of low cost iPhone products.
The iPhone 6 will finally do NFC
That's what iDownloadblog reckons, quoting Jefferies analyst Peter Misek: it'll have a better battery too, he says. Many Android phones
now boast NFC.

PayPal's chief information security
officer, Michael Barrett said this
during a recent keynote speech :
"There is going to be a fingerprint
enabled phone on the market later this year," he said. "Not just one, multiple."
Could this be inside the iPhone 6?
See our video below on what Apple needs to do to slay Samsung's Galaxy S4
The iPhone 6 will run iOS 7
Developers are seeing new iPhone
model identifiers in their server
logs : the device identifies itself as
the iPhone 6,1 (the iPhone 5 is 5,1
or 5,2) running iOS 7, and its IP
address is an Apple one.
We're expecting a September or
October release date for iOS 7 in
line with previous releases. We'll
almost certainly see a reveal at
WWDC in early June . Apple has
promised to give devs "an in-depth look at what's next in iOS and OS X".

9to5Mac spoke with several sources who said the new iOS 7 will be attractive to new iOS users but may alienate older iPhone addicts. Described as "very, very flat" by one source, another said the interface is without gloss and shine and is rather like Microsoft's Metro design
language on Windows Phone.

iPhone 6 storage:-

We've already seen a 128GB iPad,
so why not a 128GB iPhone 6? Yes,
it'll cost a fortune, but high-
spending early adopters love this
stuff.
iPhone 6 home button
According to Business Insider , of
the many iPhone 6 prototypes
Apple has made, one has a giant
Retina+ IGZO display and a "new
form factor with no home button.
Gesture control is also possibly
included" - more on that shortly.
Mind you, it was mooted that Apple would dump the home button in time for iPhone 5, but it never happened.

iPhone 6 screen:-

The Retina+ Sharp IGZO display,
would have a 1080p Full HD
resolution. It's also been widely
reported that Apple could
introduce two handset sizes as it
seeks to compete with the plethora of Android devices now on the market.
Take this one with a pinch of salt,
because China Times isn't always
right: it reckons the codename
iPhone Math , which may be a
mistranslation of iPhone+, will have a 4.8-inch display. The same report suggests that Apple will release multiple handsets throughout the year over and above the iPhone 5S
and 6, which seems a bit far-
fetched to us.
Patents show that Apple has been
thinking about magical morphing
technology that can hide sensors
and even cameras. Will it make it
into the iPhone 6? Probably not.
Could the touch screen even be
transparent? Emirates 24/7 sin't
the first source we'd turn to for
bone fide rumours about a new
smartphone, but it claims that an
ultra-sensitive transparent
touchscreen will make it into
iPhone 6. The site also believes the display will be made by Sharp,
which wouldn't be so surprising.
One thing's for saure - a potential
wraparound screen is probably a
pipedream.

Jefferies analyst Peter Misek also
says he believes the new iPhone
will have a bigger screen.
iPhone 6 processor
Not a huge surprise, this one: the
current processor is a dual-core A6, and the next one will be a quad- core A7. The big sell here is more power with better efficiency, which
should help battery life.

Expect to see it in the 2013 iPad
first, and expect to see an improved A6 processor, the A6X, in the iPhone 5S.

iPhone 6 camera:-

Apple's bought camera sensors
from Sony before, and this year
we're going to see a new, 13-
megapixel sensor that takes up less room without compromising image quality.

An Apple patent , uncovered by
Apple Insider in May 2013, shows a system where an iPhone can
remotely control other illuminating
devices - extra flashes. It would
work in a similar manner to that
seen in professional photography
studios. Interesting stuff.

iPhone 6 eye tracking:-

One thing seems certain - Apple
can't ignore the massive movement
towards eye-tracking tech from
other vendors, especially Samsung.
It seems a shoe-in that Apple will
deliver some kind of motion tech
within the next iPhone, probably
from uMoove .

The new iPhone will have better
4G LTE:-

On its UK launch, just one UK
network had 4G LTE: Everything
Everywhere, which currently offers
4G on the 1800MHz band. In 2013,
all the other big names will be
coming on board, offering 4G in
other frequency bands.
International iPhones already work
across different 4G bands to the
UK, so you can expect the UK
iPhone 6 (and possibly the iPhone
5S) to be more promiscuous than
the iPhone 5.
By the time the iPhone 6 emerges,
iOS devices should also have
"nonclassified communication
approval" status from the US FCC,
which means they won't need to go through a lengthy approval process.

iPhone 6 Wi-Fi may be 802.11ac
Apple likes to lead Wi-Fi standards
adoption - its Airport really helped
make Wi-Fi mainstream - and
there's a good chance we'll see
ultra-fast 802.11ac Wi-Fi in Apple
kit this year. It's faster than
Lighting, and not very frightening.
iPhone 6 wireless charging
Wireless charging still isn't
mainstream. Could Apple help give it a push? CP Tech reports that Apple has filed a patent for
efficient wireless charging, but
then again Apple has filed patents
for pretty much anything
imaginable.
The tasty bit of this particular
patent is that Apple's tech
wouldn't just charge one device,
but multiple ones.
Meanwhile, a further Apple patent
seems to imply that future iPhones
will be able to adjust volume as
you move them away from your ear.
And could the iPhone 6 really have
3D? It's unlikely, but the rumours
keep on coming .