iPhone 6 Release Date Rumours: 4.8-Inch
Will this year see the iPhone 6, or iPhone 5S launch? I don't know but the Internet community is buzzing with rumors regarding the new Apple phone's release date, specs, features and much more. Here's a roundup of iPhone 6 speculation.
Though we're still in the rumour phase [mouth-watering Apple gossip], the new iPhone 6 is expected to come with a plastic case. To smartphone buyers on the fence, the plastic iPhone 6 case could feel a little cheap compared to tech rivals the Samsung Galaxy S4, and Nokia's new aluminum wrapped Lumia 920.
iPhone 6, iPhone 5S Release Date Delay Due to MIA Foxconn Execs.
"We have been very busy recently as we will start mass-producing the new iPhone soon," said a Zhengzhou-based Foxconn executive with direct knowledge of production plans, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Foxconn and Apple have worked closely on iPad and iPhone releases over the past several years, despite controversies regarding labour conditions. A number of Apple's competitors also use the same Foxconn factories, but media attention for the labour troubles has been aimed primarily at Apple.
Foxconn claimed last week that its financial slowdown was due to the fault of the iPhone 5, which is setting sales records, suggesting that Apple has begun shifting iPhone manufacturing to another factory instead, a trend which could continue with the iPhone 6.
Some of the rumoured features of the next iPhone are Retina or IGZO screen display, A7 quad core chip processor, iOS 7, 128GB internal storage, 13 mega-pixel camera, and longer battery life. The lack of NFC support on the iPhone 5 was one of the biggest criticisms aimed at Apple's smartphone.
The low cost iPhone 5S, on the other hand, is rumoured to sport a plastic casing, 4-inch screen display, dual core processor and 8-megapixel camera.
After Delays, Samsung's Galaxy S4 Is Now Available On Sprint.
The statement is a bit vague and wonky, but a spokesperson confirmed that some Sprint retail stores do have the phone in stock now. You can also order it online.
Sprint said it will continue to get more shipments of the Galaxy S4 every day.
Samsung announced last week that the Galaxy S4 might be delayed "due to overwhelming demand," and both Sprint and T-Mobile had to push their launch dates back. T-Mobile started selling the phone today online and AT&T started selling it on April 27.
Verizon is the only major US carrier that isn't selling the Galaxy S4 yet, but it is accepting pre-orders now. The Verizon version of the phone should ship by May 30.
4 Proofs Next-Gen iPhone Will Carry Higher Price Tags on 2014.
According to Susquehanna Financial Group analyst Chris Caso, the iPhone 5S backup will absolutely hit the bazaar abutting year address college amount points. “We anticipate Apple could get abroad with a $50 to $100 exceptional for a beyond awning admeasurement iPhone 6,” Gotta Be Mobile appear Caso as saying. While the account is absolutely not so acceptable for millions of iPhone users, the signs are ample that Apple will be affected to apparatus a amount backpack afterward years of befitting the iPhone appropriate retail amount on appealing abundant the aforementioned level.
From the 4-inch that was apparent in the iPhone 5 and the 5S, Apple is acceptable to amplitude the affectation contour of the abutting iPhone and the babble ranges from 4.5-inch to 6-inch. Yet best notable of the awning advancement is Apple’s declared use of adjustable awning that will acquiesce it to anatomy the iPhone 6 aflame a arced affectation for added durability. Obviously, these tweaks construe to college assembly costs for Apple and to accumulate its accumulation margins in the arctic path, the tech behemothic will charge to bang up the iPhone 6 retail amount point.
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The above is to accommodate a about abiding alien carapace for the accessory while the closing will be acclimated as bottle awning and anatomy coating, which will bouncer the iPhone 6 from scratches and accustomed abrasion & tear. For best buyers about the world, every beginning iPhone copy comes in exceptional amount tag. So on its absolution date, which according to Susquehanna should be about June or July 2014, the iPhone 6 variants will be priced $100 higher, at the maximum, from the antecedent releases.
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iPhone 6 to come with larger screen, due May 2014: Report.
Digitimes reports citing their sources that the iPhone 6 release is planned for May 2014. The publication in its report says, "Apple is also rumoured to be planning a larger size iPhone for May 2014, using a 20nm processor manufactured by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company."
Digitimes doesn't give any more details on the specifications for the iPhone 6, except that the screen will be 'larger' than one seen on the current generation iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c. We have already seen multiple agencies reporting about the rumoured bigger 5-inch display in Apple iPhone 6.
Earlier, we saw DisplaySearch analyst David Hsieh say that Apple is testing two different screen sizes for its next iPhone. He suggested that the company is testing a 4.7-inch panel with 720x1280 resolution and a 5.7-inch display with full-HD 1080p resolution.
The latest Digitimes report also reignites rumours of an iPad 'pro' with a screen larger than one seen in the current generation iPad Air. It says that the company is looking to target North America's educational market with its larger screen iPad. The rumoured 12.9-inch Apple tablet is rumoured to release in October 2014.
iPhone 6 Already Planned for September 2014 – Rumor.
The iPhone 6 (technically the eighth-generation iPhone) will reportedly sport a 5-inch display with a 440 PPI pixel density, exceeding the display clarity of many high-end smartphones today. The resolution is said to be 1920 x 1080 pixels.
MacFan Magazine (via Macotakara) claims Apple is aiming for a September 2014 launch. The phone will be marketed as the first one-hand operable “phablet.” Apple is striving to make the screen extremely thin, according to the magazine.
Apple is late to the big-screen party, but history has shown that the company prefers to wait a while longer to introduce its infinitely-better version.
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