A video of a partially assembled 'iPhone 6s' is making rounds on the web, revealing previously unknown details about Apple's next-generation handset which is set for unveiling at a rumored media event on Wednesday, September 9.
According to MacRumors, the authenticity of the components used to kinda assemble the phone couldn't be verified though the parts appear to resemble previously leaked ones from an iPhone 6s prototype.
A new rumor published this weekend by Business Insider claims that a camera on Apple's next-generation 'iPhone 6s' and 'iPhone 6s Plus' employs a bigger sensor that can take in more light.
In addition, an unnamed source involved with the next iPhone's camera design told the publication that Apple has created an enhanced lens designed to work with that improved sensor, which is also said to capture more detail by increasing pixel count to twelve megapixels.
A French wireless carrier has apparently hinted that Apple's upcoming 'iPhone 6s' and 'iPhone 6s Plus' smartphones will go on pre-order on Friday, September 11, two days following the rumored media event on Wednesday, September 9 to unveil new iPhones, iPads and a next-generation Apple TV.
According to a source who leaked an internal slide to PhoneArena, new iPhones should start shipping to customers, retail stores and Apple's carrier partners on September 18, allowing Apple to take a full week's worth of pre-orders.
The upcoming 'iPhone 6s' and 'iPhone 6s Plus' phones are expected to use a stronger 7000 Series aluminum body. A custom alloy designed for the Apple Watch Sport, 7000 Series aluminum is sixty percent stronger than standard aluminum alloys and just as light.
An elemental composition analysis of a claimed iPhone 6s shell performed by MacRumors gives us a deeper insight into the next iPhones' Bendgate-proof body.
For starters, the claimed part showed high iron levels of around eight percent on average. Not only does using iron enhance durability but makes the material easier to work with during the casting process.
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who is arguably the most reliable Apple analyst on the planet, predicted back in June that Apple's forthcoming 'iPhone 6s' and 'iPhone 6s Plus' refresh would introduce a new color option: rose gold.
No, not the full 18-karat rose gold body like the Apple Watch but rather a coat of paint, but still... A batch of images surfaced Tuesday on Chinese social media are now making the rounds, allegedly depicting an iPhone 6s in rose gold (or pink, depending on your sense of color).
Have a look and tell us what you think in the comments.
German blog Macerkopf.de is reporting that Apple's upcoming 'iPhone 6s' and 'iPhone 6s Plus' smartphones will hit store shelves on Friday, September 18, or nine days following the rumored September 9 unveiling that BuzzFeed’s usually-reliable John Paczkowski recently reported on.
Apparently two of Germany's top three wireless carriers expect to kick off sales of the new handsets on Friday, September 18.
This assumed schedule would match up nicely with past iPhone release patterns.
A bunch of short-sighted analysts are downgrading $AAPL on the basis that the rumored Force Touch screen on the 'iPhone 6s' and 'iPhone 6s Plus' won't be enough of a hardware differentiator to motivate owners of the present-generation iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus to upgrade.
To them, I say: you'd be hard-pressed to call Force Touch the defining feature of the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus. A convenience, yes. But a marquee new feature? No way.
But wait, what about “the biggest camera jump ever”? Surely a rumored 12-megapixel back shooter with 4K video capture and a five-megapixel upgrade to the iPhone's paltry 1.2-megapixel front-facing camera would warrant an upgrade?
While perks like substantial camera upgrades, force-sensing screens, faster chips, two times faster LTE and a stronger body are much appreciated, these expected enhancements won't convince me to upgrade my rusty old iPhone 6 Plus unless the forthcoming phones offer this one feature I have been craving for years now.
German wireless carrier and one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world, Deutsche Telekom, has opened an online reservations system for customers looking to buy unreleased next-generation iPhones, likely to be marketed under the 'iPhone 6s' and 'iPhone 6s Plus' monikers.
German blog Apfelpage.de, which first reported on the news Thursday morning, said customers can register their interest with the carrier promising to expedite delivery as soon as the new iPhones become available, on a first come first served basis.
Yesterday, we told you that reliable leaker Evan Blass claimed on his @evleaks Twitter account that it “Sounds like iPhone 6s, 6s Plus and 6c will all arrive concurrently.” Blass has proved himself extremely reliable in the past and has leaked accurate details and images pertaining to unreleased smartphones.
But now research firm Fiksu says it couldn't find traces of the iPhone 6c in logs, unlike iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus which it captured in web traffic logs and identified as 'iPhone 8,1’ and 'iPhone 8,2’.
The elusive 'iPhone 6c,' or whatever it will be called assuming it exists at all, is launching next month alongside the widely expected 'iPhone 6s' and 'iPhone 6s Plus' smartphones, reliable leaker Evan Blass wrote Tuesday on his @evleaks handle on Twitter.
“Sounds like iPhone 6s, 6s Plus, and 6c will all arrive concurrently,” reads his post. We normally wouldn't even be telling you about such a cryptic message if it weren't for Blass, who has leaked reliable details and accurate images of several unreleased smartphones.
Multiple credible sources are adamant that Apple's upcoming 'iPhone 6s' and 'iPhone 6s Plus' smartphones will come outfitted with a screen which responds to pressure. Additionally, there 's some pretty solid evidence out there that iOS 9 on these new iPhones will feature built-in Force Touch support, potentially indicating a wider roll-out of the feature on future iOS devices.
And now, sources who spoke with 9to5Mac's Mark Gurman have provided interesting tidbits related to how Force Touch works and feels under iOS.
Every iPhone generation has its own highly publicized “gate” issue and present-generation iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are no exception. Unbox Therapy's widely circulated Bendgate video made international headlines, became a topic of late evening news and provoked an official statement from Apple PR.
While I think Bendgate was a non-issue to begin with, the general public probably disagrees so it's reassuring that Apple is adamant to put Bendgate to rest by giving the next iPhone a strengthened body made from the Apple Watch Sport's custom aluminum alloy.
But just how Bendgate-proof an iPhone 6s case made from this custom alloy could be? Who better to ask than Unbox Therapy's Lewis Hilsenteger who bent an iPhone 6 Plus with his bare hands?