WHAT TO EXPECT FROM THE IPHONE 6

As we know, Apple iPhone's are produced in China. Recently image of the upcoming iPhone 6 surfaced on a chinese website.


CAMERA


For the iPhone 5s apple increased the size of the 8 megapixel sensor,  meaning that each pixels get more light . In addition, increasing the lens f/2.4 aperture to a f/2.2 aperture which helps increase low-light performance. Combined with A7 SoC which has a couple of neat nodes, including a 10fps burst mode that that continues until the memory is full, and a 120fps slow-motion mode.


It would make sense if Apple uses a bigger sensor or retains that of the iPhone 5s, although, given it's a bigger phone with a 4.7 inch display unlike previous iPhones with 4.0 and 3.5 inches. This make for room inside for more components .It could well increase it's pixel count to a 12 or 13 megapixel.


STORAGE


In terms of storage 64GB has always been the highest of all iPhones, and continues to be for the iphone 5s, were not expecting it to change but Apple can decide to increase it to a 128GB model, which was seen on the ipad air or ipad 4.


DISPLAY


The one thing that everyone seems to be able to agree on is that the iPhone 6 will have a larger screen than any other iOS smartphone before it. There's a definite market for large-screen phones, as we've seen start with the big Android phones of 2013 including HTC One, Sony Xperia Z, and Samsung Galaxy S4, continuing with these releases. With the current iPhone having only a 4in screen, it makes sense for Apple to step up.
The question that has to be answered is, how big will the screen be? Early rumours suggested that there would be a 4.7in screen, but soon rumours appeared saying that it would be available in two screen sizes.
First, Foxconn executives (unnamed, of course), reported by BGR, added fuel to the fire of this rumour.
According to this information, the iPhone 6 will ship in 4.7in and a phablet-sized 5.7in. Then, it was reported that the4.7in iPhone 6 was to be joined by 5.6in iPhone phablet.
According to Taiwan's Economic Daily News, Apple is set to launch a new phablet alongside the iPhone 6, with a 5.6in screen size.
Most recently, it was reported by Reuters that the iPhone 6 screen was going into production in May, with both 4.7in and 5.5in displays.
Even more information has come out recently, with the iPhone 6 4.7in and 5.5in screen resolutions allegedly leaked. According to KGI Securities analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, who has a good track record with this kind of thing, the two screen sizes will have different resolutions.
Reported by MacRumors, the smaller 4.7in handset will have a resolution of 1,334x760 with a pixel density of 326ppi (a minor increase over the S5). The larger 5.5in phablet is said to get a Full HD 1,920x1,080 resolution, with a pixel density of 401ppi. We're not so convinced on these resolutions, as that would mean introducing two new screen sizes for app developers to cope with, which is something that Apple has never done before.
As well as trying to predict the screen resolutions, Kuo also said that Apple will make the iPhone 6 slimmer. He said the bezel would shrink by 10-20 per cent smaller, and move the power button to the side.
At first, we were fairly quick to dismiss rumours that Apple would launch a phone in two screen sizes. After all, it's not something that the company had done before and it usually likes to release a single smartphone. However, the evidence keeps on piling up, so it would appear as though we may well get two handsets.
According to the manufacturing rumours, the 4.7in screen is going into production first. It will use in-cell touch technology, integrating the touch components into the screen to save space. Apparently, there are manufacturing problems making the 5.5in screen, so it may use the traditional film sensor technology instead.

iPHONE 6 SCREEN RESOLUTION AND TECH

Most rumours suggest that the screen will have a Full HD 1,920x1,080 resolution. However, we think that the resolution could be wrong, mostly because of the way that Apple works.
Generally speaking Apple likes resolutions that scale easily from previous products, so it and developers know how apps will look on-screen. Full HD doesn't do this from the existing iPhone or iPads. We think that Apple could quadruple the existing iPhone 5S's screen resolution, giving an iPhone 6 with a resolution of 2,272x1,280 instead. We've covered why the iPhone 6 won't have a Full HD screen in more detail.
Increasing the screen size isn't all that Apple seems to have planned, as the company is also looking at ways of improving image quality. Apple has long been known for its high-quality screens and it seems that it wants to stay ahead of the pack with its latest smartphone. This time around, Apple is said to looking at quantum dot technology for the iPhone 6.
Quantum dots are man-made nanoparticles of semiconductor material, used to create light. They're so small that quantum effects start to take place. Without getting too bogged down in the science, the result is that the size of the dot affects its behaviour.
From a display manufacturer's point of view, this behaviour can be harnessed, as the size of the quantum dot directly affects the wavelength of its light emission. The smaller the dot is, the closer to the blue end of the spectrum; the larger the dot, the closer to the red end of the spectrum it gets.
What's exciting about this is that displays can be fine-tuned using quantum dots of specific sizes. It means that a display can show more accurate colours. Quantum dot is not new technology and the Kindle Fire HDX uses this technology in its screen already. However, as we noted in our Kindle review, one of the downsides was some light bleed around the edge of the screen.
Apple is aware of this problem and is working to correct it. According to recent patents, discovered by Patently Apple, the company is also working on a methods to improve colour gamut. If Apple can overcome some of the limitations of quantum dot technology, the iPhone 6's screen could be hugely impressive.

iPHONE 6 SIZE

ETNews has been reporting that the iPhone 6 will be the slimmest iPhone yet. In fact, at a reported 6mm thick, the iPhone 6 would shave 1.6mm off of the iPhone 5. It would also make the iPhone 6 half the thickness of the iPhone 3GS.
Making the iPhone slimmer also raises the question, will it be called the iPhone 6 at all? When Apple made the iPad slimmer and smaller, it went with iPad Air. Plenty of people believe that the iPhone 6 could be the iPhone Air instead.
It would make sense in a way, as Apple could continue to sell the iPhone 5S as the smaller screen version and have the iPhone Air as the slim, large-screen model

iPHONE 6 DESIGN

Typically, Apple uses the same design for a product for two iterations, before bringing out something new. As we've had the iPhone 5 and iPhone 5S, it makes sense for Apple to go for something different for the iPhone 6.
Rumour has it that the iPhone 6 is taking design cues from the iPod Nano and iPhone 5C.
Rumours published on the Japanese blog Macotakara stated that Apple wants to replicate the multiple colours of the iPhone 5C, giving people a choice for their new phone.
The iPhone 5C was made of plastic, which wouldn't seem like the right move for a high-end smartphone; Apple seems to agree and is also looking to the construction of the iPod Nano. This product comes in multiple colours, too, but uses anodised aluminium body to provide the colour.

With a metal body, Apple will then take some of the design cues from the iPhone 5C, including the curved edges, and the same speaker and microphone holes in the bottom of the handset.
Allegedly, the phone would be just 7mm thick. At this size, the current camera would protrude from the back of the phone. Apple may make the phone thicker to compensate or, by the time the phone is released, have a smaller camera module.
These rumours seem to be been proven as true, if the latest leaked photos are to be believed. The iPhone 6 allegedly snapped in the Foxconn factory shows a new curvier design. Rather than the harsh edges of the iPhone 5S, the smooth, curved sides are definitely closer to the iPhone 5C and iPod Nano.
There's nothing for scale in the photo, so we can't tell how big the phone is, although it's pretty much accepted that the new iPhone will have a bigger screen (see below for more information).
As well as showing off the casing, the photos also seem to show a new sensor on the bottom right. A second snap from the factory showed a CAD drawing of the phone, with the sensor labelled, but the resolution is too low to read it properly. It may be a pulse reader, as Apple is said to be gearing the iPhone 6 towards fitness.

This photo was allegedly taken in the Foxconn factory, and shows a curvier new iPhone 6
While those photos aren't particularly clear, some new renders give a better idea of what the phone may look like. Now, renders are simply an artist's impression of what a new handset may be, rather than the real thing, but they help visualise the information we already have.
Martin Hajek, who's well respected for his other Apple renders, has produced some new designs for Nowhereelse.fr.
Using the existing leaks, Hajek has produced two 3D models: one a metal iPhone 6 and one a plastic iPhone 6c. With edge-to-edge glass and thin case, the iPhone 6 render looks gorgeous.
While we'll have to wait to see what the final product will actually look like, these renders start to show how Apple's design choices will let the company create a sleek, large screen phone. If the iPhone 6 looks half as good as these images, then we'll definitely want one.

This render shows how gorgeous the iPhone 6 could be
It's possible that iPhone 6 will have a relocated power button. A Chinese case manufacturer had pictures of its iPhone 6 product posted on nowhereelse.fr, showed that while the volume and mute switches will stay on the side, the power button would move to the right-hand side of the case instead.
There are several reasons why this might be the case, but the main one is size. As the iPhone 6 is going to be larger than existing models, the power button may simply be more comfortable to operate one-handed if it's placed on the side, rather than the top of the handset.
Of course, all case leaks have to be treated with a healthy sense of scepticism. Often, case manufacturers will prototype lots of different models based on rumours, so that they can get rolling as soon as the official specs have been released. It's important to note, though, that Apple doesn't share advanced specs with case manufacturers, so everything pictured here is purely speculation.

This case leak seems to show that the iPhone 6 will have its power button relocated

iPHONE 6 LEAKED PHOTOS

File under slightly dubious, but new images of the iPhone 6 have started to leak out. Mostly posted on Chinese forums, the images are typically low quality and a little blurry, so you have to assume that they're not the real thing. Still, even though that may be the case, some of the more recent shots have at least shown what we can expect from a larger iPhone.
First, came the pictures allegedly showing the iPhone 6 front panel. Discovered by iPhone.fr, the leaked images show the front panel of the iPhone 6 compared to an iPhone 5S.
In the first shot (below), you can see that the new iPhone 6 front panel is a lot bigger than the iPhone 5S, hinting that this is the 4.7in version. In the image you can see through the gap where the screen would go, showing a man bending over a box of what appears to be further front panels.

The second image shows the front panel next to the iPhone 5S. This highlights how a thinner bezel will be used to keep the width of the new phone down. There's no more information with the images.

These pictures followed leaks of what was allegedly the iPhone 6 mold. The images again seem to confirm that the new smartphone will have a larger screen. They also show more rounded edges, demonstrating that the iPhone 6 will have a new design that's more akin to that of the iPhone 5C or iPod Nano.

iPHONE 6 RELEASE DATE

The short version is that nobody really knows when the iPhone 6 is coming out. Everyone has a guess, but it's usually wrong. In other words, Apple releases a product when it's good and ready.
Typically, Apple releases a new iPhone once a year, around September. This time around, the rumours are that Apple is breaking that cycle. As the iPhone 6 is largely a complimentary product to the iPhone 5S, giving people a choice of screen sizes, the argument is that Apple will release the new smartphone soon.
So far, we've seen May, June and July all rumoured for a launch date. The information comes from a wide variety of conflicting sources, so none of these feels right.
However, there's a more persuasive argument that the iPhone 6 will launch in September, as is usual. It all comes from the financial report submitted by GT Advanced. This is the company that will manufacture sapphire glass for the new smartphone (see below for more information).
In GT Advanced's earnings report, it's clearly stated that the company expects to earn the vast majority of its money in the second half of the year. That means, from July, GT Advanced will be producing sapphire glass that will have to be shipped to China to be used with the iPhone 6 production line. That would seem to suggest that the iPhone 6 will be released in September, one year after the iPhone 5S.
It's hard to argue with those kinds of figures, but we'll bring you more information as we have it.

iPHONE 6 PRICE

Apple typically releases its new models at the same price as the old ones. If that holds out, then, and assuming that the 16GB model is dropped, we'd expect the 32GB model to cost £529, the 64GB model £599 and the 128GB model £699. However, if the company continues to sell the iPhone 5S, we could be in for some new pricing, with the iPhone 6 a premium model that sits above it, in which case all bets are off and we have no idea how much it will be.
If Apple does decide to make an iPhone with a larger screen, there's also a good chance prices will increase too. Susquehanna analyst Chris Caso, speaking to AllThingsD, predicted that there could be a $50 to $100 premium for a larger iPhone 6, compared to the 4in iPhone 5s.
Rumours of an iPhone 6 substantial price hike have been echoed by The New York Post. Again, the story says that the new smartphone could cost $100 more than the existing iPhone 5S.
Although this goes against Apple's tradition of keeping prices the same across generations, it's not a rule the company is afraid to break every now and then. Last month's iPad Mini with Retina display launch introduced a $70 premium over the entry level model, so a price hike isn't out of the question.
However, there is potential good news. As Apple is said to be planning two screen sizes, it may be that the 4.7in model costs the same as the current iPhone, with only the larger phablet costing more. We're going to have to wait until much closer to launch to have any true idea of pricing, though.