iPhone 6 potential specs, prices and features

MikkA · September 5, 2014

Here's the potential information about the Apple Legendary iPhone 6

Screen

Everything we've seen so far points towards Apple gearing up to release two models of iPhone - one with a 4.7" screen, and another with a 5.5" display.

While it was rumoured the devices would feature a near-scratchproof sapphire crystal display, inspection of the Apple manufacturing chain has since suggested the costly material will not be standard - at least at launch.

There's talk of a premium model, with higher specifications which would include the sapphire glass - along with a costly price tag - but at present this is speculation.

Microscope pictures claimed to be of the iPhone 6 screen suggest a much sharper display than the current model.

The Retina screen on the current iPhone 5S has a density of 10.5 pixels per mm. The 1704x960 display suggested by the photos would be a much sharper 16 pixels per mm.

Speed

The iPhone 6 will feature a new super-fast WiFi chip, improving internet speeds dramatically.It will also feature Apple's next generation A8 processor, which should give the smartphone a huge performance boost.

Battery Life

As well as a huge performance boost, the A8 processor is expected to improve power efficiency, and therefore increase battery life

On top of that, leaked photos supposedly showing the iPhone 6 battery suggest the charge capacity of the two models will be vastly improved.

The photos show two batteries - presumably for the 4.7" and 5.5" models - with whopping 1810 and 2915mAh capacities.

That's much bigger than the current iPhone 5s battery, which is just 1560mAh.

The high resolution screen is by far the biggest power drain on iPhone devices, which explains why the 5.5" model needs a larger battery

Camera Apple's new device is also expected to have a vastly improved camera, with a 13-megapixel sensor provided by Sony .

The new design is expected to feature a camera which protrudes slightly from the iPhone 6's new slimline body.

Although the 4.7" model is thought to be slightly thinner than the 5.5" iPhone, the measurements when the camera is included are the same, pointing towards the two models having the same camera sensor and lens.

Price

Apple's pricing is usually kept fairly well under wraps - you can never tell when they're going to pull a surprise price drop.

But if we base it on last year's pricing, the 4.7" model with the smallest capacity (16GB for the 5S) will cost £549, the next up (32GB) £629 and the biggest storage (64GB) £709.

If Apple upgrade the maximum storage to 128GB as is rumoured, it's likely they'll make the minimum amount 32GB.

That's all based on the current screen size - we're expecting the price to shoot up for the 5.5" version, perhaps even more for the "premium" version with Sapphire glass.

The specs:

From phonearena

DESIGN

Device type:
- Smart phone
OS:
- iOS (8.x)
Dimensions:
- 5.43 x 2.64 x 0.28 inches (138 x 67 x 7 mm)
Side Keys:
- Right: Lock/Unlock key
Rugged:
- - Water resistant

DISPLAY

Physical size:
- 4.7 inches
Resolution:
- 960 x 1704 pixels
Pixel density:
- 416 ppi
Touchscreen:
- - Capacitive
Features:
- Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Scratch-resistant glass, Oleophobic coating

CAMERA

Camera:
- - 10 megapixels
- Flash:
  - LED
- Aperture size:
  - F2.0
- Camera sensor size:
  - 1/2.6"
- Features:
  - Back-illuminated sensor (BSI), Autofocus, Touch to focus, Digital image stabilization, Face detection, Burst mode, Geo tagging, Panorama
Camcorder:
- - Yes
- Features:
  - Video calling
Front-facing camera:
- - 2.1 megapixels
- Video capture:
  - 1920x1080 (1080p HD)

HARDWARE

System chip:
- Apple A8
Processor:
- 2600 MHz
Built-in storage:
- 128 GB

BATTERY

Capacity:
- 1800 mAh

MULTIMEDIA

Music player:
- Filter by:
  - Album, Artist
- Features:
  - Album art cover, Background playback
- Supported formats:
  - MP3
Speakers:
- Earpiece, Loudspeaker

INTERNET BROWSING

Browser:
- - Safari
- supports:
  - HTML, HTML5

PHONE FEATURES

Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input
E-mail:
- - Yes
Instant Messaging:
- - Yes

CONNECTIVITY

Bluetooth:
- - Yes
Wi-Fi:
- - 802.11 ac
USB:
- - Yes
Headphones connector:
- 3.5mm
Other:
- NFC

OTHER FEATURES

Notifications:
- Music ringtones, Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Sensors:
- - Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Fingerprint ID
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

AVAILABILITY

Scheduled release:
- September 2014

From gsmarena

GENERAL 2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 4G Network LTE- all models SIM Nano-SIM Announced Exp. announcement 2014, September Status Rumored. Exp. release 2014, September BODY Dimensions 137.5 x 67 x 7 mm (5.41 x 2.64 x 0.28 in) Weight 113 g (3.99 oz) - 500 dpi pixel density fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) DISPLAY Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Size 960 x 1704 pixels, 4.70 inches / 5.5 inches (~416 ppi pixel density) Multitouch Yes Protection Shatter proof sapphire crystal glass, oleophobic coating - Water resistant SOUND Alert types Vibration, proprietary ringtones Loudspeaker Yes 3.5mm jack Yes MEMORY Card slot No Internal 16/32/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM DATA GPRS Yes EDGE Yes Speed DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP NFC Yes USB v2.0 CAMERA Primary 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash Features Simultaneous video and image recording, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, HDR panorama, HDR photo Video 1080p@60fps Secondary Yes FEATURES OS iOS 8 Chipset Apple A8 CPU Dual-core 2 GHz Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Messaging iMessage, SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email Browser HTML (Safari) Radio No GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Java No Colors Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- AirDrop file sharing
- Siri natural language commands and dictation
- iCloud cloud service
- iCloud Keychain
- Twitter and Facebook integration
- TV-out
- Maps
- iBooks PDF reader
- Audio/video player/editor
- Organizer
- Document viewer/editor
- Photo viewer/editor
- Voice memo/dial/command
- Predictive text input BATTERY Non-removable Li-Po 1810 mAh battery (6.91 Wh) Stand-by Talk time MISC Price group

Rook · September 5, 2014

Goggwell · September 5, 2014

[info] Goggwell Approved! [/info]

Nice information!

Rook · September 5, 2014

The screen is going to be made of Sapphire.

45GTR · September 5, 2014

Nice ! Good job! It annoys me sometimes how apple leave specs of their devices so low, you look at say the lg g3 and it rips the iPhone apart

@@DiDA apparently it's not

Rook · September 5, 2014

Nice ! Good job! It annoys me sometimes how apple leave specs of their devices so low, you look at say the lg g3 and it rips the iPhone apart

@@DiDA apparently it's not

I think it is...