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iPhone 6 Release Date, Specs and Features: Putting The Pieces Together

An archive of what we've heard about Apple’s next-generation iPhone 6, including specs, release date rumours, and features

Whenever Apple releases a new iPhone, talk immediately turns to what the next model will be like, what type of spec it’ll use and how it will carry the iPhone brand forwards. The next big smartphone from Apple is currently referred to as the iPhone 6, although it’s entirely possible Apple could drop the number convention on its next flagship, just as it did with the iPad Air.

The handset itself – whatever it is eventually called – isn’t likely to launch until fairly late on in 2014 – potentially late Q2/early-Q3. That’s a long time in tech, even more so when you consider Apple hardly touched the design on its most recent handset, the iPhone 5s. 

As far as we can tell the iPhone 6’s big USPs are likely to be the overall design of the handset, its display, the chipset and potentially a new means of unlocking the device with a new security feature designed to compliment the existent TouchID aboard the 5s.

We’ll also likely see iOS 7 updated to iOS 8, just don’t expect many visual changes, and hopefully an extension of Apple’s iBeacons technology into a wider ecosystem of products. For most though the big deal will likely be the redesigned chassis and potentially larger display.

Below is everything we currently know about the iPhone 6 ahead of its 2014 launch. We’ll be editing this article from time to time, amending aspects, adding new leaks and stories, as well as removing ones that turn out to be false or just complete BS.

iPhone 6 could come in 4.7-inch and 5.7-inch models

We’ve been hearing rumours of two iPhone models for a couple of months now and an analyst has given some more evidence that it’s true. What is different is that both handsets will be launched at different times. According to Chinese analyst Sun Chyang Xu, the iPhone 6 will launch in June with a 4.7-inch screen and then a follow-up iPhone 6 with 5.7-inch display will come later in the year.

The analyst said production will begin next month with full scale manufacturing beginning in May ready for WWDC in June. If Xu's comments are correct it would appear Apple is sticking to its two-handset launches from here on out. 2013 gave us the iPhone 5s and the iPhone 5c, and 2014 is likely to follow suit – just with a normal (but still slighly larger) iPhone and a phablet sized one.  

iPhone 6 to feature 4.5-inch display?

Pretty much every display size you can imagine has been thrown around for the iPhone 6, aka the iPhone Air. From the same 4-inch scale of the existing flagship, to a smaller iPhone Mini, to a massive 6-inch phablet - we've heard it all.

The newest rumour comes via a new Twitter leak source, which immediately casts suspicion on the story. @NextLeaks has never been heard of before, but the first three Tweets have been absolute corkers.

So far we've heard of two new Nokia Lumia handsets, one of which will allegedly charge using solar power.

But one of the source's most recent Tweets concerns not Nokia's hardware, but Apple's. It alleges the iPhone 6 will feature a 4.5-inch display panel with a 2048x1536 pixel resolution at a whopping 569 pixels-per-inch (ppi).

Seem legit? We'll let you decide.

iPhone 6 concept imagines 6mm thin chassis rumour with 4.7-inch display

Concept designs are cool, not just for the personal creativity and imagination displayed from the artists, but also because they often help visualise the most recent rumours about a forthcoming device.

That's why this latest render is nicely timed. We'd recently heard that the iPhone 6 may be called the iPhone Air and feature a super-thin 6mm chassis. At the same time, rumours and leaks have increasingly pointed to a 4.7-inch-to-5-inch display size.

Both these rumours have been implemented in a concept rendering by Alex Casabò, which has in turn been transformed into a video by Ran Avni.

The artists also imagined a few extra iOS features for "iOS 7.2" and a new Apple A8 quad-core processor.

As usual, we can't expect such renders to be pinpoint accurate, as Apple is something of a law unto itself, but they're certainly useful for giving an idea of what a larger, thinner "iPhone Air" could look like.

iPhone 6 to retain 8-megapixel iSight sensor - add optical stabilisation

The iPhone 6 won't upgrade to 12MP or 16MP sensors as has been previously rumoured, according to reports out of the Asian supply and manufacturing network.

China Post reports that it has heard from Nomura Security, a Chinese firm, that Apple will still use the existing 8-megapixel iSight sensor present in the iPhone 5S but will make further tweaks to improve imaging quality. One such change is said to be the addition of optical image stabilisation (OIS).

Adding further legitimacy to the claims, the US Patent & Trademark Office has received a patent application from Apple for an OIS setup and improved autofocus technology.

This will include "voice coil motor actuators" for allowing the lens to adjust with movement.

The move is a believable one, as Apple has previously emphasised its reluctance to upscale the megapixel count, instead insisting it will concentrate on tweaking its existing hardware.

Autofocus improvements

Apple have filed for a patent with the US Patents office which details a new camera stabilization mechanism which is likely to make its way into the iPhone 6. The “VCM OIS actuator module” will act to reduce image blurriness and will help improve the autofocus speed on the iPhone’s camera.

The new VCM OIS system is designed to compensate for hand movement when taking a photo or video.

This new design also has the lens and image sensor attached together which should make manufacturing the cameras a simpler process.

Some are arguing the iPhone is falling behind other competitor’s flagship devices in terms of image quality as the cameras are 8MP compared to 20MP cameras on the Sony Xperia Z1 and Nokia Lumia 1520. Maybe so. But as the iPhone 5s proved with its exceptionally good imaging capabilities: megapixels aren't everything.

After testing the iPhone 5s' camera out and seeing what it was capable of, we're dying to see how the setup will be improved aboard the iPhone 6. Could we also see full HD slow-motion video added? You bet your ass we could.

Potential Apple iPhone 6 frame pictures leak

Although it’s early, these could be images of the Apple iPhone 6’s frame. Renowned Chinese Apple leaker CTech has posted two photos alleged to be the iPhone 6's chassis.

Subsequent reports of the leak have estimated the frame in the image could house a display between 4.7-inches and 5-inches, as per previous rumours.

The second image shows the device from the side and it looks incredibly thin, although it's difficult to ascertain if this will be the 6mm chassis earlier rumours referred to.Such earlier rumours also alleged the super-thin iPhone 6 would in fact be called the iPad Air. Not only would this mean a bigger screen to compete with Android rivals, but a lighter weight to the handset too.

CTech has leaked specs for the iPhone 5C in the past which proved to be correct, so there is some hope this leak could also be accurate. It seems pretty early for us to be getting believable images yet but the phone is in development so this could be the real deal. Only time will tell.

Thinnest iPhone To Date

Apple's next iPhone, the iPhone 6, will be the thinnest smartphone made by the American tech giant to date, according to reports from Asian supply sources.

The word comes via Korean publication ET News, which claims that the iPhone 6 will actually be called the iPhone Air, following in the footsteps of the iPad Air. It also suggests that it will measure a mere 6mm thick, making it one of the thinnest smartphones on the market and the thinnest ever iPhone. The current iPhone 5S, by comparison, is 7.6mm thick.

Presumably, this could make the iPhone Air/iPhone 6 weigh even less than the already rather floaty iPhone 5S's 112g - how will you even know it's in your pocket?

Insiders claim 4.7-inch and 5.7-inch iPhones on the way

The iPhone 6 is still a long way off but it doesn’t stop rumours and leaks coming. A report from China on Thursday says a number of Foxconn insiders confirmed there will be two handsets launched later this year. Bit they won't be 4-inchers like the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c. No, one will apparently be a 4.7-inch setup while the other will pack in a 5.7-inch phablet-sized panel.

Another detail leaked by the sources is the inclusion of “biometrics” in both handsets, which could mean anything from a fingerprint scanner to something even more advanced, such as an Iris eye scanner.

Apple usually launches the next generation iPhone in September but rumours suggest we could be getting an announcement as early as May.

Apple patents "wrap-around" Sapphire Glass display design and improved colour screen technology

Apple is currently playing with a couple of interesting display patents which may have ramifications for the future iPhone 6. The Cupertino-based iPhone giant has an application in place for "quantum dot-enhanced displays" which would allegedly improve colour reproduction, making it more accurate and natural.

Intriguingly, this technology uses "components that can be smaller even than biological viruses to fine-tune emitted light," according to Techcrunch. Apparently such display tech is also cheaper and easier to mass produce in a range of sizes.

The second patent application is really compelling. We've heard about wrap-around displays before and have even seen concepts iPhone 6 renders utilising such technology. There's also been a lot of talk about Apple's interest in Sapphire Glass and earlier rumours have suggested the company has dropped a lot of money into R&D on this super-strong glass tech.

The new patent combines these two elements together - a wrap-around Sapphire Glass touch display. The patent details a number of designs, including a "hollow cylinder, a hollow tube with an oval, triangular, or rectangular cross-sectional shape, or other hollow shapes." Presumably the hollow inside would be filled with the phone's hardware and some kind of cap structure would be added at each end with various ports, controls and antennae. A rectangular cross-section seems most likely given Apple's previous iPhone designs.

"According to Apple's patent, one or more sensors can monitor screen rotation and information on the screen could stay in the same position, or rotate along with the display," reports PhoneArena, "The patent goes on to explain how the sapphire for the cover could be created by pulling a sapphire crystal seed from a molten material. Apple's patent  reveals how the display can be used for games, and how content on the screen can be updated in real time as it rotates."

Apple patents Curved Display technology. Will it debut aboard iPhone 6? 

It's long been rumoured, but we may just have the first proof that Apple is working on a curved screen for the iPhone 6. Apple recently filed a patent for a 'curved touch sensor', which would allow it to adopt curved screen technology (think the LG G Flex or the Samsung Round). 

Apple's patent suggests they would take a slightly different approach to the technology, placing the different components onto a flat surface before heating and curving it as a single entity.  

Or, as Apple Insider explains it: "To avoid deformation due to the annealing process, the patent proposes a technique that deposits a conductive thin film over a flexible substrate while it is in a flat state. Once the electrodes are in place, the substrate package is joined to a curved "forming substrate" and subsequently heated. The process results in a non-deformed curved touch sensor stackup with a thin film that benefits from the high-temperature anneal. "

iPad fans or those waiting for the release of the iWatch shouldn't fear though - this patent covers use of the technology in iPads and smaller, watch-sized, devices too.

The news comes after a source told Bloomberg that Apple is working on TWO curved handsets with larger screen. However, we have to add a caveat: there's no guarantee that Apple will make use of this patent at all, or if it does use the patent, that it will be for the iPhone 6.

How Apple will alter its next iPhone remains to be seen. A larger display is certainly possible, as is a slight reworking of the handset’s chassis and overall proportions. But beyond that it really is anyone’s guess. Still, if Apple did happen to launch something like SET’s recent concept, we think everybody would be suitably impressed. 

SET’s iPhone “Air” concept truly is a thing of beauty. It’s just 1.5mm thick at its thinnest point and thickens out ever-so-slightly to 3mm at the base of the handset. SET’s iPhone Air concept weighs just 70g. 

Now this is just a concept, which is effectively no more than someone’s doodle. It has no reflection on what the new iPhone will be like but, what the hell, it’s so nice to look at we really don’t mind. And who knows: maybe Apple will borrow a few odds and sods from the design for use inside the iPhone 6 (or should we say, the iPhone Air). 

Facial recognition?

Apple brought in a number of features with the iPhone 5S. One of these included the Touch ID fingerprint scannerwhich has received mixed reviews. In our review we said the fingerprint scanner works well but offers little benefit at present.

It looks like Apple will be taking this to the next level for the iPhone 6 though by building in a facial recognition feature. Apple has secured a patent which uses facial recognition for their devices and it’s likely to be deployed inside the company's next-gen iPhones.

The patent shows the handset would be able to recognise if its held by the owner. It will only offer certain features if it’s being held by the wrong person, and could protect vital areas such as information and the settings.

There are many issues with facial recognition, can you use a photograph to bypass it? If you pass your phone over to a mate will it automatically lock? Can you access your phone if the camera breaks? We’ll be sure to keep you up to date with details as it happens.

iPhone 6 could allow you to dynamically change photo focus like a "Lytro" camera

Apple's latest intriguing patent suggests it may be prepping Lytro-like capabilities for the iPhone 6's camera.

If you're not aware of Lytro, it's a type of camera which allows you to capture an image and then dynamically select (and re-select) a focal point at a later date using something called "plenoptic" technology. The technology means photography can be far more of a "fire and forget" affair.

Apple's patent details a "digital camera including refocusable imaging mode adaptor", according to AppleInsider. While no specific mention has been made of the iPhone 6, Apple will need to continue to enhance its camera technology in order to remain competetive.

Previously, Apple has outlined that it would rather tweak its 8-megapixel iSight hardware for better performance than simply up the megapixel count, and it's an approach which has been met with plenty of critical acclaim for the iPhone 5S's impressive imaging capabilities.

According to Techradar, the patent "even makes reference to the Lytro camera as prior art but adds that certain adjustments can be made in the quality of picture."

It's known that before Steve Jobs died he met with Lytro's founder to discuss a partnetship and this patent was filed in September 2011, just before Jobs' death. Numerous reports indicate many of Apple's products released since Jobs passed away have been developed in accordance to roadmaps he already laid out and it's feasible the iPhone 6, complete with a Lytro-like camera, could be part of his posthumous plan.

iPhone 6 once again rumoured for Liquid Metal build, while Eye-tracking tech apparently confirmed by Apple acquisition of original Kinect creator PrimeSense

A couple of recent happenings suggest Apple is pulling out all the stops to make the iPhone 6 (which some believe may be called the iPhone Air) one of the most technologically advanced smartphones ever made.

Patently Apple picked up on a couple of filings made by Apple for a Liquid Metal construction method. As usual with such filings, there's a lot of technical talk and a lot of vague suggestions about what the tech "could" be used for, which is pretty much any electronic consumer device you care to think of. But, it is possible Apple could use the manufacturing process, which may incorporate the use of 3D printing, to create the iPhone 6.

The process essentially involves fusing together multiple layers of Liquid Metal material into one hardened shell.

In a different but no less significant area, Apple's acquisition of 3D motion sensor company PrimeSense has been confirmed. PrimeSense is an Israeli motion sensor company which originally developed the Xbox 360's Kinect motion sensor device.

Apple confirmed the deal to CNET while PrimeSense's reps also confirmed it to Engadget, but both companies have declined to comment further at this stage.

What are the ramifications of this? Well analysts are taking it as a sign that those rumours of an Apple eye-tracking function could very well be a reality on the iPhone 6. It could also potentially mean a range of other gesture and motion based control inputs. Since Kinect, PrimeSense is known to have been working primarily on mobile sensor solutions.

"Best-In-Class Display"

Following on from the dual iPhone 5s/iPhone 5c launch earlier this year, Apple will follow suit in 2014 and release two large-form iPhone handsets side-by-side, according to reports from both Bloomberg and the Wall Street Journal. Both iPhone handsets will be larger than existing models and feature OLED displays, a significant change that Cult of Machas also picked up on, pointing to Universal Display Corporation’s stock shooting up 25% last week. 

Up to now all of Apple’s mobile products have used LCD displays. Going forwards it’s looking increasingly likely OLED will be the future just as many pundits, analysts and market watchers have long predicted.

“Citing a person familiar with the plans, Bloomberg said Apple is developing iPhones with 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch screens – larger than the current 4-inch display – that curve downward at the edges. These models, according to the report, are being prepared for release in the second half of next year,” reports the WSJ.

The new display tech inside 2014’s iPhone handsets will also feature best-in-class touchscreen technology, according to the report. The iPhone 6 has also been linked with curved OLED displays, although whether we’ll see this type of device next year is another thing entirely –– the tech is very new and Apple doesn’t move particularly fast with stuff like this.

What’s more likely is Apple using advanced OLED panels, potentially unbreakable ones, inside next year’s flagship handset, which may or may not be called the iPhone 6. Expect the iPhone 6 to be bigger but don’t go getting upset if it isn’t bendy. 

Will it be a Phablet?

Apple has to order millions of components for production and certain analysts and market-watchers have a knack for spotting these “orders”. Most recently Brian White, of Cantor Fitzgerald, suggested there was a "bigger iPhone" in the works that has been in development for over a year.

DisplaySearch, an excellent source for accurate predictions about Apple’s forthcoming products, recently published the following table, detailing the display technology we’ll see inside Apple’s 2014 products.

Current Product	Display	New Product	Display	Timing
iPhone 5	4” 1136×640	iPhone 6	4.7” 1280×720; 5.7” 1920×1080	Q2’14
iPad	9.7” 2048×1536	iPad 5	9.7” 2048×1536; portrait mode, slim bezel	Q4’13
		New iPad	12.9” 2732×2048	2014
iPad mini	7.9” XGA	iPad mini 2	7.9” 2048×1536; portrait mode	Q4’13
MacBook Air	13.3” 1440×900	MacBook Air (new)	12” 2304×1440; low power	2014
		Apple TV	55”, 65” 4Kx2K 120Hz LCD	Q3’14
		iWatch	1.3”/1.63” 320×320 flexible AMOLED	Q4’14

Analyst Peter Misek of Jeffries has also suggested the iPhone 6 will have a 4.8inch display, based on his recent meetings with Apple suppliers in Asia. While Misek's note to investors did not detail precisely why he believes Apple will stamp a significant 0.8 of an inch onto its exisiting 4-inch display design he did add that the current popularity of larger-screened smartphones would drive sales and upgrades to unprecedented levels.

"We think the 85 million iPhones eligible for an upgrade when the iPhone 6 launches (we think Apple is targeting Sep 2014) could be boosted by another 5-10 million from people who skipped the 5S/5C cycle," he said.

iPhone 6 [AIR] concept details how 4.6-inch display could work

Apple’s next-generation iPhone, which may or may not be called the iPhone 6, is scheduled for launch in late-2014. Following on from 2013’s iPhone 5s, the iPhone 6 – or iPhone Air, as it’s called in this concept video – is believed to be the first iPhone handset to ship with a larger, full HD, display.

Sources and analysts claim Apple is already experimenting with larger iPhone designs and that we could see two new iPhones launched in 2014 – one phablet-sized device (5-inches and up) and one slightly larger than normal (4.7-inches).

Apple’s S-updates are usually incremental, adding in new spec and features, but largely remain unchanged in the design department as per the iPhone 4s, iPhone 5s, and iPhone 3Gs. With the iPhone 6 – as with the iPhone 4 and iPhone 5 – we’re likely to see some big design changes, and the most obvious is likely to be the inclusion of a larger Retina display.

We won’t know what it looks like until Tim Cook walks out on stage with one – or both of the new handsets – or the leaks start appearing online. So until then we’ll have to sate our iPhone 6 lust with concept designs, which are often better than the real deal anyways.

Take this one from DeviantART contributor BrightKnight08: it’s called the iPhone Air, features a 4.6-inch display with a pixel density of 441ppi, and there’s no physical home button. Instead it uses a backlit proximity sensor.

“There’s no more silent switch to toggle as this button is moved to the top, and is now a dual silence/power button. The artist says to power off the iPhone Air we’ll need to long-press the new dual button,” reports GearBurn.

Improved Touchscreen 

Is it possible your next iPhone might have a pressure sensitive touch screen? If one of Apple’s latest patent filings is anything to go against, then perhaps it will.

The patent in question, titled "Touch-sensitive button with two levels," describes technology Apple has invented that allows the touchscreen to detect different amounts of pressure exerted upon it. 

Applications—and iOS—built to take advantage of this pressure sensitive touch screen could then start executing commands based on how hard a person is touching the screen. One example of this could be a heavy touch, which generates a lot of pressure, could tell an app or button to bring up an advanced set of features or menus, while lighter touches on the same button could have it display fewer or less complex feature sets or menus.

Games could take the pressure sensitive touch screen even further. Imagine playing a first person shooter on your iPhone. Light, normal taps from your finger would let you shoot bullets from your revolver, while harder, more pressure-intensive taps would automatically switch you to —and fire—your grenade launcher.

In short, a pressure sensitive touch screen could solve the limited screen real-estate problem UI developers have with working on four-inch smartphone screens. If you need fewer buttons because the existing ones can have dual functions based on how hard the user touches them, you’ll have more space on the screen for displaying what really matters—the content of the app, be it 3D levels in a video game or the canvas in a painting application.

You, the iPhone 6 and your wheels 

The iPhone 6 may feature technology that allows you to adjust your car from your iDevice.

The patent, filed on the United States Patent and Trademark Office shows the ability to tune the radio into your preferred station, adjust mirrors and seat position so if you share a car, you can make it perfect for your needs with the tap of a screen.

Features you will be able to change include the mirrors, seat and steering wheel position, so whether you share a car with a partner/husband/wife/friend or you use a hire car on a regular basis, it can certainly take the pain out of changing your settings every time you get in the car.

The patent says, 'A user's portable electronic device can learn configuration preferences from a first environment, such as the user's car, and when the user visits another similar environment, such as a rented automobile, those configuration preferences can be imported into the visited environment and used to automatically configure the environment according to the imported preferences.'

As we mentioned before, the screen has been subject to a lot of discussion. Some think Apple needs to take the jump into phablet territory (Galaxy Note, Xperia Z Ultra to name two) and although this is a distinct possibility, such screens will take a lot to power and as such, Apple will need to boost the battery and processor.

Talking about battery life, it’s thought the iPhone 6 will feature a bigger battery than the 1,440mAh power pack the iPhone 5 included. Apple may boost this to 2,000mAh, but that will no doubt make the chassis a little larger.

The iPhone 6 will launch on iOS 7 unless Apple announces a surprise iOS 8 update before then. It’s more likely the company will launch the iPhone 6 with an incremental update (say, iOS 7.2) – after all, iOS 7 is a substantial enough overhaul to prevent Apple launching a brand new OS.

The iPhone 6 will probably launch with a new version of Apple’s own A7 processor – said to be dual core. There’s no word on what the processor will be clocked at though and we could see higher amounts of memory included. Perhaps upwards of 2GB. 

In terms of multimedia, we can expect a camera of at least 8-megapixels (although, it''ll probably 13-megapixels) with a dual LED flash.

The iPhone 6 will launch in a number of different storage capacities, although rumour has it the company will scrap the 16GB version and offer the device with 32GB, 64GB and 128GB capacities.