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Larger iPhone Reportedly Set for Release in September With Sapphire Glass and 441ppi Display

Larger iPhone Reportedly Set for Release in September With Sapphire Glass and 441ppi Display

Posted February 12, 2014 at 9:11am by iClarified
A new report in the South China Morning Post says Apple will release a new iPhone 6 in both 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch display sizes with sapphire crystal glass screen.

The tech giant will roll out the iPhone 6 in two sizes - 4.7 inch and 5.5 inch - in September, according to industry insiders who have seen the prototypes. The new iPhone screen will be made entirely from scratch-resistant sapphire crystal glass, they said. Sapphire crystal, second to diamond as the hardest material, is now used by Apple for its iPhone camera lens cover and touch identification.

According to the Post, the iPhone will feature a higher resolution resulting in a 441 pixels per inch (ppi) display, up from 326 ppi.


As previously rumored, insiders say the iPhone 5c will be dropped; however, the iPhone 5s will remain but be made from cheaper materials.

The design "freeze" for the iPhone 6 after which no further changes will be made to the device is reportedly set for April this year.

A report from yesterday questioned whether Apple will use sapphire crystal for the new iPhone 6 due to cost concerns; however, all signs currently indicate it will.

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Alimatter699
Alimatter699 - February 12, 2014 at 3:26pm
I think it might be Iphone air !!!!!
Shawn
Shawn - February 12, 2014 at 3:07pm
*hint* They have not seen the prototype. Even during carrier testing we can't see the design/display. They have no idea what PPI the prototypes have. Do you really think they count the pixels? its also highly unlikely that Apple will have 3+ different sizes and 6 different SKUs per model.
umirin?
umirin? - February 12, 2014 at 12:16pm
LMAO @ people who complain about micro SD slot. What do you need the space for? I remember when I had the 16GB version I always had about 4GB free and now with the 32GB 5s it's not even half full.
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - February 12, 2014 at 12:17pm
Did you read that last article with the picture saying "how much space does your smartphone really have" yet?
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - February 12, 2014 at 12:19pm
http://m.iclarified.com/entry/index2.php?enid=37758 I used 5s and it's nearly like this, about 12 gb.
umirin?
umirin? - February 12, 2014 at 1:05pm
No I did not but I knew this before that 32GB model actually has about 27,5GB free space and yet I still can't manage to fill that up. Though on the other hand I never use my iPhone to watch movies so that might be the case but anyway, watching movies on an iPhone is a pain in the ass. What's what the tablets are for.
justabrake
justabrake - February 12, 2014 at 11:25am
A month ago it was going to be released in March !
Adamov
Adamov - February 12, 2014 at 12:48pm
march is for 7.1 and appletv 4gen
mykive
mykive - February 12, 2014 at 11:07am
no micro sd slot still not worth the money
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - February 12, 2014 at 11:21am
So buy it, who gives Fck over a tiny sad slot?
geeooovani
geeooovani - February 12, 2014 at 3:04pm
no floppy disk slot still not worth the money, lmfao!
mykive
mykive - February 12, 2014 at 5:56pm
QQ
gamerscul9870
gamerscul9870 - February 12, 2014 at 8:57pm
It's an accessory, so what?
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