iPhone 6 Predicted to Get 128GB of Storage, Programmable Power Button, No Sapphire Cover Lens
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Posted September 4, 2014 at 2:41pm by iClarified
A new report from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo offers some details on the iPhone 6 that Apple is expected to unveil next week. Kuo says Apple is planning to unveil both a 4.7-inch model and a 5.5-inch model and both will have a 128GB storage option. This corroborates a recently leaked document which listed storage sizes of 16GB, 64GB, and 128GB.
A new power button on the side of the device will reportedly be programmable, perhaps allowing users to launch a specific app in response to a preassigned action. The smartphone is also expected to have a barometer to measure altitude or forecast weather. The protruding camera will allegedly lose its sapphire coating to make it more resistant to drops.
--- Key spec forecasts – No sapphire cover lens, 128GB, built-in barometer pressure sensor & programmable power key
(1) Due to drop test issues, neither 4.7-inch nor 5.5-inch iPhone 6 will have a sapphire cover lens, we believe; (2) as Apple has strong bargaining power on NAND Flash price, and in a bid to meet the large capacity demand of consumers as well as to differentiate themselves from competing models, both 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 will come with 128GB; (3) a built-in barometer can provide more indoor navigation applications and health-management applications relating to spirometry; and (4) we predict (discussed in an earlier report) that the power key will be moved from the upper position to the side. We now further predict that the power key could be programmable to be integrated with specific applications, giving more input options in addition to being a power switch. ---
Finally, Kuo says the iPad Air 2 will be announced on the same day as the iPhone 6. Component suppliers are already ramping up production, according to previous reports. It's believed that the update will be relatively minor adding Touch ID, more RAM, and perhaps a slightly thinner casing.
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then it's clear , the only "invovations" we will get are :
storage
slightly changed design
4.7' inch screen
and a couple software tweaks !
s-health
slightly bigger resolution
in conclusion nothing inovative , there lots of smartphone companies that have higher specs than these in the world
and i am sure that "SAPHIRE" screen will shatter from the first drop ! all iphones nomatter what are they built off shatter with the first drop and the cost to repair them is giant !
and bam another 699 $ phone with 900 euros prices in europe unlocked !
Will any smartphone company ever think ? " let's revolutionize baterry life " wich is the most important thing in a phone ! no instead they give us ithis , ithat , ithere.... and so on .... !
i have not killed anyone or try to hate on apple , actually i own a iphone 5s and i have owned every iphone there was , what i was trying to say is that they change so little and their competition is booming the market with all kinds of specs ! i agree the android ruins the hardware on samsung phones because is full of bloatwoare ! i meant specwise , we are all entitled to our own opinion you don't have to bang me in the head with everything i said ! i mean we are in 2014 and we still don't have a basic mobile functionality on iphone like bluetooth sending photos music files from an iphone to another phone ! you gotta think about all the stuff that happends now ! nfc is barely coming now when nfc is around for quite some time in other devices , no wireless charging , no customizable things on the phone , everyone has the same phone the same menu ! again i am not hating , i am still gonna stick with iphone but they are moving very slow , changing so little and their phones are still the most expensive ones !
i just need them to pull up their pants and inovate the battery life at least ! are you saying you are not tired of having to recharge your phone twice a day ? !!! i mean the battery life on iphones was always terrible ! and the technology for charging a battery in 30 seconds from 10 % to 100% already exists , why don't they buy that technology instead of buying BEATS BY DR DRE for example
my brain is fine , i can assure you that 90% of customers if they had to choose between dr dre technology on the new iphone and a larger baterry life like 2 days , 2 days and half they would choose baterry life , not everyone in the world wants to walk on the street with dr dre headphones listening to the new technology implemented in the new iphone 6 ! only musicians and people who know what acoustics are can tell the difference ! but if you think that everytime apple adds a few gigabites of storage and resize the screen only people have to re-spend another 699 $ on the phone that is your problem ! i personally if iphone on 9th september does not have something new other than storage and re-sized screen not gonna upgrade just because of the "new design" ! i will stick with my iphone 5s !!!!!!!!