iPhone 6s to Feature 5MP Front Camera, No Sapphire Cover Lens on Rear Camera?

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Posted September 3, 2015 at 1:47pm by iClarified

A new report from KGI detailing expectations for the iPhone 6s predicts that the device will feature a 5MP front camera. The report also suggests that the rear camera may not have a sapphire cover lens.

Aside from upgrading rear camera module to 12MP, Apple will upgrade front camera module to 5MP […] The new iPhone may not be equipped with sapphire cover lens, as it still has quality issues on the drop test.

Although sapphire is much more scratch-resistant than Gorilla Glass, it is more brittle, and thus at greater risk of shattering when dropped.

KGI also reiterated its concerns over the limited appeal of the new features and external factors that could result in flat or negative growth.

If Force Touch fails to create attractive selling points, together with slowing consumption in China and mobile operators cutting subsidies for high-end smartphones, we expect shipments of new iPhone in 2015F to be flattish from or slightly lower than the combined 73mn units sold of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus last year.

The other specs predicted for the iPhone 6s are similar to what we've already heard. ie 16/64/128GB storage tiers, 12MP rear camera, Force Touch, rose gold color, etc.

Apple is expected to unveil the new iPhone 6s on September 9th. Please follow iClarified on Twitter, Facebook, or RSS for updates.

[via 9to5Mac]

iPhone 6s to Feature 5MP Front Camera, No Sapphire Cover Lens on Rear Camera?

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bigjiba - September 3, 2015 at 4:50pm

damn. apple becoming so cheap. drop the 16gb. and don't cheap out the sapphire. you use it on the home button. why not take out of that. heck, why not just swap the screen to plastic. i never heard anyone cracking the small camera glass. this is stupid, they want to save on cost? the front screen isn't even gorilla glass! it's crap ion x stuff. seriously, samsung is putting better hardware and apple is reducing. apple used to be the brand with the best materials. and get in the quick charge technology if you are not gonna offer a bigger battery option.

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gamerscul9870 - September 3, 2015 at 9:51pm

Frickin serious? 1. They dropped the 16gb model to replace it with greater GB storage for he same price like they did with the 6 when they dropped 32 replacing it with 64gb since there is a 128gb option. You think THAT'S cheap? 2. There was issues trying to get enough orders from getting sapphire. They don't make sapphire first off. If Apple isn't offering better material, explain why they are using way stronger material to resist bending which is NOT TO MENTION twice as strong as the material on the 6. 3. Samsung onmy has better materials since they produce their own or how some factory's that work with them for quite a while and Apple can't get their hands on it somehow. You tell me how Apple is causing any of these problems here? 4. This quick charging technology can already be done! Put your phone on airplane mode, use an iPad charger for the iPhone, and BOOM, instant charging around 30 minutes!

Great - September 3, 2015 at 11:14pm

Don't buy the 16gb option. You can get the other ones with higher gb. What's your problem?

gamerscul9870 - September 4, 2015 at 2:45am

You got caught trying to defend what you expect. If you missed the recent test on he new and improved aluminum material (that even the 5s won't bend like the 6s) then it's obvious of how much they don't fck around. Plus, Apple is now deciding to add a little more to specs so they can meet fans demands or just show much much of a leap it makes. The more power the chip gets, the more skyrocket the performance comes out, the HD screen has improved since they made it laminate which makes everything look like it sits right on top of the phone at the edge, and the battery? There exists multiple chargers without the need for wall outlets to make your battery feel infinite, but if this says anything about apple's standards, all this means that they done just as good or better than what Jobs has bought us in most areas. He may be gone, but not the fate of Apple after Jobs built this company that meant so much to us. Apple never runs out of ideas. Look at the s models of iPhones for example and the work of iOS. Compare how it is now to what jobs did. How much went into new iPhones nowadays compared to his work, what about the Mac Pro? What about new stuff Apple comes out hey strive to improve on? Apples sales of nearly every product increase year after year. Another sign! Plus, the standards on other phones isn't as well executed as e pelted like 4gb of ram compared to the a8 chip. Is it programmed to work as good as you expect? Is that enough to outperform? Is it just as good as the a8 chip other than performance?

AppleMan12 - September 5, 2015 at 8:15am

Chill fanboy!He is right about the 16 GB version,which,with the storage demands today,is ridiculous.those 12- 13 GB will quickly fill up on pics and videos only,let alone apps and stuff, you will be forced to pay more for cloud storage. As a true fanboy you are , can you explain us why the difference between a stainless steel band and a gum band in Apple Watch is more than a new iPad?

Cedeno66 - September 3, 2015 at 3:46pm

How about the battery? What's going on there? Any improvement? Has it at least been doubled?

gamerscul9870 - September 3, 2015 at 9:52pm

Hope so, but there are ways to work around that and has been countless times mentioned on battery articles.

Cedeno66 - September 4, 2015 at 5:27am

Yes it has but it's still not an improved battery and still not enough saving of juice. I don't want to save it. I want to use it so I need t to last longer. Why cut back on anything on this phone?

gamerscul9870 - September 4, 2015 at 10:42am

What I meant was chargers that you don't have to plug in the wall and charge wherever you go.

justabrake - September 3, 2015 at 2:57pm

"Although sapphire is much more scratch-resistant than Gorilla Glass, it is more brittle, and thus at greater risk of shattering when dropped." So who's ass is apple covering our's or Theirs !

gamerscul9870 - September 3, 2015 at 9:45pm

Who said Apple had anything to do with stating that?

Nirmal shah - September 3, 2015 at 2:08pm

iPhone will do d best so not to worry jus wait to buy it