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In recent years, the release of each generation of iPhone is a top priority in the industry. A few months before the official release of the product, related rumors will emerge on a large scale. This year's new generation of iPhone will not be available until September, but we have already seen a lot of rumors. Recently, the technology website Pocket-lint has summarized the rumors and known information related to the new generation of iPhone.

name

After last year's substantial upgrade, this year's iPhone will enter a cycle of incremental upgrades. In this case, the new generation of iPhone should be called iPhone 6s, and the successor to iPhone 6 Plus will be called iPhone 6s Plus.

release date

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Apple's product releases have basically reached a fixed cycle: the iPhone is upgraded every year, and a major upgrade is made every two years. As for the release time, it has always been September every year, with almost no exceptions.

design

As an incremental upgrade, the design of these two iPhones this year should not be too suspenseful, but will focus more on configuration and function upgrades. The Wall Street Journal previously quoted insiders as saying that the new generation of iPhones will continue to use 4.7 and 5.5-inch screen sizes to "maintain similar resolutions." Other sources said that Apple may also consider adding a pink body color option.

sapphire

Apple reached a partnership with sapphire supplier GT Advanced in 2013, apparently with the goal of having its iPhone equipped with a super-hard sapphire screen. Unfortunately, GT Advanced suddenly declared bankruptcy last year, which obviously disrupted Apple's plan. Therefore, whether this year's iPhone will be equipped with a sapphire screen is still unknown.

Force Touch

Apple has already added a new touch technology called Force Touch to the Apple Watch and new MacBook, and it is entirely possible that this year's new generation of iPhones will have the same function.

KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo previously claimed that the next-generation iPhone will be equipped with a Force Touch capacitive sensor, but its working method is slightly different from that of the Apple Watch or the new MacBook. Specifically, the sensor does not directly detect the pressure transmitted by the finger, but calculates the pressure by detecting the contact area between the finger and the screen.

Liquid Metal

Over the past four years, there have been numerous rumors about Apple possibly using liquid metal in its products. Although the company has already reached an exclusive partnership with Liquidmetal, a liquid metal manufacturer, this material is very unique, and the manufacturing process and cost are very high, making it difficult to achieve large-scale mass production. In addition, there is currently no clear news confirming that Apple will use this material in the next generation of iPhones.

Camera

Well-informed blogger John Gruber previously broke the news that the next generation iPhone will have the "biggest camera upgrade ever." Specifically, Apple will add some kind of "strange dual-lens system" to the new iPhone and achieve "image quality comparable to that of a SLR camera."

However, some media believe that such a dual-lens system requires adjustments to the existing iPhone body design, which obviously does not meet the premise of incremental upgrades. Therefore, the new generation of iPhones is more likely to continue to use the 8-megapixel rear camera that has been used since the iPhone 4s.

processor

Apple usually brings new features through the iPhone's "s" upgrade, such as Siri, Touch ID, new sensors and camera upgrades. According to Bloomberg, Samsung will be responsible for producing the next-generation A9 processor for Apple, and this chip is obviously prepared for the new iPhone.

other

The storage space of the new iPhone should still include 16GB, 64GB and 128GB options, and the Touch ID fingerprint sensor should still be used.