14 DAY TRIAL // The upcoming iPhone 6S is getting a new display technology, new RAM, and a new camera, in what will be a more advanced version of the current-selling handsets from Apple. The design will not change, but the performance will increase dramatically, sources say.
People in the supply chain cited by TechNews Taiwan are saying Apple is slapping a new screen onto the iPhone 6S, one that’s capable of interpreting not just multi-touch gestures (like tapping, swiping, and pinching) but also pressure, likely for functionality similar to that of the Apple Watch.
iPhone 6S with Force Touch
Much like the iPhone 5S pioneered the Touch ID fingerprint sensor in 2013, the iPhone 6S in 2015 will reportedly boast an all-new screen type capable of new input methods, including presses.
On the Apple Watch, this input method compensates for the limited input options offered by Multi-Touch on such a small display. In short, Apple needed to turn the screen into a button. In a way, Force Touch on the iPhone would resemble the functionality of a MacBook’s trackpad.
An extra gig of LPDDR4 RAM
iPhones currently have 1GB of RAM, which is enough to power even the most resource-demanding apps. But Apple wants more from this year’s iPhone, and developers are poised to take advantage of the increased performance with even better apps and games.
According to the same report, RAM memory will increase from 1GB to 2GB in the next-generation iPhone 6S, and the chips will also change from LPDDR3 to LPDDR4, a faster and more efficient type of RAM.
RAM is crucial for complex apps and cutting-edge games, as well as for running multiple apps side by side. Apple has never truly offered a genuine multi-tasking experience in iOS, but might be planning to do so in the next major version of the software that will (likely) ship pre-installed on the iPhone 6S.
Massively-upgraded camera
Recent reports said Apple would install a dual-lens camera on the new iPhone for optical zoom, something that on-the-go photographers will deeply appreciate. These sources were unable to confirm the rumor, but did say that Apple was eyeing a 10-megapixel CMOS sensor from Sony, in what would mark the first such upgrade in years for the iPhone. Apple has so far preferred to enhance the optics, leaving the 8MP sensor intact for several generations.
These are typically the upgrades announced by Apple for most of its S-upgrades, so there's no reason not to believe these claims. In fact, we're betting that all of these enhancements will pan out exactly as described by the sources.
iPhone 6S is expected to roll out in the fall period, but some say it might come out even earlier than that. However, these rumors are highly unfounded.