Roger Fingas
A document appearing to include a leaked Foxconn manufacturing schematic may back claims that Apple's next-generation "iPhone 6s" series will feature a 12-megapixel rear-facing camera, 4K video, and 2 gigabytes of RAM.
The document was initially posted on Chinese site Weibo by someone claiming to be a Foxconn worker, but that post has since been deleted, Phone Arena said on Thursday. Images from it are now circulating the Web, and reportedly cite an N66 model number for the iPhone 6s, and N71 for the 6s Plus.
Both the "iPhone 6s" and "iPhone 6s Plus" are said to have 12-megapixel rear cameras, as well as support for 4K and/or 240 frames-per-second slow-motion video. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus already have 240 fps video, but are limited to 1080p resolution, since their sensors top out at 8 megapixels.
The document also points to 5-megapixel front-facing cameras, a major leap from the 1.2 megapixels on current iPhones. Some rival smartphones, such as the Samsung Galaxy S6, have already made the leap to 5 megapixels.
Although the source of the material is questionable, Foxconn workers have been known to leak accurate information in the past, and the document is consistent with recent rumors from more trusted sources.
It does not appear to make any reference to front camera features hinted at in an iOS 9 manifest file, such as a flash, panorama shots, and slow motion or 60 fps video. Software support does not guarantee features will appear in shipping hardware, however.
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Make sense and in-line with available information for iphone 6s. Expected to include A9 processor, Qualcomm 2X LTE with additional bands modem chip,2M RAM, better casing material, upgraded cameras, force touch, upgraded touch ID sensor and some more.. Looks decent upgrade.
No more 16GB phones please. Apple needs a big step up in storage. 64GB would be a good for a base model with 128 and 256GB for the higher end models.
No more 16GB phones please. Apple needs a big step up in storage. 64GB would be a good for a base model with 128 and 256GB for the higher end models.
No, I think it should be 32GB, 128GB, and 256GB. It helps Apple maximize the profits.
No brainer. I'm more skeptical about the pink iPhone rumors. I could maybe see a rose gold version but pink? Not buying it.
I find it strange that because I am Chinese (Hong Kong) I am able to read all the words from that Chinese text. There are some information not entirely conveyed in the post so I think I will re-translate it for you guys.
The iPhone 6s has an 16MP camera prototype originally, but then they revert it back to the 12MP version. The design is the same as iPhone 6, and a rose coloured pink is confirmed. However, I think the pinky backshell and white front covering glass looks awful. Maybe it's time to change how I define beauty in Apple's products.
The internal code for iPhone 6s is N66 and N71; the rear facing camera has 4K video recording and 240FPS slow motion video. There's a new camera mode, which says if you switched on the flash then you can take a picture followed by a video and they are both interlinked (i.e. normally when you view it, it will be a photo, but when you press and hold the display it will become a video)
There is Force Touch, but I find it not very useful. The biggest impression that the 6s gives me is the accuracy and speed of the fingerprint sensor. The phone will unlock anyway even at a very large angle. I am currently on Samsung Galaxy S6, and I felt that the speed of the fingerprint sensor between the S6 and iPhone 6 are pretty much the same, albeit a minor lead from the iPhone 6. However, when both phones are compared to 6s, it is rather pathetic. The whole process of unlocking from sleep, putting the tip of your thumb on top of the home button, requires less than a second. I would say it is faster than iPhone 6 by 30%.
A summary of what we know at the moment: 5MP front facing camera, 12MP rear facing camera, 2GB RAM, base model starts with 16GB, Force Touch, rose pink colour option (not rose gold), no external design change, protruding camera still exists. More things to be tested.
So, no information on A9 (apart from 2GB RAM). Also, shame that 16GB is still the base model. Wish it could start at 32GB (although this doesn't affect me at all as I use 128GB anyway). I hope this helps.