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The next-generation iPhone will reportedly sport a camera with a 12-megapixel Sony sensor that makes use of the firm's RGBW technology to help with low-light photography.
Sources downplayed the possibility of a dual-camera setup with wide-angle and telephoto lenses, according to Japanese media reports cited by Feng.com, but noted that RGBW means an alleged switch to smaller pixels won't come at the expense of low-light imaging.
The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus both employ 8-megapixel sensors with larger-than-average pixels designed to improve light sensitivity. RGBW makes use of an extra white subpixel to achieve a similar effect.
The reports suggest that Apple originally intended to use RGBW for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, but instead opted to wait to make sure its implementation would meet quality standards.
The new device is widely expected to be called the iPhone 6s, and ship sometime this fall. Multiple reports have claimed that Apple will continue to offer 4.7- and 5.5-inch sizes, but add things like support for Force Touch, the pressure-sensitive control system introduced with the Apple Watch.
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First!!!! How about at least a 1080p screen resolution for the 4.7" model?
The rumors are making the 6s sound like the least significant new model yet. The difference between the 5 and 5s was much bigger -- the 5s got touchID and cyclone, along with a better camera. ForceTouch doesn't seem to be nearly as big of a deal as touchID, and I'm guessing the A9 won't offer nearly as large a performance as improvement relative to the A8 as the A7 did relative to the A6.
I bet this will result in more people saying that Apple can't innovate.... but the the iPhone 7 will come out with dual cameras (or whatever), and blow everybody away.
Could be that the best feature of the 6s will be to create a buying opportunity for AAPL investors....
The rumors are making the 6s sound like the least significant new model yet. The difference between the 5 and 5s was much bigger -- the 5s got touchID and cyclone, along with a better camera. ForceTouch doesn't seem to be nearly as big of a deal as touchID, and I'm guessing the A9 won't offer nearly as large a performance as improvement relative to the A8 as the A7 did relative to the A6.
I bet this will result in more people saying that Apple can't innovate.... but the the iPhone 7 will come out with dual cameras (or whatever), and blow everybody away.
Could be that the best feature of the 6s will be to create a buying opportunity for AAPL investors....
ForceTouch has the possibility for great improvements, don't knock what hasn't been released for the iPhone.
Heck, the likely addition of 2GB RAM will sell a ton of the darn things.
People have been saying "Apple can't innovate" for years and yet here we are with the best selling iPhones ever.
I'd be nice if they could get it up to 4K video and 4:2:2 chroma. Then it would actually make sense to record a Bentley commercial with it.