Apple iPhone 6 Release Date Coming: 3 Possible Special Features Based On Rumors

Rumors about the iPhone 6 have been circulating for a few months now, and even though we don’t have the full picture of what Apple plans to offer in the iPhone 6, we’ve rounded up all the rumors and reports about possible features to give you an idea of what Apple might release in the iPhone 6 next year.

1. Larger screen? For months, news companies like The Wall Street Journaland Bloomberg have reported that Apple is testing prototype iPhone models with screens ranging from five to six inches; NPD DisplaySearch also speculated that Apple may release two different large-screened iPhones in 2014, including an iPhone with a 4.7-inch screen and one with a 5.7-inch screen.

Though most reports about the iPhone 6 mention a larger screen, IBTimes doubts Apple will release an iPhone with a larger screen in 2014. Rumors of larger-screened iPhones are nothing new; in fact, Apple experiments with iPhone prototypes of all shapes and sizes, so while the reports of a larger iPhone prototype may be accurate, this in no way means Apple actually plans to release such a phone, especially in 2014.
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2. Curved or flexible display? Apple has several patents for curved screen designs for the iPhone, but Forbes believes Apple will actually release these technologies in time for the iPhone 6. Bloomberg believes it too. According to “a person familiar with the plans,” Apple will release the iPhone 6 “with glass that curves downward at the edges,” and again reiterated the iPhone’s possible 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch screen sizes. Samsung and LG have already decided to release curved-screen smartphones – the Samsung Galaxy Round and LG G Flex, respectively – and many believe Apple will follow suit (even if we don’t).

3. Lighter liquidmetal build? Apple typically changes the iPhone’s form factor every two years, but even though we don’t expect Apple to change the size and shape of the iPhone for the release of the iPhone 6, it’s possible Apple will simply make the same iPhone form much lighter. Apple has several patents for the use of amorphous metal alloys, aka “liquid metal,” ever since Apple signed an exclusive deal in 2010 with California-based Liquidmetal Technologies, which was the first company to commercially develop the technology. The patents suggest Apple might be able to use liquid metal to manufacture and release iPhones more quickly, since the process of creating liquid metal parts “layer by layer” (similar to 3D printing) is significantly less expensive and faster than traditional machines building the current, all-aluminum iPhone. Dr. Jan Shroers, the former director of research at Liquidmetal Technologies, said in 2010 after the Apple acquisition, “I think they’re going to make the iPhone out of it.”

As far as the release date of the iPhone 6, we believe Apple has found its sweet spot by launching its newest iPhones in mid-September, and we believe the iPhone maker will follow suit in 2014 with the iPhone 6. Considering how Apple over the past two years has chosen to release its newest iOS 100 days after its unveiling at WWDC in June, and given how the iPhone has always launched just two days after the new iOS release date, we believe Apple will follow an identical pattern next year.
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