The latest hardware reports for the upcoming Apple flagship iPhones in September have been updated. It seems that the company wishes to compete with Android's flagship smartphones in terms of hardware specifications in a way that Apple has never historically done before.
According to sources aware of Apple's supply chain, the main difference for the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus compared with their predecessors, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus or any iPhone models for that matter, would be better displays when it comes to screen resolution.
The iPhone 6s will feature the same size screen as the iPhone 6 at 4.7 inches, but this time, it will boast a full 1080p HD panel. The iPhone 6s Plus will be bumped up to a 5.5-inch 2K screen. For comparison purposes, the iPhone 6 has a 1334 by 750 pixel resolution and the iPhone 6 Plus' resolution is 1920 by 1080 pixels, which means the next handsets will have quite the pixel advantage if sources' reports are true.
Apple is largely speculated to be spending $1.7 billion in investments for Japan Display Inc. (JDI), the leading global manufacturer of mobile display panels, to build a new iPhone panel plant, so there might be some truth to the rumors that the company will be launching different panels on the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus compared with last year's models. Last spring, JDI also announced that their engineers created the first quad-HD panel with in-cell touch technology, so there might be a chance it will be featured in future iPhone models.
Aside from the display upgrades, sources also confirm reports about the rear camera being a 12 megapixel shooter for both phones, which would be a great improvement from the previous model's rear-facing 8 megapixel camera. The camera would also feature a RGBW sensor, which performs better in terms of color reproduction even if lighting is not optimal, plus autofocus speed would be faster.
Other features confirmed are support for Force Touch in the iPhones and that 32 GB of internal storage would be the default capacity. Apple will reportedly also be using a different metal alloy for the new handsets to prevent bending problems.
If all the reports are accurate and all the specs are incorporated into the new handsets, we expect fierce competition between Android- and iOS-powered smartphones in terms of hardware in the coming months, which would definitely be good for consumers.
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