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Force Touch Could Be Exclusive to 'iPhone 6s Plus'

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Apple's pressure-sensing Force Touch technology could be exclusive to the so-called "iPhone 6s Plus," according to Taiwan's Economic Daily News (via GforGames). The report, which claims Taiwanese manufacturer TPK will be responsible for supplying Apple with the Force Touch sensors, makes no mention of the "iPhone 6s," leading to speculation that the technology could be reserved for the larger iPhone 6s Plus.

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It has been reported that Apple will include Force Touch technology on the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus on at least three occasions since the beginning of this year. TechNews Taiwan reported that the iPhone 6s will gain Force Touch and 2GB of RAM in January, while AppleInsider reported in March that Apple's next-generation iPhones will feature Force Touch, but lack a previously rumored dual-lens camera system.

The Wall Street Journal corroborated both reports later in March, claiming that Apple will introduce Force Touch and is considering a new pink color option for its next-generation iPhones. Currently built into the upcoming Apple Watch and 12-inch Retina MacBook, Force Touch lets devices distinguish between a light tap and a hard press, enabling new gestures that yield different actions depending on how much pressure is applied.

While this latest report should be treated with a proverbial grain of salt, making Force Touch exclusive to the iPhone 6s Plus would not be an unprecedented move. Apple limited optical image stabilization (OIS) to the iPhone 6 Plus, and the larger smartphone also features a landscape mode. The higher cost of Force Touch sensors could be another reason that Apple would limit the technology to the more expensive iPhone 6s Plus.

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And here I thought Apple wasn't kidding when they were talking about not fragmenting their ecosystem...
 
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Ugh, that would be so dumb. Developing for three different screen sizes is one thing...but having your app literally feel different on one device is going to suck as a developer.
 
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jclardy said:
Ugh, that would be so dumb. Developing for three different screen sizes is one thing...but having your app literally feel different on one device is going to suck as a developer.
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That's why I think it won't happen. They won't put it on the phone until both of the flagship devices can have it.

I'm already annoyed that I can't get the best internal tech with a 4" screen...
 
Unlikely. Force touch will became a standard interface so they won't hold back on one.

This will be it for the updates though. Camera, CPU/memory and force touch.
 
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jclardy said:
Ugh, that would be so dumb. Developing for three different screen sizes is one thing...but having your app literally feel different on one device is going to suck as a developer.
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This is going to be the case regardless, since there are a ton of ios devices that will still exist without force touch.

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While I'm planning to get the 6S+, limiting it to one model means developers will be really slow at adding it to their apps (if at all) and that's not good for anyone
 
It's disheartening to see a lack of feature parity between device sizes considering that size preference and feature preference are mutually exclusive choices.
 
I wonder if there would be issues with "butt-touch" interface (phones in back packets)?

Maybe why Force Touch could be aimed at the 6s Plus only, because that model is too big to fit in a lot of folks' pockets. I'm kind of half-joking, but still curious what Force Touch would look like on a device that could be more susceptible to inadvertent presses on the screen.
 
mono1980 said:
I highly doubt it.
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times one thousand.....

We are supposed to believe that they can make it work on a 1.5" screen, a 5" trackpad, a 5.5" screen, but not a 4.7" screen?? Lol, why not??
Oh yeah... because a random worker at a supplier in China didn't happen to mention it. Seems legit. =P
It couldn't be that their company wasn't the one to get that contract or anything...
 
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The Wall Street Journal corroborated both reports later in March, claiming that Apple will introduce Force Touch and is considering a new pink color option for its next-generation iPhones.
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Are we talking about the C version or the would-be higher spec'd model?
 
My concern is space inside the phone. From what I understand of how it works, it seems the bigger the "force touch" surface, the more space it needs behind the scene. Those force sensors in the macbook trackpad aren't small, and the heptic feedback motors look fairly sizable too. The iphone 6 and 6+ screens are even bigger than the trackpad though.

I hope they don't have to sacrifice battery size to make room for this.
 
Would be disappointing if true. Especially with Apple not doing that on the Mac side (13" rMBP got force touch before 15" gets it). And seems like it would be a nightmare for developers too.
 
Eh, since the announcement of force touch and the obvious uses in a phone, I was actually considering upgrading from my 5S to a 6S. 6 Plus is too big for me, I think. If the 6S doesn't have force touch, I'll just wait for the next version that does.
 
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