'iPhone 6s' to Support Faster Download Speeds With Improved Qualcomm LTE Modem

[MacRumors]

Following a report yesterday that the next-generation "iPhone 6s" will appear essentially identical to the current lineup of iPhones with a few minor internal differences, an unnamed source has shared new photos of logic board from the device with 9to5Mac, revealing an updated Qualcomm LTE chip offering faster LTE speeds and greater energy efficiency.

Specifically, the next iPhone will carry a Qualcomm MDM9635M chip -- also referred to as the "9X35" Gobi modem platform -- and it aims to give the iPhone 6s a significant increase in performance over the current 9X25 used in the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.

For everyday users, this gives the potential for significant increases in LTE network performance with download speeds of up to 300 Mbps, twice that of the current iPhone line. Real-world limitations of carrier support will, however, limit those speed improvements in many cases.

The new Qualcomm chip, which was announced in 2013 and came to market last year, is also more power efficient. This power efficiency combined with the possibility of a slimmer motherboard could give the iPhone 6s some improvement in battery life this year.

As shared yesterday, the iPhone 6s will appear nearly identical to the iPhone 6, which is typical for Apple's "S" generation iPhones. Apple will, however, be including a number of enhancements for the device, from the faster LTE modem to a Force Touch display and perhaps the "biggest camera jump ever."

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[penajmz]

Useless in the U.S. for the most part with all these data caps and "unlimited" data plans.

 

[sundog925]

good news for us unlimited data users.
bad news for you 2GB plan users.
when LTE first debuted, i blew thru 1GB in a couple hours, u don't know how much you really use until you measure it haha

 

[chrmjenkins]

Of course they'd blur the other chips

35M is cool news though. I wonder if they're including Qualcomm's 28nm new RF chain components too.

 

[Z400Racer37]

... But will the towers support that speed?? lol #Dangg

 

[BeSweeet]

Hopefully it supports band 12.

 

[thekeyring]

Sounds like the main features will be: Force touch and much improved camera. Everything like processor speed, RAM, LTE speeds will be improved, which is great - all little things which add up to a great experience.

 

[somebodyorother]

"I'm very excited about the release of the iPhone 6S," said no one ever.

 

[JeffyTheQuik]

An "S" version of an iPhone with upgraded internals and the same form factor.

I'm shocked. Shocked, I tell you.

 

[recoil80]

The real good news is that the chip is more power efficient so we can expect some improvement in battery life.
What the average user needs is better power consumption especially in low signal (that needs improvement on the antenna too). More speed is always welcome, but with limited data plans is pointless to have a super fast LTE while you can't download apps and content unless you are on wi-fi

 

[AngerDanger]

"I'm very excited about the release of the iPhone 6S," said no one ever.

I'm very excited about the release of the iPhone 6S.

 

[Number 41]

So, a new LTE chip that will benefit no one in the US because the carriers won't support that speed?

I guess Apple is back to throwing up the middle finger to the "S" upgrade cycle. Unshocking, though -- the 5S has really been the only S series phone worth owning.

 

[kemal]

I would like to see the camera jump flush with the case back.

 

[oliversl]

Well, we are almost 2 month from the iPhone 6S announcement, let the parts leak!

 

[CynanX]

The real good news is that the chip is more power efficient so we can expect some improvement in battery life.

Don't be silly. It means it'll be thinner!

 

[TMRJIJ]

Does anyone outside U.S. have unlimited data plans anyway to find benefit in this? I blow through 5 GB data per week according to my local Sprint guy. I really don't pay much attention with my unlimited data.
Heck, does anyone inside the U.S. have carriers that even support this speed if they have unlimited data plans?

 

[elmateo487]

So, a new LTE chip that will benefit no one in the US because the carriers won't support that speed?

I guess Apple is back to throwing up the middle finger to the "S" upgrade cycle. Unshocking, though -- the 5S has really been the only S series phone worth owning.

You know so much about the 6s I am so surprised.

 

[Quu]

Look at the size of that sim card slot. I can see why so many advocate for its dismissal in place of a UUID type system.

 

[Creek0512]

You might not see much improvement in speed when the 6S launches in September, but by 2017 when you are still using the same phone on a continuously upgraded network...

 

[CynanX]

Does anyone outside U.S. have unlimited data plans anyway to find benefit in this? I blow through 5 GB data per week according to my local Sprint guy. I really don't pay much attention with my current plan.
Heck, does anyone inside the U.S. have carriers that even support this speed if they have unlimited data plans?

I do. I wish they'd let you do updates and restores via data. It's so annoying being tide to Wi-Fi at times.

 

[anubis]

Great, I'll be able to hit my 2GB Verizon data cap in less than a minute!

 

[somebodyorother]

I'm very excited of about the release of the iPhone 6S.

I stand corrected!

 

[2IS]

So, a new LTE chip that will benefit no one in the US because the carriers won't support that speed?

I guess Apple is back to throwing up the middle finger to the "S" upgrade cycle. Unshocking, though -- the 5S has really been the only S series phone worth owning.

I don't know... I'd probably say the 5S was the least impressive S model. Both 3GS and 4S sported a vastily improved SoC more so than 5 > 5S iirc the 4S camera was quite a bit better, was the first dual core and had SIRI. 5S had touch ID, but everything else was kind of incremental.

 

[icanhazapple]

Please, please let it have 2GB RAM.

 

[herocero]

Ok, I'll bite, what does one do on a phone that requires a transfer rate of 300mbps?