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Next A9-Based iPhone Predicted to Have 12MP Camera, 2GB RAM, Rose Gold and More, Mass Production in August

NikeTalk said:
Have we gotten its gonna have a projection screen rumors yet??
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Most people think that Apple will be lazy and for the 6S have the same 326 ppi and for the 6S + will release the re-scaling down to have it at it natural resolution. That would make the 6S Plus have close to 2X that of the 6S! It cost nothing for Apple to increase the 6S Plus resolution and it will be a faster screen refresh since it does not have to re-scale down the pixels like the 6 Plus.
 
HarryWild said:
Most people think that Apple will be lazy and for the 6S have the same 326 ppi and for the 6S + will release the re-scaling down to have it at it natural resolution. That would make the 6S Plus have close to 2X that of the 6S! It cost nothing for Apple to increase the 6S Plus resolution and it will be a faster screen refresh since it does not have to re-scale down the pixels like the 6 Plus.
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It costs battery life; so it does have a cost.
A higher resolution screen uses more power.
They may do it, if they can offset this in some way.
 
Moshu said:
Apple will not make 2 versions of the same chip with 2 different RAM sizes as the RAM is integrated in the SoC so we'd be speaking of 2 different SoC's.
I'd say both phones will have 2GB of RAM.
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I disagree. The larger physical size of the iPhone 6+ allows for a larger A9 SoC, and that could allow it to increase the RAM on the iPhone 6S+ to 3 GB, which may be necessary when you run two iOS apps side-by-side in landscape display mode (something that could happen with iOS 9.0).
 
SactoGuy18 said:
I disagree. The larger physical size of the iPhone 6+ allows for a larger A9 SoC, and that could allow it to increase the RAM on the iPhone 6S+ to 3 GB, which may be necessary when you run two iOS apps side-by-side in landscape display mode (something that could happen with iOS 9.0).
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I doubt iOS 9 will allow 2 apps to run simultaneously on phones, though it's possible of course... But if it did, 2 GB of RAM would still be plenty. Find me some productivity apps (the kind where fitting 2 on a screen would be practical/desirable) that even use more than 100 - 200 MB of RAM. 2 GB would be tons of headroom if they were to implement that for some reason, since a lot of that first GB is taken up by the OS and mandatory background apps. 2 GB is actually more than double the space available for user apps.
 
Next A9-Based iPhone Predicted to Have 12MP Camera, 2GB RAM, Rose Gold and Mo...

Jsameds said:
My mouth.



And every iPhone sold pre-September 2014.
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So you don't have one. Every phone sold pre 2014 doesn't count toward this optional size phone. When you only offer one size phone......

Offer 3 phone sizes now and the numbers would most likely be one sided toward larger phones. IMO
 
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Leonard1818 said:
LOL that's one more for the rest of us!

I can't believe people will forego generations of advancements to hang onto a smaller screen size. What are you going to do if Apple NEVER goes back to a small screen size again?
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I will consider changing manufacture then, if the advancements is worth it, they can be made smaller.

and what advancement is in the 6 that is not found in the 5s?
we are not takling screenspace or battery life.

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cocky jeremy said:
That 5S will start feeling old around 2025 then. ;)
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if i kan keep it alive until 2025 i will be amazed ;)

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Michael Scrip said:
Apple seems to be following the same playbook as other manufacturers.

The last Galaxy S to include a 4" screen was released way back in 2010.

Hell... even budget phones like the Moto G have 4.5" screens.

I'm afraid the 4" ship has sailed. You better get used to it.

But I gotta ask... did people complain this much when other companies stopped offering 4" phones? Seems like it's only Apple people.
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thats because apple was the only company which made 4" worth having ;)
 
SactoGuy18 said:
The larger physical size of the iPhone 6+ allows for a larger A9 SoC, and that could allow it to increase the RAM on the iPhone 6S+ to 3 GB, which may be necessary when you run two iOS apps side-by-side in landscape display mode (something that could happen with iOS 9.0).
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The iPhone made the transition from 512MB of DRAM to 1GB less than three years ago with the introduction of the iPhone 5. This year might see another doubling, to 2GB. 2GB of DRAM would certainly suffice for the next few years, after which Apple will probably make a jump 4GB (possibly around 2020). 3GB doesn't make a lot of sense.

Just because some Android phone need 3GB to run that bloated OS and they are too cheap to install 4GB, does not mean that Apple will engage in such silliness.
 
I predict the iPhone 6S/6S+ will both feature OIS on the 12 MP camera. I really think Apple has the potential to make the GS6 camera be second rate. I think it will have a clock speed between 1.7-1.9 GHz on a tri-core processor A9 w/ 2 GB of RAM. Force touch could be up in the air with specific gestures, but think LG's Knock On or HTC's tap function come into mind. A new casing has to be there for sure since the bendgate issues.

Cleaner Spec Run:
1.7-1.9 GHz Tri-Core Processor
12 MP OIS Camera
5 MP front facing Camera
Force Touch
Wireless Charging
Expanded NFC
Band 12 LTE Support
2 GB of RAM
Slimmer Profile with better Battery
 
kenmo said:
I think They're saying that the new A9 processor will have its own, separate, 2GB RAM.

(The A9 processor with upgraded 2GB LPDDR4 will be adopted.)
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How about this?

2x512MB LPDDR3 DRAM + 2x512MB LPDDR4 DRAM. 2GB total.

This would be good in terms of management, and in terms of balancing performance and battery life.
It would be DRAMatic (sorry)
 
Keirasplace said:
It costs battery life; so it does have a cost.
A higher resolution screen uses more power.
They may do it, if they can offset this in some way.
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Just how does that cause battery life? It already has a 2K screen in the + and the + now is using CPU to re-render the image or downscaling it before displaying it! That takes considerable work and hit on the battery! This would be eliminated if the took out this downscaling!
 
HarryWild said:
Just how does that cause battery life? It already has a 2K screen in the + and the + now is using CPU to re-render the image or downscaling it before displaying it! That takes considerable work and hit on the battery! This would be eliminated if the took out this downscaling!
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An increased pixel density in a panel means an increased transistor count, for obvious reasons. Which means more power draw.
 
Has there been any talk of Apple being able to eliminate the protruding camera?

This is gearing up to be the biggest hardware upgrade in years and may finally get me to relinquish my iPhone 5.
 
UltimaKilo said:
Has there been any talk of Apple being able to eliminate the protruding camera?

This is gearing up to be the biggest hardware upgrade in years and may finally get me to relinquish my iPhone 5.
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Well, rumour has it that it's thicker, so let's hope for the best.
 
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