Purported Schematic Suggests 'iPhone 6s' Could Be Slightly Thicker, Retain Home Button

[Billberryjuice]

Just thought about the iPad 3 after reading the article. Last time Apple went thicker they created a bastard product that was replaced 6 months later. :-/
More the reason to skip the 6S I think.

thickness increases almost never happen and are always bad

Not true, more recently than that the iPad Mini 2 was thicker than its previous gen and is a great bit of kit, internally equal to the Air in all but a couple of ways (screen colour quality and speakers spring to mind). It's the generation afterwards that's the controversial one!

 

[Billberryjuice]

Take two pieces of paper out of your printer, hold them together, that's how thick 0.2mm is. .0078". I don't think you'll feel it.

Ha indeed, perhaps the people complaining about this should cut them to size and slide them into the back of their phone cases so when September rolls round they won't "notice" the huuuuuuge difference!

 

[chrmjenkins]

Facetiousness/exaggeration aside, Apple did go thicker on the first retina iPad, so it's not unprecedented.

 

[Billberryjuice]

Jony won't stop until you can only see the iphone from the front.

I'm all for a mirrored back, will save me from using the front camera to check my 'do.

 

[citysnaps]

Did anyone expect the home button to be removed? Why is that even part of the headline?

Because there are rumors circulating that it would be removed as a physical button on the next iPhone

 

[cambookpro]

The only downside here is that some cases may not fit anymore. The upside is the phone will be a bit more grippy. I've always thought the iPhone 6 felt a bit TOO thin.

Maybe the extra thickness will go to a slightly bigger battery too. That would be awesome.

I highly doubt 0.2mm is really going to change how it feels when you hold it, but you never know.

 

[Cutiekitty92]

Having an iPhone 6 already, I want the next one to have a bigger screen at least, something more inbetween like 5.2' or something.... I'd rather wait for iPhone 7 if that really is there plans for iPhone 6S

 

[Billberryjuice]

Because there are rumors circulating that it would be removed as a physical button on the next iPhone

While true, I doubt that anyone with even a vague interest in iPhones wouldn't know that an S release almost certainly won't see a form factor change as drastic as that.

 

[speedlimiter]

Article is wrong. As 9to5 posted, these differences are within range Apple provides for the outer shell. So all cases will fit. Everything in case of dimensions will stay the same.

 

[Eduardo Forneck]

Thicker iPhone...

 

[XTheLancerX]

Is it possible that the thickness will be able to accommodate force touch, OIS, and a bigger battery? Or only one of those three (most likely force touch)?

 

[Eduardo Forneck]

Is it possible that the thickness will be able to accommodate force touch, OIS, and a bigger battery? Or only one of those three (most likely force touch)?

Likely only for Force Gimmick

 

[Col4bin]

Wake me up when the iPhone 7 rumors start.

 

[Eduardo Forneck]

Wake me up when the iPhone 7 rumors start.

Already started:
New and faster dual core A10, 10 nm process
30% Thinner
Lighter
Revolutionary iOS 10 with innovative clean all notifications button [EDIT: Our Buggiest Release Ever]
Superb 12 mp camera
Incredible 1080p screen
2 GB of RAM
Less battery life

 

[Lesser Evets]

Tim Cook : "Thicker is better"...

O, Steve Jobs, roll in thy eternal slumber.

 

[ilfn143]

Thicker? How will it fit in my pocket?

Don't worry Apple will sell you a pocket adapter

 

[subjonas]

Haha. True! Wake me up September 2016 when the iPhone 7 rumors are fresh and reliable. I not upgrading this year anyway.

Oh is that what Green Day's "Wake Me Up When September Ends" is about? Waiting for the new iPhone?

 

[citysnaps]

While true, I doubt that anyone with even a vague interest in iPhones wouldn't know that an S release almost certainly won't see a form factor change as drastic as that.

And thus the purpose of the headline, addressing that.

 

[2457282]

But nobody is expecting Apple to do that this year.

Nobody is a big assumption. I would agree if you said most are not expecting. I would expect that someone heard about the technology and expects it to be immediately made available in the next version. As a matter of fact, enough may be thinking that to prompt the title wording (even though awkward).

 

[Keirasplace]

Maybe, but I’ve heard that the camera will be improved. The new hardware could be lower profile. If not then no sale here I’m afraid.

The thickness is related to sensor size vs minimal focal point. That's why other phones ALSO have a bump. If they're increasing the resolution, sensor size is certainly not going down so... They'll be a bump.

 

[Keirasplace]

Yup, bothers me enough not to buy it. That and the antenna breaks. For a company that are all about aesthetics, (apparently), the 6 is a travesty.

There is an easy way to get rid of it. A thicker phone. I’d prefer that.

Again bump related to sensor size and optics, complain to Newton and Einstein... (sic). The only way to get rid of it is make a phone as thick as the top of the bump. BTW, I'm guessing 200M who will have bought the Iphone 6 by September (50% more than previous model, don't give a crap about either).

 

[guussie]

From the drawing it looks like the camera ring is gone. Worth 0.2 mm to me... If we get a bigger battery on top even better!

 

[MattXDA]

From the drawing it looks like the camera ring is gone. Worth 0.2 mm to me... If we get a bigger battery on top even better!

It's 0.2mm. The iPhone 6 Plus is 0.2mm thicker than the iPhone 6 but you can't tell the difference. There will be no noticeable difference. If you get a ruler and measure 0.2mm, you can't. It would have to be at least 2mm to remove the ring, that's 10x more than 0.2. Everyone is acting like this will cause a noticeable change but it really won't

 

[GoneDrinkin]

I'm fine with adjusted .2mm more if it's not as ugly as the iPhone 6. Seriously those bordel, bezel, protuberant camera, antenna stripe and the space gay colors...I didn't buy it just because of that (because I'm not paying an extra crazy price for an ugly phone).

Mature.

 

[HangmanSwingset]

An astute observer will still be able to tell the differences between S models and their predecessor.

iPhone 3GS - text on back was in glossy white
iPhone 4S - antenna line breaks were symmetric on both sides
iPhone 5s - Touch ID sensor on front.

The 3GS had silver text *splitting hairs*
The CDMA iPhone 4 had symmetrical antenna breaks, but no SIM tray.
Also the 5S had a pill-shaped flash, as opposed to a circular one.