Rumored 6.7-Inch iPhone Said to Be Thinner, Have Larger Rear Camera Sensors, and More

[MacRumors]

Apple is widely rumored to release four new iPhones in the fall, including one 5.4-inch model, two 6.1-inch models, and one 6.7-inch model, and Japanese blog Mac Otakara has offered a few details surrounding these devices. The information is said to come from sources within Apple's supply chain in China.

The translated report is quite difficult to decipher, but here are some details that are being suggested:

• 6.7-inch model will have a thickness around 7.4mm, which would be nearly 10% thinner than the iPhone 11 Pro Max at 8.1mm
• All four new iPhone models will have OLED displays and Face ID
• 5.4-inch model's height would be between the iPhone SE and iPhone 8, while at least one of the 6.1-inch iPhone models would have a height that falls between the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro
• 6.7-inch model will be slightly taller than the iPhone 11 Pro Max
• 5.4-inch and lower-end 6.1-inch models will have dual-lens rear camera arrays identical to the iPhone 11
• 6.7-inch model will have a triple-lens rear camera with larger sensors than the iPhone 11 Pro Max
• 5.4 inch, 6.7-inch, and at least one 6.1-inch model will have different numbers of microphone holes along the bottom

In line with analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the report suggests that the new iPhone lineup will be introduced in September as usual.

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[penajmz]

Shut up and take my money!

 

[farewelwilliams]

Remember when we just had one phone to choose from? Good times.

 

[Rocko99991]

WTH is asking for thinner phone? It's already awkward to hold without a case. Make it more durable, not thinner.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Cannot wait till pre-orders starts!!!

 

[JamonBull]

I’ll definitely be upgrading from my iPhone XS to this generation. Having a preference for smaller phones, I can already tell it will be a tough decision whether I go with the portability of the 5.4” or the superior tech in the 6.1”.

 

[citysnaps]

Remember when we just had one phone to choose from? Good times.

Yeah...it sucked not having options.

 

[JPack]

The big question is, how will Apple arrange the four lenses this year?

Will the camera bump be circular, square, or rectangular?

 

[farewelwilliams]

Yeah...it sucked not having options.

Yeah...I totally love answering the annual question "Which new iPhone should I get?" among family and friends.
Also enjoyed that 1 year I regretted getting a plus sized phone.

 

[SDJim]

WTH is asking for thinner phone? It's already awkward to hold without a case. Make it more durable, not thinner.

Presumably(hopefully) the thinner profile comes from the recent advances in OLED panel technology and not at the expense of battery life...

 

[citysnaps]

Yeah...I totally love answering the annual question "Which new iPhone should I get?" among family and friends.

Also enjoyed that 1 year I regretted getting a plus sized phone.

For sure. And having options at different price levels makes it super easy helping people out with different budgets.

 

[profets]

The iPhone 6 at the time hit 6.9mm thinness, and they’ve mostly gotten thicker since then. Given that the 2018 iPad Pro dropped somewhat drastically to 5.9mm, I’m sure they’re doing something similar to that with the new iPhone Pro given the rumours of a similar chassis design to the iPad Pro.

WTH is asking for thinner phone? It's already awkward to hold without a case. Make it more durable, not thinner.

I’m asking for a thinner phone.

 

[farewelwilliams]

For sure. And having options at different price levels makes it super easy helping people out with different budgets.

Not to mention, the model I would have gotten anyways is much more expensive due to lower economies of scale of attempting to ship dozens of different configurations at the same time. So great...

 

[JPack]

WTH is asking for thinner phone? It's already awkward to hold without a case. Make it more durable, not thinner.

It's the same thickness as a $329 iPad. That's about right in terms of durability and thickness.

Switching to Y-OCTA will save at least 0.5mm, so Apple will be able to maintain if not increase battery life at 7.4mm.

 

[dannyyankou]

So same design as the XS Max with better cameras and .2 inches bigger? And same notch I assume? I may hold on for one more year.

 

[Greenmeenie]

As a travel blogger who uses an iphone more and more as my main camera, i am all for bigger camera sensors!

 

[JPack]

So same design as the XS Max with better cameras and .2 inches bigger? And same notch I assume? I may hold on for one more year.

iPhone 5G Max will have 4 lenses on the back. Kuo is also predicting a smaller notch.

 

[rubenhas]

I wouldn’t mind it being lighter, or for it to have better battery life, but thinner seems unnecessary at this point.

Edit; unless the thinning means removing the camera bump.

 

[citysnaps]

Not to mention, the model I would have gotten anyways is much more expensive due to lower economies of scale of attempting to ship dozens of different configurations at the same time. So great...

Glad you and many others are pleased with the iPhone options Apple provides to all their customers. Though you may not realize it, the price of iPhones is driven by features (screen size and tech, cameras, etc. and needed memory. And not by simply having options available.

The good news is, if one is flummoxed or perplexed from having options available, there are plenty of other mobile phone manufacturers willing to sell you a one size fits all phone.

Simply choose and pay for a phone that meets your requirements and budget. Easy.

 

[dannyyankou]

iPhone 5G Max will have 4 lenses on the back. Kuo is also predicting a smaller notch.

It better get some damn good optical zoom, I’m expecting to be disappointed though with 3X. These updates are getting so incremental.

 

[JPack]

"As information from Apple's Chinese supplier, they said that it's possible that the next generation iPhone to be released in September will have the same casing design but only the number of cameras at the back will be different."

So, no flat edges? This is consistent with Kuo's prediction, where he says iPhone 5G will have the same metal frame surface as iPhone 4. In other words, the surface will be matte stainless steel.

 

[eroslws]

I'm always hoping they go to iPhone (5.4/6.1) and iPhone Pro (6.1/6.7), ditch the numbers and weird car manufacturer add-on letters (S/X/Max/etc.). No one buys a new phone every year, this isn't 2015 anymore.

 

[WannaGoMac]

Presumably(hopefully) the thinner profile comes from the recent advances in OLED panel technology and not at the expense of battery life...

It is at expense of potential battery life. If they didn't make it 10% thinner (which who really cares at a phone that size), that's 10% more battery they could have squeezed in there...

Can't wait for the 6.7"!

 

[whitedragon101]

I hope the larger sensors for the camera are not restricted to the 6.7” pro and are also present on the 6.1” pro.

 

[JPack]

I'm always hoping they go to iPhone (5.4/6.1) and iPhone Pro (6.1/6.7), ditch the numbers and weird car manufacturer add-on letters (S/X/Max/etc.). No one buys a new phone every year, this isn't 2015 anymore.

Apple needs numbers to sell new devices alongside old ones.