iPhone 6: A week based on its technical characteristics

A virtually unbreakable sapphire crystal screen, an A8 chip clocked at 2 GHz and a battery barely more powerful than the iPhone 5s?

Last week, we indicate that many rumors based models assumed iPhone 6 had finally fade to make room for the first pictures of internal components and some information about the two new Apple products. We learned also that these famous models don't really ultimately represented the final design of the new iPhone 6 coming out and the most unpleasant to look at details might not be part of the equipment that will be marketed by Apple. Whew!

On the eve of July 14, and a few hours of the first fireworks, let's review the new rumors emerged this week. Note that due to the information revealed by the Japanese newspaper Nikkei about models, they are no longer of any one of the specialized media, good riddance. However, they have given way to new information, always interesting, about the characteristics of the long-awaited iPhone 6.

Virtually unbreakable screen?

For several months, many foreign media tell us about the possible introduction of a sapphire screen supposed to make the iPhone more solid, like the iSight lens on the back of Apple smartphones and protected by crystal sapphire for several generations. If we had a little let down this information after hearing about production problems and lack of this material on the iPhone 4.7 ", it is said that recently returned to gallop, especially following the publication of some photos the glass front of the iPhone 6.

Obviously designed Sapphire glass, the facade has indeed suffered some torture tests that have quite hit the headlines this week. One in particular saw the American blogger Marquees Brownlee torturing this screen with a hammer, a knife and try to bend in all directions. For its part, the company Kyocera has not put forward the screen of the new iPhone 6 coming out itself, but has cracked a little video showing the difference in resistance of a screen made ​​of sapphire compared a conventional screen ... Awesome! Warning said it because, contrary to what many thought, this screen will not be completely indestructible and has been proven since the Apple Daily website published a video showing the beautiful screen set piece by a car.
 

First information on the A8 processor

We already knew that the A8 chip is engraved in 20 nm and manufactured by TSMC and Samsung, but we still didn't know all the juicy details about it, including the frequency and number of cores of the chip. Chinese media have once again responsible for answering the question, stating this week that the A8 chip would still have two hearts, unlike processors Android devices that target eight cores and would be clocked at 2 GHz . There is little, Sonny Dickson stated that the A8 chip clocked at 2.6 Ghz would but, although this figure is a bit big, this chip A8-vitamin might be reserved for the next generation iPad.

Anyway, the Wall Street Journal has meanwhile indicated that the first batches of A8 processors were supplied by TSMC in Cupertino during the second quarter. Apple and TSMC will also be much closer recently and the two companies have already started working on the next generation of processors A9. Just this year, Apple couldn't represent less than 10% of the turnover of TSMC, one hand Apple has built gradually helping the Asian foundry to achieve its objectives.

 A new techno haptic feedback

As a somewhat belated response to BlackBerry who always insists on putting his physical keyboards on its mobile, Apple could offer a new haptic technology on its new smartphone. Haptic feedback, as we have already explained Thursday comes in reality in the form of small vibrations "confirm" that you have touched your touchscreen. Thus, people complaining hitherto never know when they touch their keyboard here find an appropriate response.

But that's not all because Apple wouldn't only put here a simple haptic technology. According Laoyaoba site techno embedded by Apple go further and propose different vibration levels, via several application scenarios or depending on the area on the screen is pressed. Applications, and the user interface itself, could take full advantage of this feature to provide a more immersive interface.
 

The battery capacity of the known?

If there is indeed a detail that everyone is eager to see them on the iPhone, is autonomy. If with laptops Apple has always put forward a remarkable autonomy undermining competitors computers, smartphone accuses a huge delay in the face of devices with ever more efficient batteries, as battery of 3000 mAh LG G3, and features saving up battery in case of need such as power saving mode Galaxy S5.

In the early weeks, the Sohu website claimed to have received information about the capacity of the batteries that will power future iPhone models, and as you say, it does not really ad is transcendent. Indeed, it is called a battery of around 1800 or 1900 mAh for version 4.7 "and typing in a battery 2500 mAh version 5.5." While many media are packed on these capabilities exceeding that of the battery of the iPhone 5s must say this perspective since the iPhone 6 will perform better in every respect, and especially a ship much larger screen ... It remains to see what Apple has done in software to best adapt the use of its smartphone.
 

Few components

The previous week, we relayed the first pictures of internal components. This week, new pictures have confirmed the previous ones, but we learn a lot more. MacRumors has shared his new pictures side (sent by Feld & Volk) showing two shells supposed iPhone 6. Shape Apple logo carved locations buttons ... everything is there, except for a few holes for the camera sensor and loudspeakers. But what is most lacking here is the Apple quality as these photos show shells most questionable finish.

 Finally, a picture with a supposed iPhone 6 facade appeared on the web, via the website Apple.club.tw ... The room looks very much like those that have been observed ave previous models of the firm, but some details put us still doubt. Besides the complete absence of elements found only in Apple (logo or the front of the screen, for example), this piece shows a rectangular device with rounded corners ... details found in many manufacturers. A final proof that we should never be quick to believe a rumor, it is not a rumor well as the target company has revealed nothing.