Apple iPhone 6 - rumour roundup

It hasn't even been 4 months since the launch of 2 brand new iPhones, but the cyberspace is already filled with rumours of a new iPhone, dubbed as iPhone 6. In fact, reports not only highlight the specifications, but there as sources which are claiming that Apple will launch the next iPhone in May 2014. This article brings you all of the latest rumours going around the web.

Of course, we're talking about Apple here, so until and unless the new iPhone is officially announced nothing is certain. But this hasn't stopped lots of juicy iPhone rumours from floating around. Not every rumour discussed over here will be accurate; all I can do is try to give general idea about the upcoming iPhone.

iPhone 6 having Sapphire display.

Apple had spent $578 million to speed up the development and mass production of sapphire glass displays, so we can safely presume iPhone 6 will have it. Sapphire glass, currently used for the iPhone 5s's Touch ID Home button and the cover of the iPhone's rear-facing camera. It is more than twice as durable as the current Corning's Gorilla Glass displays, and is "virtually scratch free" according to glass makers GT Advanced Technology.

iPhone 6’s screen size.

This one is tricky because there are various rumours on the screen size. Rumours of both 4.8 inch screen size and 5.3 inch screen size are floating around. There is also a definite rumour of a 6 inch phablet, in line with Samsung Note 3 and HTC One Max.

iPhone 6 having curved display.

There is a lot of speculation that iPhone 6 may came with a wrap around display. This rumour originated from a patent filling by Apple which pointed to a wrap-around Sapphire Glass touch display. The patent details a number of designs, including a "hollow cylinder, a hollow tube with an oval, triangular, or rectangular cross-sectional shape, or other hollow shapes." Presumably the hollow inside would be filled with the phone's hardware and some kind of cap structure would be added at each end with various ports, controls and antennae. 

iPhone 6 may open “Siri”s eyes.

Apple has recently acquired PrimeSense, a developer of chips that enable three-dimensional machine vision. PrimeSense's sensing technology, which gives digital devices the ability to observe a scene in three dimensions, was used to help power Microsoft's Xbox Kinect device. As per rumours this same technology will be used to give Siri the power of facial recognition and detecting facial movements. It may also help Apple in adding gesture controls in the upcoming iPhone.

iPhone 6 release date.

There is a persistent rumour going on that Apple will launch its next iPhone on May -2013. As per analysts Apple is losing a lot of market share to Samsung and Windows due to its once in a year launch cycles. Not all customers across the globe wait to buy new devices during the holiday season. So in order gain more market share and to have a more line up of devices Apple may launch its new iPhone in May -2013.

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