Force Touch parts for the upcoming iPhone 6s said to have undergone mass production

The insider reports coming from Taiwanese publication DigiTimes says that the supplying partners of Apple have started with the mass-production of the Force Touch parts for the upcoming iPhones that are alleged to be the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus. The rumors for the introduction of Force Touch in the upcoming iPhones have been floating since long and now they seemed to have gained some strong momentum. Apple has first used this Force Touch technology in the Apple Watch, which basically differentiates between a Press and a Touch.

One of the companies named TPK that is said to make Force Touch displays has allegedly announced that it would start the mass-production of these components in July. However, TPK refrained to name as the customer for this parts, but for the moment there is no other tech company than Apple who is expected to host this feature in its next flagship. Additionally, the report shows that nearly 36-40 million iPhones are expected to be manufactured in the September quarter, and the number could rise to 50million in the December quarter.  Note that these numbers are only based on estimates.

The rumors have claimed that the two upcoming iPhones will host a similar design to the existing iPhone 6, but with the faster A9 chipset, 2GB RAM, larger 12MP camera with RGBW pixels, 5MP front-facing camera. The material used for its built body is said to be a aluminum alloy. Apple is expected to unveil the handsets next month is September.

source: Digitimes

Force Touch parts for the upcoming iPhone 6s said to have undergone mass production

Reports: Apple iPhone 6s and 6s Plus to have 2GB of RAM, A9 chipset and 12MP camera

Noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo from KGI securities have earlier provided with some very accurate leaks for the Apple devices and now we have some recent information about the next iPhone iteration which is supposedly the iPhone 6s.

According to the KGI report, the Apple iPhone 6s and its larger variant the 6s Plus would be having a the recent Apple Watch technology of Force Touch on the screen. The technology is all about the specific functions to be performed depending on the touch and press intensity in the screen. A regular touch is considered as a different input than the long press. This new feature is said to be coming in the two upcoming iPhone models. However, KGI also says that Apple is likely tome with the 4inch version of the iPhone 6 for those fans who love small screens.

Additionally, the iPhone 6s will have a 4.7inch display and the iPhone 6s Plus would carry a 5.5inch display. Both the handsets would be powered with a 2GB of LPDDR4 RAM memory and the Apple A9 chipset. The camera to its back would be 12MP and the handset would have a rose-gold variant too as recently seen in the Apple Watch. The production for the two handsets is likely to start this August and a whopping 80-90 million handsets are expected to be sold in 2015 itself.

To prevent any kind of bending, the new models would be using a Series 7000 aluminum and the screen for the handset is said to be made from Sapphire glass. Moreover, the reports also says that to ensure the faster spread of its Apple Pay feature, the Touch ID of the handsets have also been improved.

Well, we expect to get things more clear in the coming days. Stay tuned!

source: TechNews.tw (translated), Money.udn (translated)

Reports: Apple iPhone 6s and 6s Plus to have 2GB of RAM, A9 chipset and 12MP camera