iPhone 6s

Apple supplier Avago Tech rumored to provide 3D Touch technology for iPhone 6s

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated October 14, 2018

A report Thursday by the The Economic Daily News claims to have identified a company that will supply Apple with a pressure-sensitive touch technology for the next iPhone. US-based Avago Tech, which lists Apple as a key customer, will be the main supplier of a 3D touch technology for an ‘iPhone 6s’ refresh, supply chain sources assert.

For what it's worth, recent reports by Tech News Taiwan and UDN did mention that the next iPhone might adopt the Watch's Force Touch feature that uses tiny electrodes around the display to differentiate between a light tap and a deep press.

Kuo: iPhone 6s to sport much-improved Touch ID for safer Apple Pay experience

Christian Zibreg ∙ February 10, 2015

In a note to clients obtained Monday by AppleInsider, revered analyst Ming-Chi Kuo is predicting that the next iPhone will have a much improved and more reliable Touch ID fingerprint sensor that will “offer a better and safer Apple Pay user experience by reducing reading errors."

An analyst with KGI Securities, Kuo is plugged deeply into Apple's supply chain and has proven reliable.

iPhone 6s rumored to keep same 8MP rear-camera sensor as previous generations

Jake Smith ∙ Updated May 17, 2018

The component industry is expecting the rear-camera for the iPhone 6s to retain the same 8-megapixel sensor Apple has been using in previous generations of the iPhone. As such, it appears Apple won't be jumping on the 16-megapixel bandwagon of insanely increasing megapixel count for marketing purposes.

The rumor on Monday is centered around a report from Taipei-based analyst Jeff Pu who claims the iPhone 6s will have the same camera hardware specifications as previous models, according to Taipei Times. Pu is formulating his predictions around one supplier.

Samsung to supply around 75 percent of A9 chips for the next iPhone?

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated October 14, 2018

Apple's forthcoming S-refresh of the iPhone — let's call it an ‘iPhone 6s’ — is likely going to run an in-house designed ‘A9’ mobile processor and as much as 75 percent of the chips will be manufactured by Samsung, Reuters reported Monday citing a story in the South Korean newspaper Maeil Business.

Samsung is going to make the chips from its factory in Austin, Texas though it's unclear how much the contract is worth (likely billions) and which supplier has picked up the remaining 25 percent of orders.

Another report out of Asia claims 2GB of RAM, Force Touch technology for iPhone 6s

Jake Smith ∙ Updated April 12, 2018

The next-generation iPhone, thought to be labeled the iPhone 6s when it launches in the fall, will pack "Force Touch" technology on its screen and built-in 2GB of RAM for added speed, reports Tech News Taiwan.

iPhone 6s rumor: Force Touch, dual-lens camera with optical zoom

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated April 8, 2017

Apple pundit John Gruber said in November that the next iPhone refresh — likely to be marketed under the ‘iPhone 6s’ name — will include “the biggest camera jump ever” and now UDN’s supply chain sources are chiming in with some details.

According to the report Tuesday, relayed by GforGames, the next iPhone will feature a dual-lens camera out the back that will have optical zoom capabilities rather than digital zooming like all prior iPhone models.

Moreover, Apple is rumored to use some form a 3D pressure sensor akin to Force Touch technology that Apple Watch uses to sense the difference between a tap and a press.