IPhone 6

[Dan_Henry]

What are some of the improved changes that the new IPhone 6 will have??
My contract is up and I have 4S with Verizon that is 3G and want to up grade to a G4 phone and wondering if the 6 is that much better than 5S. I have heard that larger version I think it will be 5.5 screen will be delayed

thanks

Dan

[8_1_Van]

Apple's iPhone 6 could feature Sony's Exmor IMX220 camera sensor, according to a post on Chinese Sony enthusiast forum Digi-Wo (Google Translate, via G for Games). The Exmor IMX220 features a 13-megapixel, 1/2.3'' sensor and can record videos in 1080p. The sensor would also be a sizable improvement over the camera currently in the iPhone 5s, which uses an 8-megapixel, 1/3.2'' sensor.

Past rumors have suggested that the iPhone 6 will retain the same 8-megapixel sensor found in the iPhone 5s, with Apple instead choosing to offer improved image stabilization for more clear photos. A report last month also noted that an optical image stabilization system will be exclusively featured in the larger 5.5-inch iPhone 6, while the smaller 4.7-inch version utilizes an improved lens module.

Notably however, the iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, and iPhone 5s have used incremental versions of Sony's IMX145 sensor, as Apple could choose implement a new sensor from the company for the iPhone 6. Sony is also expected to use a 20-megapixel version of the IMX220 in its Sony Xperia Z3 flagship device that is slated to ship later this year.

While Digi-Wo does not have a track record with Apple-related rumors, the website has offered accurate information on past Sony products before their release, and recently offered leaked photos of the Xperia Z3.

Apple's iPhone 6 is expected to be announced this fall at a special media event. The device is expected to come in two sizes of 4.7 and 5.5-inches, although it is not known if the larger sized iPhone 6 will ship alongside the smaller version. In addition to an improved camera, the iPhone 6 will feature a thinner profile, a faster A8 processor, and Apple's new iOS 8 mobile operating system.

iPhone 6 Said to Feature Sony's 13-Megapixel Exmor IMX220 Camera Sensor


4.7-Inch iPhone 6 Set to Begin Mass Production This Month, 5.5-Inch in August

iPhone 6 Sapphire Crystal Display!

[Davydd]

I'm buying a camera and a mini computer. People really talk on these things?

[FlatBroke]

bcsdguy wrote:
What a waste of time and money! First, there was the smaller phone and then it became a "brick" again! Too much money spent too often on these devices but that is JMHO.

Yeah but, but, but.....you can take 8x10 selfies! Who cares if ya can talk on it.

[SCVJeff]

I agree on size. I don't want anything larger than a iPhone 5 since I wear it on a belt clip.. Anything larger than I'll pull out the iPad.

Tom: yes, that's what I'm talking about. I used the 1st one Canon came out with in the late 80's or early 90's on a video cam, way before it was released in 35mm land, and the things we could do were amazing. Now no big deal, but at the time I was amazed at how fast those servos were.

(Edit iPhone spelling)

[mlts22]

Maybe I am old fashioned. I liked the size of the iPhone 4. While the iPhone 5 and 5S are great, as well as my HTC One M8... there is something about having it easily go into a pocket.

However, there is one reason Apple and Android makers are going with bigger screens, and it has nothing to do with the consumer. The new quad core ARM chips do more, so they make more heat... and the larger phones have more surface area to dissipate the heat from the faster cores.

[paulcardoza]

Personally, 5.5" is too large for a phone. I want something that slips easily in my pocket. It's been widely publicized that the 4.7" screen size is widely regarded as optimal for a smart-phone.

I already have an iPad Mini for times when I NEED a larger screen.

My only wish for the 4.7 I-6 ---- Better battery life than my 5s.

[Davydd]

In the DSLR world you have image stabilization built into the lenses and you have image stabilization built into the camera. My Olympus E520 DSLR has camera image stabilzation built in so it works with any lens that will fit the camera of course.

[pulsar]

SCVJeff wrote:

pulsar wrote:
I agree with the above: who knows what Apple will do?

SCVJeff wrote:
CNBC is reporting production problems with them but I don't remember if they said what it was. Foxconn has apparently ramped up several hundred thousand to build these things

The rumors I read are that the problems are with the 5.5" model, if we can believe that there is such a thing.

One of the rumors I've seen repeated about the difference between the two sizes is that the 5.5" camera will have optical image stabilization and the 4.7" model will not.

But, again, who knows.

Tom

Wow, it that's real optical stabilization it'll change the game completely. I don't know if any camera doing it optically short of a Canon 35mm lens

I wonder if we are using the same definition of "optical stabilization." To be it is stabilizing the image by varying the optical path to the sensor. That can be accomplished by "floating" the lens or by shifting the sensor. Which is better, but if all else were equal, the sensor shifting would have a clear price advantage; you wouldn't have to pay for the stabilization for every new lens.

I suspect, that if either version of iPhone 6 has optical stabilization, it will be sensor based.

Tom

[Happytraveler]

I'm looking forward in getting the iPhone 5.5". My hope is both sizes come out in Sept. so I can compare phones. So many rumors!

[Davydd]

Bill.Satellite wrote:
Who cares! The iPhone6 is now (finally) going to come into the Android age. The tiny iPhone simply could not compete in version 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 and someone finally got smart enough to say "we need a bigger phone"!
Genius!

Of course you are saying that tongue in cheek. 😉

Ouch: Eight-month-old iPhone 5s outsold the Galaxy S5 in its first full month of sales

[bcsdguy]

What a waste of time and money! First, there was the smaller phone and then it became a "brick" again! Too much money spent too often on these devices but that is JMHO.

[wcjeep]

The LG G3 has OIS. Will be interesting to see how Apple does it.

[SCVJeff]

pulsar wrote:
I agree with the above: who knows what Apple will do?

SCVJeff wrote:
CNBC is reporting production problems with them but I don't remember if they said what it was. Foxconn has apparently ramped up several hundred thousand to build these things

The rumors I read are that the problems are with the 5.5" model, if we can believe that there is such a thing.

One of the rumors I've seen repeated about the difference between the two sizes is that the 5.5" camera will have optical image stabilization and the 4.7" model will not.

But, again, who knows.

Tom

Wow, it that's real optical stabilization it'll change the game completely. I don't know if any camera doing it optically short of a Canon 35mm lens

[Bill_Satellite]

Who cares! The iPhone6 is now (finally) going to come into the Android age. The tiny iPhone simply could not compete in version 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 and someone finally got smart enough to say "we need a bigger phone"!
Genius!