Newspaper The Wall Street Journal, citing informed sources said that Apple expects to be ordered from the Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn Electronics record number of smartphones the next generation iPhone. In the period until December 30, the amount of the order on the iPhone 6 will be from 70 to 80 million phones with a screen diagonal of 4.7 and 5.5 inches.
Apple hopes that the demand for new iPhone models this fall again pobet records. For comparison, last year the same order for two new models with 4-inch screens - iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c - amounted to 50-60 million units. In Apple suggest that the market is looking forward to the new smart phones with larger displays According to analysts, in May this year 98% Android-phones were $ 400 more expensive screen with a diagonal of 5 inches or more.
According to sources, the Wall Street Journal, both novelties, conventionally called iPhone 6 will receive a metal casing and probably will have a few color options. Probably, as in previous years, the presentation will be held devices in mid-September, and they will go on sale in a couple of weeks after that.
The publication notes that Apple's suppliers have not yet cope with the production of a large 5.5-inch displays in sufficient quantities. Screens use in-cell technology that enables thinner to make the item by placing touch sensors directly into the LCD matrix, and not a separate layer. Moreover, additional complexity can create using sapphire glass.