Changes in the next-generation iPhone will be so radical that Apple is considering the possibility of a new model called "iPhone 7" and not «iPhone 6s». At least such information has lead analyst KGI Securities Ming-Chi Kuo.
According to the expert, referring to informed sources, Apple is currently exploring ways to integrate technology into the display Force Touch iPhone. The most likely is the introduction of a layer of special lighting sensors, laminated with a metal screen. Through innovative sensors smartphones get the touch sensitivity display. In 2016, Apple plans to change the design of the display panel phone, eliminating the metallic shielding.
Implementation Force Touch to iPhone Unlike MacBook trackpad and Apple Watch the screen provides the ability to measure the contact area to determine the strength of pressure on the display indicates Kuo. Such a possibility, according to Apple, will bring the functionality of portable electronics to a whole new level.
According to rumors, because of the high cost of the technology Apple is not going to use the Force Touch in the new 4.7-inch iPhone: technology will be available to customers model «Plus». According to some, it would cost Apple 2.5 times more expensive sensor Force Touch, installed in the Apple Watch. In Cupertino do not want to increase the cost of smartphones and expects that support Force Touch draw attention to the 5.5-inch flagship.
I must say that the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus also have some fundamental differences. In addition to better screen - at the first resolution of HD, the second Full HD - for large version available technology of optical image stabilization.
KGI Securities analyst does not expect the presentation of a new 4-inch iPhone this year.