In a report by a Korean insider, ET News, despite the clash of Apple and Samsung to become world leader in Smartphone not to mention several court cases, Samsung Electronics (SEC) has agreed to manufacture iPhone 6S's CPU and has commenced production December last year.
This agreement is not surprising at all, for Samsung has always been Apple's choice for chip supply. SEC started production in its Austin plant for Apple's initial request. Rumours have it that production was moved to the U.S. site due to impending chip production problems in terms of performance security.
Currently, iPhone 6 and 6+ uses the Apple A8, which is a 64-bit ARM based system on a chip (SoC) and has 25% more CPU power while consuming 50% of its power supply compared to its predecessor, A7.
In comparison, A9 CPUs apply the 14nm FinFET, a state-of-the-art microprocess for system semiconductors which utilizes 35% less energy than the current iPhone 6 models but offer 20% more power. Moreover, A9 is smaller than the traditional CPUs suggesting that iPhone 6S will have more spaces for new phone hardware.
One exciting new feature that will come along A9 is the Dual-lens DSLR-quality camera with optical zoom according to industry sources. Nonetheless, the same remains a rumor for lack of official acknowledgement; but since no phone have ever compete with the DSLR quality, who knows if Apple is up for the challenge with their A9.
Apple is also looking at making 2GB LPDDR4 RAM as standard after the successful feedbacks to iPAD Air 2. This larger memory will give Apple more flexibility in application development and utility. iPhone 6S's release date is a continued speculation due to the absence of the company's official announcement but a lot of Apple insider from around the globe is firm that a Spring release is a far fetch.
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