While the iPhone 6S appears to have Apple's green light, the iPhone 6C may end up like Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy -- a figment of the imagination.
The smaller, 4-inch version of the iPhone release does not have any signs of being in development, so people won't be seeing a successor to the iPhone 5C any time soon. Those who think the original 4.7-inch iPhone 6 is too big will have to be content with it.
Previously, Apple released a C version of their flagship phone ("C" being understood as cheap, compact, or colorful depending on who is asked) which gained a good following among users. However, Apple the California-based phone manufacturer apparently focused more on the bigger iteration, the iPhone 6 Plus. Recently, the iPhone 6S appears to be the next feasible release and iPhone 6C is nowhere to be heard off.
Now that the US-based phone manufacturer has contracted suppliers Samsung and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation for the mass production of its A9 processor, it seems likely that the iPhone 6S release will either be late Q3 or October this year.
The iPhone 6S is reportedly armed with an improved 8MP camera, Intel wireless card, the Touch ID system, and the Force Touch. The Touch ID sensor is a fingerprint system designed to provide a better phone security in conjunction with the Apple ID and other standard security in place. It will also serve as a new verification standard for Apple Store purchases. On the other hand, the Force Touch technology used in Apple Watches is supposed to make touchscreen and phone navigaion muh more efficient.
While its other internal components is expected to be a bit higher and better performing (like additional RAM), there is no definite word yet. However, it's safe to assume such since the S versions are considered the high-end versions, and the main prototype of the next release (in this case, the iPhone 7).
The Apple iPhone 6 runs on iOS 8.0 (upgradeable to 8.2) powered by Apple's A8 chipset with 1.4GHz dual-core Cyclone CPU and PowerVR GX6450 GPU. It has an internal storage capacity of either 16GB, 64GB or 128GB with 1GB RAM and a 2915 mAh battery.
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