Upcoming iPhone 6s, iPhone 7 is expected to have 0.4t LED chips for backlight units (BLUs), "power user-centric" Force Touch, and 12 MP Sony sensors with RGBW technology. Its release date is anticipated to be around August-September.
Slimmer iPhone 6s, iPhone 7
It seems that the upcoming iPhone 6s (or iPhone 7 depending which would be released this year) is going to be slimmer and lighter as it is said that Apple will use 0.4t (dimensions of 3.0 x 0.85 x 0.4mm) LED chips for backlight units (BLUs). This is smaller than the 0.6t (3.0 x 0.85 x 0.6mm) utilized in the current iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
Apple will have Japan-based Nichia and Toyoda Gose as suppliers of the 0.4t LED chips for the BLUs, which are smaller with 10% lower brightness than the 0.6t chips. To also have the same brightness, Apple may have to use 2-3 more chips.
Power user-centric iPhone 6s, iPhone 7
Though it is not officially confirmed by Apple, but rumors about Force Touch technology included in the iPhone 6s, iPhone 7 is getting solid. The iOS 9 is said to support the technology, i.e., the iPhone OS will be Force Touch-ready. On the release of the iPhone 6s, iPhone 7, its Force Touch is expected to "clear up some control space across the system", and will likely "replace some long press-and-hold button interactions."
Further, the iPhone 6s, iPhone 7 Force Touch is also going to give the same functionality as to the Force Touch trackpads in MacBooks as well as MacBook Pros. Specifically, it will be incorporated into:
1. Maps to drop new pins
2. Media players for pressure-sensitive scrolling
3. Calendar for adding new events
4. Across the system to quickly look up word definitions
The iPhone 6s, iPhone 7 Force Touch is expected to be more "power user-centric."
Better iPhone 6s, iPhone 7 low-light photography
Moving to its camera, it is speculated to have a 12 MP Sony sensor that would use RGBW technology to make low-light photography improvements.
It is also said that there is a big possibility that a "dual-camera setup with wide-angle and telephoto lenses" would be included along with the RGBW technology. However, it would also mean that a switch to smaller pixels "won't come at the expense of low-lighting imaging." RGBW makes use of an extra white subpixel to acquire a similar effect.
All these features would play out in the upcoming iPhone 6s, iPhone 7. However, these should be taken with a grain of salt as Apple is yet to make official statements.
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