If you’re an iPhone 5 owner who has yet to snap up the new iPhone 5sor 5c, chances are you’re holding out for the next iteration of the iPhone, like a sensible gadgeteer.
The iPhone 6 remains a complete mystery so far - but that hasn't stopped the rumour mill from grinding away, and some even have a ring of truth about them.
So then, what are the web's commentators saying about the iPhone 6? Well…
It’s very likely that the iPhone 6’s design will be different enough from the iPhone 5s to earn it its all-new number.
Traditionally, ‘s’ devices have kept the same design as their predecessors, with major differences appearing on the insides.
Apple will get a lot of flak if the iPhone 6 turns out to be a 5s with faster innards, so we’re expecting an all-new aluminium design.
There’s currently no indication as to what the iPhone 6 will look like, but that hasn’t stopped artist Frederico Ciccarese from creating an iPad-inspired iPhone 6 render, which borrows the curved metal back and shiny chamfered edges from the iPad Airand iPad Mini.
Update 09/01/14: A reportedly genuine metal iPhone 6 casing has been posted to Weibo by Chinese site CTech.
Apart from appearing to be ludicrously thin, it's also wider and taller, supporting rumours of a larger screen.
If true, it means the iPhone 6 will have the largest screen of any iPhone to date, letting it finally compete with its Android phablet rivals.
Designer Martin Hajek has also created some beautiful renders based on schematics leaked by previously reliable Japanese site Macotakara.
Update 17/04/14: French site Nowehereelse.fr has posted spy shots of reportedly genuine iPhone 6 batteries. Interestingly, the connector pins have shifted from the side to the top, suggesting that an internal redesign has occurred to help make way for a larger screen.
Update 07/05/14: Italian site Macitynet has posted images of what purports to be an iPhone 6 dummy unit alongside the iPhone 5s and a Samsung Galaxy S5. The pics seem to back up the rumours of a taller, wider iPhone 6, with rounded edges and an all-black anodised aluminium finish. Also notable is the protruding camera array, similar to the design of the current iPod Touch.
Update 16/04/14: A reportedly genuine leak of an iPhone 6 manufacturing mould once again points to at least one larger iPhone in the works. French site Nowhereelse.fr has scaled up the image using the iPhone 4s for comparison, and it believes that we could be looking at around a 4.7in screen size, which fits in with all the rumours we've heard so far.
Update 27/05/14: Foxconn is reportedly building the bulk of the iPhone 6 production run, according to a report from Taiwanese tech titleDigiTimes [via AppleInsider]. The report reaffirms Apple's plans to launch a a 4.7in version and a 5.5in version of the iPhone 6; Apple supplier Pegatron will produce around 30 per cent of the 4.7in model, and none of the 5.5in version. Foxconn is expected to begin supplying the 4.7in iPhone in July, with the 5.5in version following in August.For those with smaller fingers (or pocketbooks), an "existing" model of the 4in iPhone will continue to be produced by Wistron – likely the iPhone 5s. Interestingly, the report suggests that the 4.7in and 4in models will be the "main sales force for Apple in 2014," suggesting that the 5.5in variant is aimed at a niche market.
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