As the Autumn Conference of Apple coming soon, news of iPhone 6s has been increasingly posted on the Internet. After the leak of spy images of iPhone 6s screen assembly, Flashtechllc revealed the prototype images of iPhone 6s for the first time, which is similar on the outlook and size compared to iPhone 6.
As the thickness of iPhone 6s has been enlarged to 7.1mm, iPhone 6s is probably applied with Force Touch technology. According to the former reports, the iPhone 6s will be a little bit thicker than iPhone 6, because the Force Touch is integrated into the touch screen digitizer. The fixed screws on the back of iPhone 6 verifies this. iPhone 6s seems to be riveted, which may be related to the Force Touch technology.
Compared to iPhone 6, the components exposed today seem to be the same. Although the pictures show the same rounded edges of the glass display as seen in the iPhone 6 and the speaker and the front camera appear to be in the same position, there are a couple of notable changes that point to the incorporation of Force Touch into the new displays.(The left one is iPhone 6s panel.)
Compared to iPhone 6, the components exposed today seem to be the same. Although the pictures show the same rounded edges of the glass display as seen in the iPhone 6 and the speaker and the front camera appear to be in the same position, there are a couple of notable changes that point to the incorporation of Force Touch into the new displays.(The left one is iPhone 6s panel.)
The most apparent difference is the rectangular cutout lies on the upper of the screen. The leaked images show an unknown component, which may be a grounding insert because of the its placement and circuit board and battery.
Another distinction can be seen along the sides of the back of iPhone 6, which is fixed with fasteners and screws, while the back of iPhone 6s seems to be fixed by being riveted. Although nothing is distinctive with it, the dots on the back may be related with the Force Touch technology. Before this, there was news that iPhone 6s might be integrated with Force Touch. However, so far the application of Force Touch can not be confirmed yet.
Another distinction can be seen along the sides of the back of iPhone 6, which is fixed with fasteners and screws, while the back of iPhone 6s seems to be fixed by being riveted. Although nothing is distinctive with it, the dots on the back may be related with the Force Touch technology. Before this, there was news that iPhone 6s might be integrated with Force Touch. However, so far the application of Force Touch can not be confirmed yet.
The iPhone 6s still has two size versions, one is 4.7 inches and the other is 5.5 inches, which will be named as iPhone 6s with internal code as N71 and iPhone 6s Plus N66.
As the internal upgrade is the key point, the iPhone 6s will look similar to iPhone 6, which is consistent with the upgrade strategy.
However, as it is more complicated than Apple Watch, the application of Force Touch definitely will not be easy. Apple plans to selective linear vibration motor, which will be quite effective when converting the forces into feedback. The biggest advantage is that different forces will be converted into different feedback, superior than the touch screen digitizer now.
Similar functions like Force Touch on MacBook may be put into iOS Force Touch. For example, on iOS iMovie, the pressure-sensitive drawing and pressure control enable more possibilities on the application. The Home button may also be canceled, if Touch ID can be integrated into the display.
It is said that suppliers have been shipping new Force Touch in early June and will put it into mass production in July. In this September, 36 million to 40 million iPhone 6s will be produced and the production will be up to 50 million this December.