iPhone 6 release date rumors abound on the Net as launch plans steer toward an unconfirmed date between June and September. Traditionally, this is the timeline that Apple likes to follow after a new OS has been announced.
The 7.1 iOS has been experiencing trouble with users complaining about a batter leak bug that drains batteries on their iPhones when using the updated software. Not to worry folks, iOS 8 should take care of this.
The latest iPhone 6 release date rumors suggest that the new Apple phone has a large screen with sapphire glass that covers the front and the sides of the phone. It will also be a bit more curved than previous iPhones. Though unconfirmed, a tall order for sapphire screens is underway. One of Apple's most recent ventures was a factory in Mesa, Arizona that employed 2000 to manufacture these iPhone screens.
One Apple watcher tweeted:
The iPhone 6 concept. 4.5" sapphire glass screen and sides. Looks slick. If apple make this I'll buy it.
Concept videos have surfaced on the web that try to make a concrete speculation about the upcoming iPhone 6 or at least make the best guess they can.
Metro.co.uk suggests that some analysts believe Apple will launch two handsets with one being a slightly larger iPhablet. It appears Apple will have to do everything it can with dwindling sales of smartphones and as wearable devices take over computing in the next stage of mobile device computer oriented manufacturing.
Rumor has it that Apple will release its handset before September with Samsung Galaxy S5 already a notch ahead with an early release during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
So the big question is if the Galaxy S5 is water-resistant and Sony's Xperia Z2, the waterproof flagship released after its predecessor Z1, which is also waterproof, when would Apple's iPhone be waterproof or just water resistant, for that matter?
According to Techcrunch's Matt Burns, the demand for the technology are catching up with us. "Singing in the shower'' is the example used by Samsung, but it's quite feasible that a smartphone can go down the toilet. So, it makes sense to have enough water proofing for smartphones to be used in the rain or any other place that has H2O in the vicinity.
Skeptics of high-end smartphones and proponents of minimalist technology say that some of the touted, yet extraneous features such as the heart rate sensor, the fingerprint scanner and the water and dust resistance options are not something consumers use every day.
Nonetheless, Apple had reportedly advertised about it's iOS7 platform turning off the power button as soon as it hit water, saying that the iPhone 5 was waterproof.
The Washington Post reported the incident saying, "Waterproofing is a growing trend among smartphone manufacturers, but despite what you may have seen on social networking sites, it's not a feature of Apple's new iOS 7 software."
And the Telegraph joined the bandwagon highlighting the ad in this manner: "A spoof advert suggesting Apple's new iOS 7 operating system made handsets waterproof appears to have fooled some users into destroying their iPhones."
So, it looks like there are some nooks and crannies that Apple will have to fill up in its highly anticipated 'iPhone 6' if it's going to keep some of its loyal customers from straying into Asia's top phone makers, Samsung and Sony.
