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By tech2 News Staff / 10 Jul 2015 , 08:57
It was reported a few days ago that Apple is preparing an ‘S’ iPhone upgrade that superficially preserves the exterior designs of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, but introduces some major internal changes as well. In addition to changes such as Force Touch display, upgraded camera system, and a Qualcomm LTE chip, new news leaks suggests that the phone will also be updated with NFC hardware along with fewer and more efficient chips. However, the device will include an onboard storage of only 16GB.
9to5mac has shared a few images, showing a prototype of the next iPhone’s logic board. According to the report, a new NFC chip inside the iPhone 6S is from NXP and labelled 66VP2. Also, along with a ‘slight shrinkage’ in size of the iPhone 6S’s logic board, Apple appears to be reducing the number of chips it uses for its phone. It may use a Cirrus Logic audio chip, a Murata Wi-Fi module, and wireless power amplifiers from RFMD, Triquint, Avago and Skyworks within the iPhone 6S as well.
As of now it appears that the upcoming smartphone will sport a 16GB variant and is built with a 19nm production process. According to 9to5mac, there is a possibility that Apple may not ship this 16GB flash storage option, and was solely using it for early production and test models.
An earlier report pointed out that the dimensions of the next iPhone, along with the Space Gray colour have been retained. However, it is quite possible that certain tweaks may be included before the launch. Additionally, there are several small changes to the iPhone 6s frame suggesting the position of the logic board and components. The report adds that Apple had recently applied for a patent to hide antenna lines at the rear of the device.
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