Latest on Apple iPhone 6: Features, Specs, Release Date

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Here are the latest updates we got from pertinent sources on the newest iPhone 6 before official announcement...

Possible design of Apple's newest iPhone 6 (smaller and larger variants).

The much-anticipated next big thing from Apple's iPhone flagship, dubbed the iPhone 6 will soon be officially revealed. While the Cupertino giant remains silent on the matter, more reports on the iPhone 6 release date feature and specs keep on surfacing and even have led to more speculations on the new upcoming iPhone device.

Here's what new reports have on it:

Apple's new iPhone 6 is expected to hit the shelves in the second half of 2014. It is likely to be officially unveiled in August or September. Reuters have cited that Taiwan's Economic Daily News disclosed that the 4.7-inch model will be rolled out in August while the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 variant will arrive in September.

As for the features and specs, the new iPhone 6 will most likely come with a bigger display time time based on prior reports.

According to the South Korean brokerage KDB Daewoo Securities, the smaller variant(4.7-inch) is expected to have a 2272x1280 resolution while the bigger variant to have a 2272x1280 or 510ppi resolution.

The new iPhon device will purportedly be powered by a 20 nanometer A8 chip (64-bit), which is believed to be much superior to the A7 chips seen in the iPhone 5S. Aside from a quad-core 64 bit processor, it will also include a quad-core graphics, yet with only 1GB of RAM as manifested in the A7, according to reports.

As for the operating system, the new iPhone 6 is expected to run on the latest iOS 8 platform, which is said to sport iWatch connectivity and many other health-related features. Other reports, however said the new device would run on iOS 7.2.

Moreover, Apple's iPhone 6 is expected to come with an 8MP camera, similar to that of the iPhone 5S, but with numbers of upgrades including augmented pixels and flash. The phone camera is also thought to have a f/2.2 aperture and Optical Image Stabilization features.

Other rumored features to manifest in the new iPhone 6 device include a full scratch-free sapphire crystal glass screen. The phone will also feature low temperature poly-silicon in-cell touch panels, TouchID fingerprint security, NFC and metal casing, according to pertinent reports. There are also claims that the new device would come with certain sensors able to detect pressure, humidity and temperature.

No reports or speculations on how much the new iPhone device would cost when it's out, so far.

If all these claims are true, then we actually have a lot of things to expect from Apple's newest iPhone flagship smartphone -- iPhone 6. It's definitely something to watch out this August and September.

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