Physical iPhone 6 Mockup Compared to Galaxy S5 and iPhone 5s 4s Images

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The Italian webside Macitynet that shared a high-quality physical mockup image for the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 in recent days, has also shared a new series photos comparing the last flagship samsungs handset Galaxy S5 to that iPhone 6 mockup.

Samsungs Galaxy S5, released in April, it comes with a 5.1-inch display, measures(142 x 72.5 mm), and is 8.1mm thick, that makes it both larger and thicker than the iPhone 6 mockup.

Unlike the South Korean companys smartphone, however, the new iPhone 6 will be a lot thinner side edges and rounded above, which will allow precisely to get your hands on a smaller device but with a larger display.

The thickness of iPhone 6 mockup compared with Galaxy S5 appears that there is quite a bit of difference, the rumors claimed that the iPhone 6 will be thinner the existing 7.6mm iPhone 5s possibly between 6.5 and 7mm.

The iPhone 6 mockup in the images was reportedly created by a case manufacturer and claimed to be a final version used to will fit Apples iPhone 6, that given us a good idea of what the larger iPhone would look and feel like in the hand.

Other images from the same source comparing an iPhone 6 physical mockup with the iPhone 5s. A video from ConceptsiPhone compiled many of Macitynets photos into a video, showing the iPhone 6 mockup next to an iPhone 5s and an iPhone 4s.

Other images show similar mockup but this time in the white/silver color option posted on Chinese webside Baidu (via 9to5Mac). Generally these new mockups carry the same features that we have seen in other case models and mockups including a power button located on the right hand side of the device for easier one-handed use, the thinner design with rounded edges as opposed to the iPhone 5s’ chamfered edges, rectangular volume buttons, and a rounded rear flash.

The iPhone 6 is expected to be unveiled later this year in two different sizes of 4.7-inches and 5.5-inches, the larger version would be delayed due the issues with the phones display and battery, and the model is internally referred to by Apple suppliers as iPhone Air.

iPhone 6 may also be powered by Apple’s new A8 processor with 1GB RAM, Touch ID fingerprint sensor and an upgraded camera featuring optical image stabilization.

Source: Macitynet [Google Translation] via Macrumors, Macitynet, Chinese website Baidu

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Because iOS in the Car did not fit neatly into an existing hardware or software team at Apple, executives reportedly "didnt quite know what to do" with the program.

The disconnect is attributed primarily to overarching organizational issues that are said to place pressure on non-hardware products that do not fit within existing teams.

Even in the lead-up to iOS in the Cars high-profile unveiling at Apples Worldwide Developers Conference last June, executives were reportedly still unsure about the products future.

The report also points out that Apple’s alliances with major manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Ferrari has not been successful and other manufacturers like Honda are embracing Apple’s Siri Eyes Free technology instead.

The report mention, that the team working on iOS in the Car was forced to "lobby hard" for stage time during the WWDC where the feature was first demonstrated.

Since that time, iOS in the Car has been listed as an iOS 7 feature "Coming Soon" on Apples website. Recent indications are that a launch could occur as part of the release of iOS 7.1.

Recently, developer Steven Troughton-Smith released both screenshots and a video of iOS in the Car in action these are the only evidence to date that shows the project is under development.

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It seems Apple included a bit of a networking surprise in iOS 7. According to a logs captured from an iOS device while connecting to Apple’s Siri servers, the latest version of the mobile operating system includes support for a new technology called multipath TCP.
Multipath TCP allows devices to transmit data over multiple connection types at once, such as LTE, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.

Essentially, this allows devices to maintain their connection to the Internet or another device even if one of the connections fails. Say for example you were on a weak Wi-Fi network that kept cutting out while attempting to watch a YouTube video. On most Internet-connected devices, that video would stop loading when your connection died, and even if it quickly reestablish a connection by finding that weak Wi-Fi signal or switching to LTE, the device would have to reopen the connection to YouTube and start downloading the video again.

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Data source: via 9To5Mac (By Mike Beasley)

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The packaging includes a "responsive element" that detects the proximity of a users fingerprint — the stainless steel ring that surrounds the iPhone 5s home button — and a sensor cover made of "an anisotropic dielectric material, for example sapphire."

Apples marketing material for the Touch ID sensor, left, and patent application, right.

Touch IDs aesthetic treatments have been included as well, as the patent details "an ink assembly...printed on the lens" that "has the effect that the otherwise-translucent button can be made opaque, so the elements of the fingerprint recognition sensor are not immediately visible to the user."

Other methods of proximity detection — like optical or infrared sensing — are also covered. The filing predicts that new methods like these might be needed in the future because requiring a user to place their finger within a specific area limits "the design flexibility for the fingerprint recognition sensor."

An earlier Apple patent application showing a method for embedding 
a fingerprint sensor inside an LCD.

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The application was filed on March 15 and credits no less than nine inventors — Benjamin J. Pope, Shawn Arnold, Barry J. Corlett, Terry L. Gilton, Syed Husaini, Steven Webster, Scott A. Myers, Matthew D. Hill, and Benjamin B. Lyon.

Data source via AppleInsider (By Shane Cole)

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