Apple is hedging its bets with the A8 chip set to power next year’s iPhone 6. Longtime partner and recent enemy Samsung is still handling production duties for Apple’s A7 chip set to go into the iPhone 5S this fall, but Apple has found itself increasingly eager to get out from any reliance on Samsung or any arrangement which places revenue in Samsung’s pocket, as relations between the two tech giants continue to deteriorate and the two dissolve into what could charitably be described as frenemies. Apple has already shifted iPhone 6 screen production to Sharp but has been reluctant to pull the plug on the final remaining Samsung component in the iPhone. Which direction Apple goes with the A8 depends on how it’ll impact the iPhone 6 itself.
Apple designs iPhone and iPad microprocessors in house. But lacking factories of its own, Apple must rely on an outside manufacturer to build the chips on its behalf. Samsung was an obvious choice to build those chips as it’s already accustomed to doing such work. But Apple is looking to put a stop to that partnership as of the A8 chip and the iPhone 6 because it considers Samsung to be a counterfeit artist who has been stealing its iPhone and iPad designs and technologies for use in its own Galaxy branded products. Apple has taken Samsung to court worldwide to bring a halt to the copycat products, and succeeded in the majority of nations where it’s taken legal action. But Apple is looking to drop the hammer further by taking all of its manufacturing business away from Samsung. Apple’s quandary is whether it can find another manufacturer who can produce its iPhone 6 chip in a timely and satisfactory manner.
As a last resort Apple could opt to acquire or build its own factories so as to bring A8 processor manufacturing fully in house,women shoes manufacturer cutting Samsung out of the picture while also taking total control over the iPhone 6 manufacturing process. But such a move would be expensive and could take years to full bring up to speed, leaving Apple more pragmatically looking for a new A8 partner for the iPhone 6.
Widespread rumors have the iPhone 6 including a fingerprint sensor embedded into the Home button which will act as an unlock function and also carry website and app passwords of a user’s choice. Pressing the Home button upon unlock would prove the user’s identity and obviate the need to enter passwords for iTunes, Facebook, bank accounts, or any other account information which the user opts to embed into the fingerprint sensor database.
Housing for the iPhone 6 has been rumored to include various materials. Those include a return to the aluminum of the original iPhone 1; sapphire, which has dropped rapidly in price and would be more sturdy than the current Gorilla Glass 3 Apple uses on current iPhones; or the new Gorilla Glass 4 which is said to be both glare proof and antibacterial in nature. None of these rumors have been strongly substantiated.
Apple has already demoed large chunks of the iOS 7 system software and on-screen interface which will power the iPhone 6. It includes changes large and small. Fundamental changes include new app management and a new form of multitasking, while superficial changes include fully redesigned app icons and new cleaner fonts. Apple traditionally holds back at least one major software feature of the new iPhone until it’s ready to launch, and has given no firm indication of what that’ll be with the iPhone 6.
After three iPhone generations in a row which have each used the same styling, Apple is under pressure to deliver a full stylistic redesign for the iPhone 6. During the iOS 7 presentation Apple used the image above to show off new software features, a thin white iPhone-like device with curved sides (see above) which does not resemble any current Apple product. There has been debate as to whether Apple unintentionally outed the styling of the iPhone 6 with this image, or whether it was merely a generic placeholder for presentation purposes.
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