Release and preorder date, camera upgrades and Force Touch display
Last week leaked documents set the release date for Apple’s new iPhone 6S as Sept. 18. Since then, a few more details about the tech giant’s new flagship phone have hit the Internet, including some information about the smartphone upgraded camera.
According to Business Insider, citing a source within Apple’s supply chain, the iPhone 6S will feature a 12-megapixel internal camera.
The website said the next-gen device will have a “bigger sensor that can take in more light, and a lens that’s designed to work with that improved sensor.”
Specifically, the article suggests Apple has ordered a five-element lens, according to the anonymous source, who went on to say Apple has also ordered a six-element lens meant for whatever phone is the iPhone 6S successor.
Back to the release date. The leaked documents, based on a leaked internal document from U.K.-based carrier group Vodafone, indicate the iPhone 6S will launch on Sept. 18, at least in Japan, Germany and the U.K.
Business Insider also reports that preorders for the iPhone 6S will start on Sept. 11.
Aside from the upgraded camera, the other major advancement slated for iPhone 6S that’s not available on the iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus is the Force Touch technology used in the Apple Watch and on MacBook and MacBook Pro trackpads.
According to the company page devoted to the Apple Watch: “Force Touch uses tiny electrodes around the flexible Retina display to distinguish between a light tap and a deep press, and trigger instant access to a range of contextually specific controls. With Force Touch, pressing firmly on the screen brings up additional controls in apps like Messages, Music and Calendar.”
