Apple’s iphone 6 may be released in August

Taiwanese media reported supply-chain sources claim a 4.7-inch screen version of the iPhone 6 will reach stores in August, with a  5.5-inch or 5.6-inch model released in September.However, the Economic Daily News did not say which markets would receive the phone first.Apple’s iPhone 6 is rumoured to come in a slim ‘Air’ version.Up until August […]

Taiwanese media reported supply-chain sources claim a 4.7-inch screen version of the iPhone 6 will reach stores in August, with a  5.5-inch or 5.6-inch model released in September.
However, the Economic Daily News did not say which markets would receive the phone first.
Apple’s iPhone 6 is rumoured to come in a slim ‘Air’ version.
Up until August last year, Huawei was the record-holder for the thinnest phone in the world with its Ascend P6, at 6.18mm.
This was then replaced by the Vivo X3 at just 5.75mm.  
By comparison, Apple’s current iPhone 5S has a depth of 7.6mm, while the iPad Air is slightly thinner at 7.5mm.
Samsung’s Galaxy S4 is 7.9mm thick, while the HTC One is 9.3mm.  
People involved in the supply chain had earlier confirmed to Reuters that there will be a 4.7-inch version of the iPhone 6 and a 5.5-inch version.
Together, the Economic Daily News said 80 million iPhone 6 handsets would be produced this year.
Industry watchers have said increasing the iPhone’s screen size from 4 inches would help Apple regain market share from competitors such as Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, who they say have responded to consumer desire for more screen size.
It is believed Japan Display Inc, Sharp Corp and South Korea’s LG Display Co Ltd have all been tapped to make the screens.
Representatives for the three suppliers for Apple declined to comment.
Both iPhone 6 screens will be larger than the 4.0-inch panels on Apple’s existing iPhone 5S and 5C models.
Larger iPhones, the subject of months of speculation, would mark yet another incremental tweak to the popular smartphone line and an attempt to catch up to rivals like Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.
CEO Tim Cook, while promising only ‘new product categories’ for 2014, has played his cards close to his chest.
Both iPhone 6 screens are expected to use in-cell touch panel technology – built into the screen and allowing for thinner construction than with standard touch panel films – that was introduced with the iPhone 5, the sources said.