Market darling iPhone 6 with sapphire screen?

IPhone 6 released more and more close, the news about it can be described as overwhelming, not only a large number, but different versions. Editor for everyone to sort out all kinds of rumors about iPhone 6. IPhone 6 will be released? Then will be matched with sapphire screen, if the match, the proportion will reach?

First, the release time rumors:

Although the appearance of iPhone 6 has been exposed numerous times, but the machine is still unable to stop all kinds of news. Foreign media reports, the U.S. Apple Corp (Apple) (AAPL-US) has a supplier to disclose the latest news, referring to July will begin to produce a new iPhone 6 in China, and is expected to be shipped to retailers in September. More micro-blog news sources have claimed that iPhone 6 will be in September 19th this year, officially on sale, appearance and past exposure photos, the mobile phone is priced at 5288 yuan and 6288 yuan. In addition, it is reported that the production of rich wisdom (formerly known as Foxconn) recently hired more than 100 thousand employees, in order to produce a large number of iPhone 6.

The most accurate prediction of Apple's new KGI senior analyst Guo Mingchi (Ming-Chi Kuo) pointed out that investors in the latest release of the research report, as part of iPhone 6 key parts supply problems, 5.5 inch screen iPhone 6 launch time will likely be delayed until 2015.

It is reported that in-Cell touch panel technology and the appearance of equipment iPhone 6 coloring technology adopted is the problem of the link, the problem will take time to release iPhone 6 from the scheduled end of October at the latest until early next year.

Two, price, sales, production rumors:

After Apple's earnings release, Cook accepted a number of reporters' questions, which involved some of the next generation of iPhone.

IPhone 6 price increases? Cook did not directly answer the question, of course, before the new release, he could not answer this question. Cook stressed that the cost of material is indeed in progress, but over time, Apple will depress this part of the cost.

In addition, Cook said that Apple's pricing principle is the price and the value of the products provided, they will not be particularly concerned about the need to reach a certain price level. To put it simply, if the product has been improved with material improvements, price increases are required.

According to the Royal Bank of Canada on Monday (August 18th) issued a report to investors, Apple's upcoming iPhone 6 will be the second half of this year the darling of the market, its sales could reach 75 million units before the end of 2014.

Royal Bank of Canada's analyst Amit Daryanani said, according to his investigation on Apple's supply chain, apple iPhone 6 before the end of 2014 production reached 80 million units, including 4.7 inches and 5.5 inches in two models. Compared with the same period last year, apple only requires suppliers to prepare 60 million iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C production. For the first week of sales forecast iPhone 6, the analyst gives the figure is 10 million, he also said that before the end of the September quarter iPhone6 sales reached 15 million units.

Coincidentally, yesterday, the Taiwan media also reported on the iPhone 6 production news. It is understood that Foxconn chairman Terry Gou has repeatedly Pro iPhone 6 assembly line, the purpose is to ensure that the first batch of goods production reached 70 million to 80 million units.

According to industry sources said, Apple upcoming 5.5 inch iPhone will be limited production of the, and this result is due to the high cost of sapphire glass, it is learned that a screen on the value of $280.

And the latest news shows that 5.5 inches large screen iPhone will be limited due to the cost of production, and the culprit is sapphire glass, it is reported that the cost of a screen up to $280. Sources said, 5.5 inches iPhone will only produce the entire life cycle of 10 million units.

Three, LED flash rumors:

According to foreign media reports, the day before the outflow of a group is said to be iPhone6 prototype photos from Foxconn insiders shooting. It can be clearly seen from the photos, iPhone6 in the design of the camera there is obvious back bulge, and no iPhone 5S dual LED flash.

In the past few months, a variety of design patterns, models and shell components are shown iPhone 6 rear camera on the right side of the circular LED flash. A lot of people because of the circular LED flash and questioned the authenticity of these spy photos, but also some observers began to think that Apple may give up the newly added iPhone in 5S True Tone dual LED flash.

The latest photos from the French website Nowhereelse.fr allow us to see more clearly the iPhone 6 LED flash. This photo also shows that Apple has developed a circular True Tone flash, we can see the white and yellow LED in the round of the flashlight assembly.

Four, sapphire screen rumors:

J.P. Morgan analyst Rod Hall investor report, he said the sapphire glass screen costs are still too high, which means that Apple has not yet determined whether the use of this material in the next generation of iPhone. Hall mentioned the production of sapphire glass screen costs 10 times higher than the use of Corelle gorilla model, Hyperion technology is not suitable for mass production. Although there is news that Apple may only be equipped with sapphire screen on the high-end iPhone, but Hall believes that Apple may not be available this year with any sapphire phone. Hal think sapphire will become a big selling point.