SYDNEY: Apple is reportedly going to unveil an affordable iPhone 6C as part of the 2015 refresh cycle.
According to Digitimes, the iPhone 6C will use a polycarbonate construction like the colourful iPhone 5C and will run a less potent processor. However the biggest difference is that it will boast a smaller, 4-inch display rather than the 4.7-inch screen on the current iPhone 6.
Digitimes also claims that despite lower specifications, the new handset, expected to be unveiled in September, will have a fingerprint scanner and will support the Apple Pay digital payments platform.
An earlier report suggests that Apple has secured a new patent which will give future iPhones the ability to shoot even better images and deliver high-quality colours.
According to Apple Insider, the company has been a granted a patent for a ‘digital camera with light splitter’ which will allow Apple to embed a three-sensor prism-based camera module within the chassis of a thin wireless device, like the iPhone.
This technology implemented in phones would boost its camera quality and offer a much better result in terms of colour, especially in low-light conditions.
