Apple has quietly released a new software update for its 13-year-old iPhones. The iPhone 5s and iPhone 6, released in 2013 and 2014, respectively, are receiving iOS 12.5.8 in 2026, more than a decade after they first went on sale.

By smartphone standards, that’s an exceptionally long lifespan. The iPhone 5s is now roughly 13 years old, while the iPhone 6 is about 12. Most phones from that era haven’t just stopped getting updates; many stopped functioning properly years ago due to expired services, broken apps, or outdated security components. Apple, at least for now, is keeping these devices operational.

What iOS 12.5.8 actually does

According to Apple’s changelog, iOS 12.5.8 mainly updates internal security certificates. These certificates are essential for basic system functions, including device activation and Apple’s core services like iMessage and FaceTime.

If users don’t install this update, those certificates will expire in January 2027. Once that happens, affected devices could face what is essentially functional paralysis. Users may be unable to activate the phone, send iMessages, or place FaceTime video calls. In other words, the phone might still turn on, but many of its core features would quietly stop working.

This makes the update less optional than it might appear at first glance. It’s not about performance improvements or bug fixes; it’s about preventing the phone from slowly becoming unusable.

The previous update for both the iPhone 5s and iPhone 6 arrived back in January 2023, and that one also focused on security fixes. Since then, these phones have largely been left alone, which is typical for hardware this old.

The iPhone 6s is included too

Apple didn’t stop with the 5s and 6. The iPhone 6s, released in 2015, also received an update simultaneously. The device is getting iOS 15.8.6, which includes the same type of certificate extensions.

Why this matters, even if you don’t own these phones

Very few people are using an iPhone 5s or iPhone 6 as their primary device in 2026. But Apple’s decision still says something about how the company views long-term device support.

Many older smartphones fail not because the hardware stops working, but because essential services quietly break. Certificates expire. Secure connections fail. App servers stop recognizing the device as valid. At that point, even a perfectly functioning phone becomes frustrating or useless.

By pushing out updates like iOS 12.5.8, Apple is preventing that slow decay, at least for a little longer.

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Unlike Apple‘s current reputation, the brand has still consistently had a major impact on the smartphone landscape. From revolutionary designs to groundbreaking technologies, there have been certain models which have stood out for their innovative features. So here’s a look at the five best iPhones of all time and what makes each of them truly iconic.

iPhone 4: A Design Revolution

Launched in 2010, the iPhone 4 marked a turning point for smartphone design. With its stainless steel frame and glass front and back, the iPhone 4 introduced a sleek, modern aesthetic that set new standards for the industry. This model also brought the iconic Retina Display, which brought impressively visual quality. Features like the selfie camera and FaceTime video calling also redefined mobile communication.

iPhone 5S: Touch ID Is Here

The Cupertino based giant released the iPhone 5S back in 2013 with one major new technology. This was the first iPhone to introduce Touch ID. The fingerprint sensor provided a secure and convenient way to unlock the device and authorize purchases. It has now become a staple in the smartphone industry. But beyond the security feature, the iPhone 5S was powered by Apple’s A7 chip, marking the first 64-bit processor in a smartphone and delivering improved performance and efficiency. The device also saw a refinement in design as well.

iPhone 6/6 Plus: The Mass-Market King

The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus debuted just a year after the iPhone 5S and took the world by storm. This is the series that helps Apple expand its market presence. It brought a bigger screen, thinner body, ergonomic design, and much more, which helped this device stand out from the crowd. The addition of features like Apple Pay and improved camera performance further enhanced their appeal. In the top selling mobile phones of all time, the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus took a combined third place with over 220 million units shipping worldwide.

iPhone X: The Future Redefined

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of the iPhone, the iPhone X was released in 2017 and revolutionized the smartphone with its near bezel-less design and introduction of Face ID. This replaced the Touch ID and embraced Apple’s future vision of gesture navigation. That’s not all, the iPhone X also brought an OLED display and improver performance. While the design philosophy has changed, the iPhone X undoubtedly influenced the look of modern devices back in the day.

iPhone 12: The Modern Masterpiece

Apple’s 2020 iPhone 12 represents the perfect blend of modern design, 5G connectivity, and powerful performance. Even now, the iPhone 12 series sits as a refined model that showcases the brand’s current design philosophy. With its flat edge design and Ceramic Shield front cover, the iPhone 12 not only exudes style but also provides enhanced durability. Coupled with an advanced camera system and the A14 Bionic chip, the iPhone 12 was a well rounded premium flagship.

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A Briton has filed a lawsuit against Apple alleging battery throttling of older iPhones. The legal claim by consumer rights advocate Justin Gutmann is worth £750 million ($927 million). Gutmann is seeking reimbursement for the over 25 million affected iPhone users in the United Kingdom. He claims Apple took a secret decision to slow down older iPhones in 2017.

Justin Gutmann stated that Apple made older iPhones to be slower in coping with software updates. An undocumented battery management update released in January 2017 led to the slow performance of older iPhones. This was to prevent the devices from shutting down without warning. Apple did not provide users with an option of disabling the battery management setting. In addition, the company did not warn users that their phones were being deliberately throttled. Gutmann alleged that the throttling was meant to mask the fact that the older iPhone batteries couldn’t cope with the new update demands.

Gutmann launched the claim against Apple at the Competition Appeals Tribunal. The claim, if successful, will cover the 25 million older iPhones in the UK that were affected. The affected phones included the iPhone 6, 6 Plus, 6S, 6S Plus, and SE. Others were the iPhone 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus, and the iPhone X. Gutmann said Apple ought to have initiated a battery replacement program or admit that the update was unsuitable for older devices. Rather, the company allowed users to install the update knowing that it will worsen their device’s performance.

Gutmann says Apple was unethical in its approach to the issue as it ought to have come out clean to its customers. The concealment meant that some users experienced significant slowdowns in their devices. He says he was pursuing the case on behalf of millions of iPhone users across the UK. He also hopes that the case will spur dominant companies to review their business models and desist from such unwholesome conduct.

It was after a year that Apple had acknowledged the throttling issues. It claimed that the update was meant to address the problem of older phones shutting down. It claims it never set out to intentionally shorten the life of the affected phones. Apple continues to grapple with a litany of lawsuits challenging various aspects of its operations. This new lawsuit adds to the list. If successful, older iPhone users in the UK could get up to $30 from Apple.

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An iPhone user named Robert Franklin in Texas, United States is seeking a class-action lawsuit against the tech giant Apple for allegedly selling defective batteries and violating its warranty promises after his smartphone exploded in his face a couple of years ago in 2019.

The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on Thursday, reports Appleinsider. It claims that the iPhone 6’s battery “contains a defect which makes it unable to reliably perform its function.”

It is seeking class-action status and a jury trial and asks for damages for the allegedly defective iPhone 6 and its battery, incidental damages for replacement devices, and attorneys’ fees and court costs.

It further alleges that the defect creates danger of explosion and fire. In the complaint, Robert Franklin of Hopkins County, Texas says that he had his iPhone 6 device explode in August 2019. It adds: “Robert Franklin was listening to music on his iPhone 6 when he noticed the music playing on his iPhone began to skip. As he picked up his iPhone to investigate, [it] suddenly exploded and caught fire in his face.”

The lawsuit adds that the plaintiff suffered injuries to his eyes and wrist as a result of the incident. The injury on the wrist occurred because the fire caused him to fall, during which Franklin used his hand to brace himself. He reportedly suffered economic loss due to the incident which includes the cost to replace iPhone and medical treatment for his injuries.

Apple started selling the iPhone 6 in 2015 and the plaintiff reportedly purchased it in 2018 — a year before the incident occurred. At this time, it is not clear what condition the phone was in prior to the explosion.

Apple is in violation of Texas law as it sold unmerchantable products, claims the lawsuit. It further alleges that Apple’s warranty claims that the iPhone 6 would be free from defects but it turned out to be untrue.

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It is not so often we get to hear reports of exploding Android smartphones. An iPhone going up in flame is even less common but that is the gist in town now. An iPhone 6 belonging to an 11-year-old California-based girl recently went up in flames and that could have happened in her hands if she wasn’t smart enough to throw the one away went she noticed sparks.
9-to5Mac recently reported the scary story of the girl name Kayla Ramos. She is reported to have hinted that she was holding her iPhone in her hand when she saw sparks and threw the device across the room. The burning iPhone  6 fell on a blanket and burned holes in the blanket.

“I was sitting down, and I had my phone in my hand and then I saw sparks flying everywhere and I just threw it on a blanket,” said Ramos. “I was right here on the bed and the phone managed to burn through this blanket and make these holes,” said Ramos.

We don’t have vivid details of the girl’s usage pattern but she claims she only uses the iPhone 6 to watch YouTube videos. She also sometimes lets her younger siblings play games with it. The family claims they use the right charging cable and have not taken the phone for aftermarket repairs.

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Apple has increased prices of most of its smartphones in India after the government of India raised taxes on imported phones last week. The move of hike in customs duties seems to be aimed at boosting local production under its ‘Make in India’ initiative.

The Cupertino-based company has raised prices of most iPhones in India by 3 percent to 5 percent. The pricing for the iPhone 6 has been increased by Rs. 1,280 and now it costs Rs. 30,780 (approx. $481).

The smartphone model which witnessed the highest hike in price is the iPhone X, with an increase of Rs. 3,072 in its price in India. It now retails at Rs. 92,430 (approximately $1,443) for the 64GB variant and Rs. 1,05,720 (approximately $1,650) for the 256GB variant.

The iPhone 6s is available at Rs. 41,550 for the 32GB variant, while the 128GB variant will be available for Rs. 50,660. The 32GB and 128GB variants of iPhone 6s Plus are now priced at Rs. 50,740 and Rs. 59,860, respectively.

The iPhone 7 now costs Rs. 50,810 for the 32GB variant, while the 128GB variant is available for Rs. 59,910. The iPhone 7 Plus will now be available at Rs. 61,060 for the 32GB variant and Rs. 70,180 for the 128GB variant.

Apple’s recently launched iPhone 8 is available for purchase at Rs. 66,120 for the 64GB variant while the 256GB variant now costs Rs. 79,420. The iPhone 8 Plus is priced at Rs. 75, 450 for the 64GB variant and the 256GB will be available for Rs. 88,750.

The only iPhone model which has been exempted from this price increase if the iPhone SE, which is being manufactured locally in India. Apple’s Taiwanese contract manufacturer Wistron is assembling iPhone SE in the technology hub of Bengaluru.

Read More: Apple iPhone SE Successor Could Launch In Q1 Next Year

The customs duty hike comes at a time when Apple is seeking various incentives from the Indian government to further expand manufacturing in India — one of its fastest-growing smartphone markets globally.

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We are beginning to think there is a color revolution going on in the smartphone industry where color variants that were hitherto not common on smartphones with metal-body are starting to hold sway. Multiple color options used to be the hallmark of the likes of Meizu but then the smartphones they give such treatment usually sport plastic body. Huawei did experiment with a red and blue color variants on the P9 and their huge acceptability prompted the smartphone giant to explore more color variants, adding green to the P10’s color mix. Don’t forget OPPO also recently introduced a Red and then more recently, a green variant for the R9 and R9 Plus.

Thus, it was no surprise that Apple decided to give a shot at a red colored variant for the current generation iPhone 7. The iPhone 7 initially had a beautiful design which now looks just stunning inside a red paint job. Apparently, someone thinks the iPhone 7 shouldn’t have the headlines all to itself. A green colored iPhone 5S & iPhone 6 have been spotted online, just that the iPhone 5S and iPhone 6 in question look like they are both clones of the real stuff.

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Well, this may not look real but it gives us a preview of what the iPhones would look like inside a green coating. This could also prompt Apple to introduce a green variant to its lineup, especially the iPhone 7. Green is always attractive anytime and it brings a sense of freshness to the device. We’re sure Apple wouldn’t want to fail to catch up with competitors like Huawei who recently released a green colored variant along with the Huawei P10.

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Despite all the new announcements in MWC Barselona, iPhone 6s will still remain one of the most popular smartphones on the market. However, one of its biggest weaknesses is the battery life. 1byone has a pretty good solution for that – a 3100mAh battery case and at the moment you can get it for a pretty price.

One of the key features of this battery case is that it is slim and compact although it carries a pretty generous 3100mAh battery cell inside to power up your iPhone 6/6s.

The powerful 3,100 mAh Li-polymer rechargeable battery can effectively provide 100%+ extra battery life to your iPhone 6 / 6s, which is equivalent to add 14+ hours talk time or 10+ hours web browsing time.

The battery case acts not only as a regular power bank but it does what cases usually do – protect your device from drops and scratches.

The battery case uses the sync-through technology, which ensures that you can sync your iPhone to a computer without having to take the battery case off. In addition, you can simultaneously charge your iPhone and battery case together with the included Micro-USB cable.

A convenient battery life indicator shows the juice level left in the power bank.

Furthermore, the battery case has optional frames, so you can dress up your iPhone differently on every single day.

Finally, you can get a generous $13 off this case on Amazon by simply using a coupon code A365AUL6.

Deal summary:

Start Date: 02/23/2016   6:00 AM  PST
End Date:   03/01/2016   11:59 PM  PST

Coupon Code: A365AUL6

Original price: $34.99

Discounted price: $21.99

You Save: $13

Buy 1byone 3100mAh iPhone 6/6s Battery Charger Case with a coupon code A365AUL6

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If you have an iPhone one of the most important things you want to do is to invest in its protection. It is obvious that iPhones have very durable glass on their displays but there is nothing better than adding an extra layer of protection to avoid breaking the screen.

Usually, the problem with regular screen protectors is that they are not durable enough to protect your phone if you drop it. A tempered glass comes handy in these situations as they are made using special technologies to survive even the most severe drops.

Even if the 1byone tempered glass breaks, it will protect the original display of the iPhone.

In addition to that, in has a few extra layers that prevent the glass from being a fingerprint magnet and a special oleophobic coating helps dealing with water drops.

1byone iPhone 6/6s Plus tempered glass screen protector has a transparency rating of 96% and a great level of sensitivity to make sure you have a great user experience.

Finally, the tempered glass is very thin as it measures at only 0.3mm. Also, it has curved edges to match the ones on the iPhone.

Usually, tempered glass screen protectors do not come very cheap but 1byone has a pretty good deal on Amazon.

The company offers a generous $7 off the tempered glass protectors for the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus for a limited time. If you have a friend who is constantly breaking the iPhone, this may be a holiday gift idea.

Deal summary:

Start Date: 12/08/2015 00:01 AM
End Date: 12/11/2015 23:59 PM
Free shipping with Prime or $35 order 

Coupon code: OSQRZDZH

Get $7 off 1byone tempered screen protector for iPhone 6/6s with a coupon: OSQRZDZH

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Despite being pricey, Apple’s iPhone is probably the best known smartphone in the world. It is indeed a great device but do due its thin body, there is not enough room for a large battery cell. Thus, third-party manufacturers come up with solutions like power banks and 1byone seems to have a couple of deals on Amazon worth checking out.

Usually, the problem with ordinary power banks is that they are bulky and you always forget to take one with you.

The solution made by 1byone is a case-powerbank, which are basically two products in a one package. It has a built it 3100mAh battery, which is said to add 100%+ extra battery life to your iPhone 6/6s or 14 + hours talk time or 10+ hours web browsing time.

It also has a power key to turn on the power bank and the LED lights, which show the amount of juice left in the power bank.

Also, it comes in a variety of colour options “for the colourful”.

Originally, this power bank/case for the iPhone 6/6s costs $42.99 but at the moment the company is providing a discount and you can get it for just for $32.99, which is $10 less.

Deal summary:

Start Date: 10/20/2015 09:00 AM
End Date:10/26/2015 11:59 PM

Coupon Code MPIZRLB9

Original price: $42.99
Discounted price: $32.99
You Save:  $10.00

Buy 1byone battery case for iPhone 6/6s

Another deal the 1byone company is having at the moment is the two-part case for the iPhone 6/6s.

It has a two-piece sliding design, which combines soft to the touch materials on the inside and hard and textured outer.

Since the iPhone 6 is indeed a beautifully designed phone, you do not want to add much bulk to it and this case adds only 3mm in thickness. Also, the buttons are made in a way to assure a great tactile response.

Usually, the case retails for $9.99 but the 1byone has a limited time offer and sells it for just $5.99.

Deal summary:

Start Date: 10/16/2015 12:01 AM
End Date: 10/31/2015 11:59 PM

Coupon Code:    4D6BOICY

Buy iPhone 6/6s case

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Elephone have sent over a video that shows (in a non-scientific) the differences in strength between the P8000 chassis and the iPhone 6 chassis.

Whilst we cannot be certain of the exact amounts of pressure being exerted upon the different frames, it does appear that the P8000 has a distinct advantage over the iPhone 6 (and most likely over the P7000 that came before).

With the release date set for the 25th of July we should hopefully find out more very soon.

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ZTE has come up with a number of great smartphones this year, including the bezelless ZTE Nubia Z9. But the company is also keen to release more flagships in its other lineup. Today, we have come across a set of alleged pictures of the upcoming ZTE flagship and from what we can see, the company could be taking some inspiration from Apple for its design.

The pictures reveal that the new ZTE flagship will have a strikingly similar design as the iPhone 6. The edges are curved and you can also see the same round home button below the display. However, the bezels are quite thin and the front of the phone looks good. The power and the home button are located on the right, while the SIM slots are located on the left side. Looking at the design, it could be a unibody structure.

The back is also quite interesting. You can see two different cameras at the back, much like the dual camera unit that we saw in the Honor 6 Plus. Below the camera unit, there is a dual LED flash and even below it is the ZTE logo. We can’t find any speakers at the back, so it must probably be at the bottom, alongside the microUSB port.

Overall, these renders look quite robust and well designed. However, as always, we will advise you to take this leak with a pinch of salt considering we haven’t heard any official news from the company till now.

So, do you like this design?

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As we were just writing in one of our previous reviews, the companies both around the world and China take a lot of inspiration from the Cupertino, California based company. Some of them take that just an inspiration and “borrow” this and that, but other companies, however, think that copying the whole thing is a way to go for their business strategy. We are talking about one of the iPhone 6 clones here – Dakele 3 (or Big Cola 3). We’ve heard that it is quite good, but is it true? Is another clone from the far east worth your attention? Let’s find out in our review of the Dakele 3.

Specs

As we can see from the specs sheet, the device is really hi-end offering. The powerful chip, 3 GB of Ram, a powerful combination of cameras, sapphire screen layer and full aluminium/titanium casing makes it really interesting device, which is definitely worth the attention.

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Unboxing

The box is pretty simple, yet elegant.

The package contents include the phone itself, SIM removal tool, charger with the Micro USB cable and some instruction manuals. Headphones, however, are not included. Well, we are not too sad about it since usually the stock headphones included in the box do not have the best sound quality anyway.

The charger does not seem like the copy of Apple’s charger. For us, it reminds a bit more of the HTC charger design. Anyway, who cares about charger’s design.

100-240V power adapter supports a wide voltage and has an output of  5V1.5A, which is a bit lower at the nowadays standard of  5V 2A, but still faster than the iPhone 6’s 5V 1A charging speed.

Here is the device itself. Does it look familiar?

Since the Dakele Big Cola 3 has a bigger screen of 5 inch, it makes the device bigger than the iPhone 6.

The device (bottom device) spots the same home button design. However, it only takes you home as there is no fingerprint scanner inside.

What is more, there are two more capacitive buttons next to the home button. They light up as soon as you use them.

After flipping the device upside down we can see the difference in colours. The Dakele 3 spots a bit darker colour design. It may have something to do with a different shell technology. The iPhone uses aluminium alloy whereas the Dakele 3 uses aluminium/magnesium alloy.

The camera along with the LED flash light seems to be placed at the same spot. Also, there is a Dakele logo on the back. What is more, there are two stripes at the top and bottom, which should help receiving a signal. They are thinner than the ones on the iPhone 6 and look better in our opinion. Moreover, the Dakele spots a back speaker in contrary to the iPhone, which has its speaker setup on the bottom of the device.

Since the Dakele 3 is a bit thicker, it does not have a protruding camera.

Here we can see two slots for either dual SIM or SIM/Micro SD (up to 128 GB) combo.

On another side of the device we can see a very similar placement of volume rockers. They have a good tactile response, but in general a bit of the lower quality than the iPhone. What is more, the Dakele 3 lacks volume with button as the iPhone has. Anyway, we do not really see the point of having it as we consider it being a heritage button of Apple devices.

On the bottom you can see a Micro USB charging port, mic and 3.5 mm headphone jack. The difference with the iPhone seems obvious when it comes to a speaker as the iPhone has it on the bottom of the device and Dakele 3 has it on the back.

There is nothing on the top side of each of the devices.

Overall, the device is really very similar to the iPhone 6 with a few minor differences.

User Interface

The Dakele 3 comes with a Coke Kele UI 15.01, which is still in beta stage, but it is functioning without issues.

The UI looks to be a bit of a mashup of the iOS and the MIUI as the icons and the whole design language has a lot of inspiration from later user interfaces.

Once we said that the UI is still in Beta, you can see that some of apps look very basic. Indeed, they are subject to upgrades in the future.

You can check the rest of the UI pictures in the gallery below.

Overall, the UI is pretty good looking and very smooth. We did not see any hiccups or lags doing daily tasks, which we really liked.

Performance

The Dakele 3 spots a Octa-core MediaTek MT6752 processor, which is clocked at 1.7 GHz (64-bit) along with the 3 GB of Ram. Also, the Mali-T760 GPU helps handling the graphics.

Here is the full list of specs of the Dakele 3.

We ran through some benchmarking tests to see how it performs. We can see that the device performs quite good and it is on par with the last year’s flagships. Considering the low price tag, it is a good achievement.

Besides benchmarks, we did not have any issues with the daily use, which included scrolling through menu, playing games, surfing the web, watching videos and youtube and taking pictures or recording videos.

Camera

Dakele 3 uses 13mp Sony IMX214 camera sensor with a  F / 2.0 aperture, 1.4um single pixel. Also, it supports 60FPS 1080P video recording. Let’s take a look at he camera UI first.

As you can see, the camera UI is pretty basic and similar to the one found on the iPhone 6. There are camera / video recording buttons, picture preview, camera switch, flash on/off, camera filters and some other basic functionality.

Actually, we are more interested in the image quality. How do you think it performed? Let’s see in the pictures below.

The daylight shots turned out to be pretty good. The 13 mp shooter provides plenty of detail, the colour reproduction is natural. Also, the sharpness and the white balance levels are very decent.

The night shots are also pretty good. They may not be as good as the iPhone 6, but still amazing for the 1499 Yuan spruce tag. The pictures have much more noise in comparison to the daylight shots, but we have seen much worse performance even from some flagship devices.

Overall, the camera on the Dakele 3 seems to be a great all-around performer. With the future software updates we can expect to have one of the better shooters around since the IMX214 and f / 2.0 aperture looks like flagship camera specs on paper.

Battery Life

The device has a 2500mAh battery inside. It is not really juicy according to today’s standards, but we should say that it performed really well. Thus, we could easily each the end of the day without the need to look for a electricity socket or power bank. Our test included some surfing the web, gaming, taking quite a lot of pictures, texting and calling.

Final Words

Well, you may think that the Dakele 3 is just another Chinese clone of the iPhone 6. Well, you may be right in some certain aspects. First, it was design to depict the beloved shape, look and feel of the Apple’s flagship. Second, it really looks and feels very similar, if not the same with the iPhone 6. On the other hand, there are some differences, which we really enjoyed. It begins with the a bigger 5 inch screen, which is covered by the sapphire glass. Honestly, we did not try to scratch it with knives or keys on purpose, but we didn’t save the device either. The screen is still not scratched and we can assure you that you would not need to bother about any crappy screen protectors, which usually distort the view of the screen or make it reflective. What is more, we loved the metal built of the Dakele 3. Also, the stripes on the back are much narrow than the iPhone 6, which makes it look elegant and sleek. Moreover, the dual SIM or SIM/Micro SD card combo is definitely an advantage of this device. Also, we loved the battery and the performance of the 13mp camera. Finally, the price tag is probably what attracts us most. With the cost of just 1499 Yuan in China, the Dakele 3 smartphone may be even better choice than the iPhone 6.

So there you have it, two similar, yet different devices. One is priced very high, another much lower. What would you choose? Let us know in the social poll or the comment section below.

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Most of the iPhone 6 clones that we have seen recently have made sure that its operating system looks exactly like iOS. The Blackview Ultra too will come with a very similar interface to the Apple’s iOS operating system. In fact, this interface along with the exact looks of the 4.7 -inch iPhone 6 makes it very hard to distinguish between this clone and the real Apple device.

Most of the features and apps from iOS makes it to the device. So the inbuilt calender app, weather app, stopwatch, YouTube app etc are all designed to  look like the real deal. However, the phone runs on Android 4.4 KitKat OS which as you can see is heavily modified to make it similar to iOS 8. Other notable apps include the Game Center, which takes you to the play store (so its just there for name’s sake), then the iTunes app which is essentially a music player which looks like the original iTunes.

The settings menu on the device is built like Apple’s UI. Even the options inside have the same iOS looks. As for the camera UI, its once again like Apple’s interface. Swiping up or down will take you to different shooting modes like photo, video, square and panorama. There are a lot of other camera options as well such as HDR (although we are not sure whether it works), flash toggle button etc.

Swiping down from the top of the display brings you the notifications center like all other Android devices. But even that is tweaked with iOS like design. Further, swiping up from the bottom will bring you the control center which is a trademark iOS feature. There are options for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Airplane mode, volume level bar, the brightness bar as well as media control buttons. So, its exactly like the real control center.

You can also install the easy touch app on the device which brings in essential functions like back, home and menu keys right on the screen, even when you are inside an app. Given that the phone actually runs on Android, you get all the Android apps at your disposal like Google Maps, YouTube, Google Play Store etc.

While all these UI tweaks and design changes enhances the looks of the Blackview Ultra to the level of an actual iPhone 6, this can cause a small problem. Apart from the apps designed (tweaked) by the company that comes with the device, the other apps are made with Android 4.4 KitKat OS in mind. So, you may encounter some apps which look different from the phone’s OS but I guess that’s something that you must live with given the rest of the features and the cheap price tag. As of now, the Blackview Ultra just costs $119 in the market.

For more images and full tech specs, check out our earlier post here.

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Does anybody remember that iPhone 6 lookalike, the Lenovo S90? It looks like it is finally going on sale.

This phone has a 5-inch 720p display screen, a quad-core processor (1.2GHz), 1GB RAM, 16GB ROM, an 8mp front-facing camera, and a 13mp rear-facing camera. As for its operating system, it runs the Android 4.4.4.

As you can see from the photos, it looks pretty similar to the iPhone 6, but fortunately, it does not have a protruding camera. This phone costs 1999 RMB (326.36 USD) and should attract many female consumers.

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Apple has unveiled two new iPhones, the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus. Along with larger screens and a completely new iPad-style design with an ultra thin body and rounded corners, the two new phones offer faster processors, better cameras, and Apple’s new Apple Pay payment system.

The iPhone 6 goes on pre-order this Friday with deliveries slated to begin on September 19th, and the Apple accessory ecosystem is in overdrive. We’ve selected 5 top iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus cases and Accessories from GearBest that’ll be ready in time for launch, so take a look!

 iPhone 6 Case and Accessories 1 :
USAMS Twinkle Series Stars Pattern PC Material Hollow Protective Cover Case
URL: http://www.gearbest.com/cases-covers/pp_77007.html
Price: $4.29
Color: Pink, Silver, Gold, Black

We begin with the Spigen Thin Fit, a lightweight protective case available in four colours. There’s even a crystal clear version if you really want to show off your iPhone 6. The case is made from hardened polycarbonate for impact resistance and coated with a soft feel surface to increase grip. It’s a good-looking case that adds some protection without significant bulk.

iPhone 6 Case and Accessories 2 :
3200mAh External Battery Backup Power Battery Bank Case Holder for iPhone 6
URL: http://www.gearbest.com/cables-adapter/pp_78341.html
Price: $14.99
Capacity (mAh): 3200mAh

The Power Jacket is technically a case, but it includes an integrated 3000mAh battery. That’s enough to more than double your battery life, easily giving you two or three days between recharges. The case is bulkier than cases without batteries, but it’s still on the slim side for its class. An integrated kickstand and good impact protection make this a top choice.

iPhone 6 Case and Accessories 3 :
Practical 9H Hardness Tempered Glass Screen Protector for iPhone 6 4.7 inch Screen
URL: http://www.gearbest.com/cases-covers/pp_73112.html
Price: $2.70

If you’re looking for top-notch screen protection, then this tempered glass screen protector is the best available. A 0.4mm thick layer of real glass is used to prevent scratches to the screen below. The screen is coated with an oleophobic solution to prevent fingerprint buildup, while unique rounded edges help prevent chips and other damage. Installation is way easier than a plastic screen protector too, with no risk of bubbles or other annoyances.

iPhone 6 Case and Accessories 4 :
Fashionable RC Self Timer Stretch Camera Monopod with Clip Stand and 3.5mm Audio Cable for iPhone Samsung Smartphones
URL: http://www.gearbest.com/cables-adapter/pp_73122.html
Price: $9.82

There are some things that are unique with the adjustable monopod shutter. It does not only come with a mini Bluetooth Remote but several other great features. It allows one to take several portraits at long distances freely. It also has a compact size that eases its carriage. It is one gadget that is compatible with cell phones, GoPRO 1/2/3, Canon, Sony, Nikon and Smartphones. It is made of ABS+ aluminum with a weight of 5.47 oz (about 153g). As you can see, this is how easy it is to take a selfie or even a group picture using the monopod. You can mount in your favorite camera or even your smartphone for high quality pictures.

 iPhone 6 Case and Accessories 5 :
iOS 7/8 Data Transfer and Power Charge 1m Cable for iPhone 6
URL: http://www.gearbest.com/cables-adapter/pp_633.html
Price: $2.16
COUPON Code: iP6Cable
COUPON PRICE:$0.99

This lightning cable is special designed for apple iPhone 6 and support latest iOS 7/8,pfect size for travel. Featuring apple’s new “Lightning” 8-Pin plug to USB.

So there we have it – 5 recommended accessories for the iPhone 6. Be sure to share your own selections in the comments below, and feel free to ask questions too. Thanks for reading the article and have a good rest of your week!

All iPhone 6 cases and accessories provided by GearBest.com.

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When the iPhone 6 was first revealed, Weibo user @瑞记 leaked night photos that were taken using Apple’s new phone. He also added photos taken using the iPhone 5S, Smartisan T1, LG G3, SM-G906K (Galaxy S5 high-end version), and nubia Z7 mini for comparison. Although this photos are compressed, they are still worth analyzing.

According to China Mobile, the camera that the 4.7-inch edition of the iPhone 6 uses still has a disappointing 8mp but has better photo quality than the similarly 8mp camera of the iPhone 5S.

iPhone 6

iPhone 5S

LG G3

SM-G906K

T1(uncompressed)

T1(compressed)

Z7 Mini Pro mode

Z7 mini regular mode

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Today’s the day. Meizu has launched its new flagship phone, the Meizu MX4, and the Flyme 4.0 OS. Much of the information regarding the MX4’s design and specs has already been released. Its design is similar to that of the MX3 and its processor is the MTK MT6595. According to a recent poster of the phone that was leaked online, it looks like the MX4 will be available in three colors one of which is “luxury gold.”

Based on the photo, we can guess that users may now pre-order the MX4 at online stores such as Meizu’s T-mall site. Also, regarding the colors, most of the previous MX phones were only available in black and white, but it looks like, according to this photo, a gold version will be released as well, similar to the iPhone 6.

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With the Huawei P7 of sapphire glass screen, Huawei finally becomes one of the “Members of Sapphire”, and also it is announced that P7 sapphire glass screen version will be the first domestic sapphire screen mobile phone put into market.Compared with the normal glass, sapphire glass is of better strength and scratch resistance, and the mobile phone screen shall be more wearable. However, the production cost for sapphire glass is much higher generally, and normally it is used for premium product, while at present it is also used for normal smartphone.

It is said that the sapphire glass is made as follows: make a massive sapphire glass by melting pot, then cut into slices with the thickness of hundreds of  micrometers by traditional technology, finally install the sapphire glass for  the products, so the higher requirement is needed for the processing device, which increased the production cost.

Yu Cheng Dong, the CEO of Huawei, said that the P7 sapphire glass can be available firstly due to earlier layout in sapphire industry, which means the overall technology level has been set according to the corresponding standards.

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There is not so much differences between this charging point and the common adapters in appearance.

It is charactered with Lighting data cable of dual USB ports .

Insert front side

Insert rear side

Moca.co said, the cooperation partner of the manufacturer has supplied the sample of the Lighting data cable with dual USB terminal, while still no orders have been made. And it is heard that as high as 2A current (2 times of the current iPhone charging adapter) can be borne.

Reversible USB Lightning Cable and new 2A Power Adapter for iPhone 6

It is reported that the new adapter will be applicable for all models of iPhone, iPod and iPad mini.  Moca.co is intended to obtain the data cables and adapters from the MFi certificated manufacturer cooperative partner. And now the mass production for Octorber has been made (if sufficient orders can be obtained).

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Copycat product in China is almost the same in appearance with the authentic product, while the price is cheaper, but also will result in damages to the device.

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Rumors of iPhone 6 are not something new. Just after a month of the launch of iPhone 5 last year, rumors for iPhone 6 had started to come. As we near the launch date of the iPhone 6, here’s another rumor. But this one seems to be true as it supports an important document which was reportedly leaked.

According to the leaked document, iPhone 6 will have only 3 variants of 16GB, 64GB and 128GB. It seems that the company has decided to not go for the 32GB handset.

Well, this seems a bit strange as the 32GB has a more market as compared to 64GB and 128GB. But anything can happen at Apple. It has been reported that the company plans to come out with a limited number of 128GB models which will be meant for higher end customers.

The leaked documents also suggest that 16GB memory modules of iPhone 6 will be built by Toshiba and Hynix, while 64GB NAND components will be from Hynix, Toshiba and SanDisk. According to the document the 128GB module will be built by Toshiba alone.

Similar rumors of 128Gb variant came out before the launch of iPhone5 last year. The only difference this time is that these rumors are supported by this leaked document.

We’ll only come to know that how much of this is true and how much not on 9^th September, which has been fixed as the official date for the release of the most awaited iPhone6.

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Coophone, one of the best Chinese counterfeiters,is going to unveil “Iphone6”(Coophone i6) before Apple ,by using the same model as the real Iphone6.Coophone i6 have 4.7 inch screen and what makes it different from the other copycat phone is that it have its own logo ——a cute bee .Counting it as an innovation and progress,we can see Coophone is doing its best in the Chinese counterfeiters market.

And Coophone will unveil this phone at 1st August on http://www.goophone.hk and http://www.goophone.net/,which is two moths earlier than Apple (Apple unveil iPhone6 at September 25^th).We must admire the hardworking of Goophone! If Coophone i6 and Iphone 6 looked just the same,how can we tell who is the “imitators”?!I don’t know how will Steve think about this.

Back in,people who like to have the first hand on “iPhone6” with limited budget would get benefit from this Goophone handset.

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Apple is ready to release the new iPhone 6 smartphone on September this year, that’s two month before the phone is launch officially, some people is waiting this phone.

All we know that the upcoming iPhone 6 will be available in two version based on screen size, the 4,7 inch screen size and 5,5 inch screen size. And now, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer is making the iPhone 6 knock-off smartphone, the phone is look real and nice similar with the upcoming iPhone 6 smartphone based on iPhone 6 prototype.

According to leaked picture, the phone is look similar with 4,7 inch screen size iPhone 6, the phone is actually is the Anroid phone with customization Android themes that very similar with iOS 7 operating system and the phone’s body material is also 99% similar.

While for now, we also heard that the real iPhone 6 will be available in two screen size, and the screen will be built by spahire glass that has more strength and screacth-ressistant. The upcoming iPhone 6 will be available in three color version, such as gray, gold and white color version. And according to recent rumor, the upcoming iPhone 6 will be available in September this year.

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Tons of rumors leaked about new iPhone 6, it isn’t a secret anymore. Today, someone has gotten the touch screen panel part from Taiwan supplier. The iPhone 6 screen is made of sapphire, it can afford any scratch and crash. Here is the testing video, will show you how amazing the screen is.

iPhone 6 touch screen part testing video:

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Sony Dickson is now release the two picture of upcoming iPhone 6 parts, those picture is showing the 5,5 inch backlight parts for upcoming iPhone 6 with 5,5 inch version.

While for now, we have get the lots of rumors and leaked ppicture about the iPhone 6 with 4,7 inch screen size, but now this is the first 5.5 inch iPhone that spread to the world.

Although there is no detail information about the upcoming iPhone model 6 but confirmed that Apple’s suppliers may have begun the production of LCD screens.

Before the news from the supply chain, the upcoming iPhone 6 will has two screen version, the 4,7 inch screen size and 5.5 inch screen size and will has  1704 x 960 pixel, the screen production yield problems encountered, or to postpone the listing Apple will first launch in September, 4.7-inch iPhone 6.

According to recent rumor, the 5.5-inch iPhone 6, has implied  patent documents, the iPhone 6 will uses the liquid metal fuselage mounted sapphire glass screen.

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After we’re feel slousy to Jimmy Lin since he has got the new iPhone 6 device, there is some news which lead to controversy since some user is says that the dummy iPhone 6 device but the Apple Hong Kong has give the statement that the Jimmy Lin’s device is real.

While for now, we don’t want to coveres about Jimmy Lin, but the phone will packs with the Xenon Flash light on the back, that’s flash light is different from previous model.

What the Xenon Flash is? A xenon flash produces an extremely intense full-spectrum white light for a very short duration. It consists of a glass tube filled with xenon gas which emits a short and very bright flash of white light when a high voltage is applied. The Xenon Flash is produce more light that the LED flash light.

The presence of a xenon flash on a mobile phone doesn’t necessarily mean a more powerful flash performance. The power of the xenon flash is dependent on the size of the condenser used to power it up.

In fact Nokia Lumia 928 is also used xenon flash liggt, this flash is capable to take the picture in the dim environment or in the night shot. So we really have reason to believe that if iPhone 6  packs with Xenon flash, that will be great improved.

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A video posted on YouTube has revealed the specs of the upcoming iPhone 6 device. According to the video, the iPhone 6 will be available in two screen sizes.

As same as the previous rumor, the upcoming iPhone 6 will has two screen size model, a 4.7 inch and 5.5 inch, both phone will with a screen resolution of 960 x 1704 pixel. The 4.7 inch model will has 416ppi while the 5.5 inch version will offers with 356ppi.

Next generation iPhone still offers TouchID at the home button, also using the A8 chip with 64-bit architecture, packs with 10 megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 iSight, 2.1 megapixel front facing camera for FaceTime.

The upcomig iPhone 6 will has 138mm x 67mm x 7mm body dimension and 121gram of weight, this phone is heavier than the iPhone 5S and weighs just 112gram with dimensions of 123.8mm x 58.6mm x 7.6 mm.

To note, this new generation iPhone will offers witht $ 199.99 for the 32GB, $ 299.99 for 64GB and $ 399.99 for 128GB (of course, already including subsidies).

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We have covering the news about the Taiwanese artists Jimmy Lin who showing the new Apple iPhone 6 device, but  we writing those news that the device is dummy phone. But now, the Apple Hong Kong is confirms that those phone is real device.

The Apple iPhone 6 device which holds by Jimmy Lin is the real iPhone 6, that’s the upcoming iPhone 6 device and some people is trying and testing the phone before the phone is officially release to the market and Jimmy Lin is the one of the user that test that phone.

Apple Hong Kong exec has leaked the specs of upcoming iPhone 6 smartphone, the phone will has 2K QHD resolution display, which the 4,7 inch  screen will packs with 960 x 1704 pixel, this pixel is similar with the iPhone 5S. But we have to wait untill Apple is officially release the phone.

A video posted on YouTube has revealed the specs are rumored to be offered by the iPhone 6. According to the video, the iPhone 6 will be available in two screen sizes: 4.7 inch and 5.5 inch, both of which will offer a screen resolution of 960 x 1704piksel. What about the frequency being offered? 4.7 inch screen has 416ppi while the frequency phablet version offers 356ppi.

Next generation iPhone still offers TouchID at his home button, also A8 chip with 64–bit architecture, a 10MP rear camera with f/2.0 iSight, FaceTime front camera is 2.1MP. iPhone will offer a dimension of 138mm x 67mm x 7mm and weighs 121gram, if heavier than the iPhone 5S and weighs just 112gram with dimensions of 123.8mm x 58.6mm x 7.6 mm.

To note, this new generation will be priced at $ 199.99 for the 32GB, $ 299.99 for 64GB and $ 399.99 for 128GB (of course, already including subsidies). Teknokerz interested?

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Two years ago, the one of Apple employee Sony Dickson has been leaked the upcoming iPhone a month before the new iPhone and new iOS has been officially launch, and now that happen again for upcoming 5,5 inch iPhone 6.

Sony Dickson has been tweet for a coupled the new image of black model 5,5 inch iPhone 6, the phone is exactly same eith the 4,7 inch version. With the current iPhone 5s compared to the double flash, before all exposure iPhone 6 (including this one) are based on a single flash design.

As a former Apple employee, Sonny Dickson broke every time will cause enormous media attention, as he has repeatedly accurately exposed iPhone 5s, before 5C iPhone , iPad Air products such information.

Here is the picture :

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As we all know, the upcoming iPhone 6 will be available in two screen size, the 4,7 inch and 5,5 inch screen size, and now we hape the new picture that appear of two model of iPhone 6 smartphone.

This new picture is better than before and the two iPhone 6 model is place side by side, both phone is appear in gold cover and both phone is look great.

The phone model design is look consistent with the recent rumors, the design is similar with iPad and iPOd touch. While the power button is redesign to the side of the body. And here is the upcoming iPhone 6 picture.

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Apple is ready to release their new flagship smartphone, Apple iPhone 6. The new products cycle is always routine to release on fall. According to rumors, the upcoming iPhone 6bwill be comes with the nice features, powerfull specs and new design aspect, here is the new rumors.

Design: longer, wider, thinner
According to industry insider, Apple iPhone6 will comes with 4.7 inches screen size, comes with thinner body (It is reported that the body thickness between 5.58-6.1mm), and has 13.8cm of length body, 6.7cm of width, and iPhone 5S length, width and thickness were 12.38cm, 5.86cm and 7.6mm.

In addition, there are media reports that Apple will equipped with Touch ID fingerprint scanner will function in a small margin in iPhone 6 ​​upgrade. The latest figure from exposure, Apple iPhone 6 ​power button will transfer the phone to the right of the top mobile phone by the location. In addition, there is news that this device will also support with waterproof function.

Display: 4.7-inch display + sapphire glass
Sources said Apple iPhone 6 ​​will packs with 4.7-inch display. We all know that Apple does not like to let on the iPhone screen “packed” pixel, but rather uses a “retina” display, the screen compared to other Android flagship smartphone, the lower pixel density, but for the human eye, the resolution is high enough.

It is reported that Apple iPhone 6 ​​display will packs with a resolution of 966 x 1600 (16:10, 398 ppi). However, Apple Insider, Sonny Dickson does not agree with that figure, he thinks Apple iPhone 6 will has ​​screen pixel density of 389 ppi, and 9to5Mac website said, iPhone 6 ​​display with a resolution of 1704 x 960 (or 416 ppi).

In addition, we need to note is that Apple spared no expense to carry out his sapphire glass display development. Perhaps Apple will use this material in iPhone 6 devices. Sapphire glass has been used in iPhone 5S, and for the protection of cellphone cameras and Touch ID. Compared to the gorilla glass, sapphire glass has ability to handle the scratch.

Camera and processor
The sources said that Apple iPhone 6 ​​camera pixels will more better. In addition, iPhone6 ​​camera is also has optical image stabilization technology. Sonny Dickson Bao Liu said, iPhone 6 will be powered by A8 2.6GHz processor. While the iPhone 5S is used 1.3GHz, 64-bit A7 processor, it is difficult to believe that Apple will make such a big “jump”. According to 9to5Mac website reported that Apple iPhone 6 ​​processor will do a minor upgrade, will focus on improving efficiency.

NFC, wireless charging and Category 6 for LTE connectivity
According to Apple Insider website, Apple iPhone 6 ​​will support NFC and wireless charging. The NFC chip can be implanted in iPhone 6 and will facilitate mobile payments. For wireless charging, there is no reference standard messages used by Apple.
In addition, the informed sources, Apple iPhone 6 ​​will support faster data transfer. iPhone 5S can support speeds up to 150Mbps with Category 4 LTE wireless, and iPhone 6 ​​is expected to support 300Mbps for Category 6 LTE.

The new HD audio headphones
Apple has sucessfully to acuire Beat electronics, so we expect that Apple to make improvements to headphones. It is reported that Apple is preparing to build a new iPhone 6 ​​phone headset. But now the problem is that in the former iPhone 6 ​​release, Apple needs to be able to absorb Beats technology.

Another source said that Apple might use 3.5 mm audio jack, using the Lightning interfaces developed independently. The aim is to improve the audio quality of Apple.

It is said that Apple will upgrade iTunes store, allowing high-definition audio playback. Apple has its reasons to do so, because iOS 7 music player function has its limitations, and even third-party applications also can not help. It is reported that Apple’s iOS will change all that.

Enhanced Multitasking support
According to foreign media reports, the next-beneration Apple’s  iOS 8 will bring a split screen multitasking on the iPad, which means the iPad tablet and Windows 8 will be the same as the two applications can be executed simultaneously. It is unclear whether Apple will use this feature in the iPhone 6.

At WWDC 2014, Apple exec has talked about its “persistent” philosophy, this idea suggests Apple iPhone 6 ​​multitasking functions. In short, users can seamlessly transfer between iOS device core functionality, such as users on the iPhone received a phone can easily be transferred to the iPad, text messages and e-mail too.

Siri voice assistant
In this year’s Apple WWDC conference officially launched a new version of Siri. Added a new version of Siri voice activation feature, the users is no need to press the key entity will be able to activate Siri, but just say “Hey, Siri” you can put it wakes up, which is similar with Google launched “OK, Google” command. In addition, the new version of Siri also joined the music recognition feature. Apple has announced a partnership with music recognition service provider Shazam, so that Siri can identify the song. Several other new features include the ability to add iTunes to buy and streaming voice recognition.

Price and release date
Famous Wall Street bank investment, Jefferies analyst Peter Misek in the latest research report said tah Apple has begun negotiations with the operator, plans to raise the price of iPhone 6 is $100 USD. If the price is really $100 USD, then the iPhone 6 contract price will be $299 (about 1,870 yuan), and the price without contract is may $749 USD (about 4660 yuan).

However, Misek said that the initial response operators are “No!”. Reuters reports that Apple will be released iPhone 6 in August ​​instead of September.

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Jimmy Lin, the one of Taiwanese artist and race car driver has showing the mockup of iPhone 6 smartphone, he has upload the picture through his microblogging account China Weibo.

He has shot the picture of upcoming iPhone 6 (it seems the mockup device since no further evidence is presented to confirm this is in fact Apple’s new device.) with iPhone 5S side by side, from the picture we can see the different size, since iPhone 6 is more larger than the predecessor.

Before now, Jimmy Lin is also has showing the upcoming iPhone 5 and iPad Mini before, he also has got the first picture of iPhone 5C smartphone before the device is available in the market. And now, he showing alleged iPhone 6, as you can see in the picture below:

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Apple has been held the WWDC 2014 event but they didn’t revealed the new iPhone 6 smartphone, but according to Foxconn press release, the upcoming iPhone 6 information is leaked.

Foxconn has been unveiled their pers release that the company is claim to developed the upcoming iPhone 6 that packs with 4,7 inch and 5,5 inch screen size, the phone is eady to release on this year.

Foxconn is also claim that the upcoming 4,7 inch iPhone 6 will be released on July, while the upcoming 5,5 inch iPhone will ready to develop on August this year. Foxconn is also claim they will develop 70% of 4,7 inch iPhone 6 which on sale until 2015.

Here is the Press released from Foxconn manufacturer :
Foxconn to Land 5.5-inch iPhone Orders
5.5 and 4.7 inch iPhone will be manufactured by Foxconn in 2014
MUMBAI, India – June 2, 2014
Foxconn, world s leading manufacturer of computer components and systems, is going to manufacture both 5.5-inch and 4.7-inch iPhone in 2014.
According the sources, Foxconn will supply 70% of the 4.7-inch iPhone shipments for 2015. The 4- and 4.7-inch iPhones will be the main sales force of Apple for 2014. Foxconn s plants in Zhengzhou, China are expected to start supplying the 4.7-inch model in July and start manufacturing the 5.5-inch one in August.

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Recently, Apple iPhone 6 had information leaked about it which was widely circulated on the Internet and the amount of information leaked may be more than the amount leaked prior to any previous generation iPhone in the market.

IDG, on May 31, reported that a foreign technology website was reported for iphonehacks, according to a man named Sonny Dixon. Sources say that the tweets posted on Saturday on Twitter state that Apple is working with government agencies to combat the iPhone 6 leaker.

Recently, Apple iPhone 6 leaked information widely circulated on the Internet, and the number of messages may be more than the amount of information leaked prior to any previous generation iPhone in the market. If Dixon’s message is accurate, then Apple is taking measures to stop this behavior straight away.

Specifically, Dixon tweets revealed that Apple is working with government-related agencies to prevent information leaks on iPhone 6 in the future. Apple hired as many as 200 Security Administrator/Security Officers to find those who are responsible for already selling the so-called iPhone 6 accessories in the market.

It is worth noting that this fight is not primarily to prevent merchants selling so-called iPhone 6 parts, but to stop any leaker. In May 2012, Apple CEO Tim Cook (Tim Cook ) has promised, Apple will in confidentiality double down, but this seems to have little effect so far.

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While we are waiting for the upcoming iPhone 6 smartphone, is now we have a video that showing the iPhone 6 dummy phone.

The dummy phone is look real and we can see the upcoming iPhone 6 device with several new icon that appear on the screen. According to recent rumor, Apple is preparing twi iPhone 6 with different screen size.

The 4.7 inch screen iPhone will be hit the marlet before the 5,5 inch screen iPhone, and some rumor says that the upcoming iPhone 6 will be used screen manufacturer from Innolux, LG Display and Japan Display.

Here is the iPhone 6 dummy video :

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There is a report from the Chinese source that the Innolux, LG and Japan Display Corporation to produce the upcoming iPhone 6 screen display.

As we are know, Innolux is a Taiwanese based company that is one of the largest display manufacturer in the world, Inolux has been manufacture for television (Chimei), touch screen display, laptop screen, smartphones and so on.

Innolux is also used by Apple, before they produce display panels for the iPad 2 and 3. Why Apple chose Innolux rather than Samsung and Sharp, there are two reasons: It is clear as chills relationship between Apple and Samsung in court. While Sharp can not pass the quality tests from Apple.

According to recent rumors, the iPhone 6 screen will have a width of 4.7 inches, with a resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels (as same as with the iPhone 5) , while the 5.5 -inch screen Apple will use for their phablet with a resolution of 1740 x 960 pixels. Apple is known to have its own ideals in the competitive smartphone industry.

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Apple’s iPhone 6 has high exposure rate all the time, information from lot of channels make the phone is no secret left. Days before, some foreign tech site has concluded 10 possible features of the new iPhone, which is your most focused?

1. Newly designed appearance

From the old generation iPhone, we can find they seem to follow a “S mode”, meaning they are more possible to redesign iPhone’s appearance after S types. For example, iPhone 3G and 3GS have almost same design, and so as iPhone 4 and 4S, and 5 paired with iPhone 5S. So the new coming iPhone 6 is certainly to be redesigned. And the industry reckon it will combine features from iPod Touch and iPad Air.

2. Large Screen and Higher Resolution

Although Apple do not follow the trend, but in large screen population trend, Apple will certainly not let its new generation iPhone to be left behind, it is no argument to prepare larger screen. Certainly, to maintain Apple-made Retina screen standard, iPhone6 needs higher resolution in case it has larger screen. By far, most possible iPhone 6 screen resolution is 960 x 1704 pixels, the evidence is to be 3 time resolution to iPhone ‘s base resolution, the 568×320 pixel.

3. Carrying iOS 8 System

IPhone 6 will carry new iOS 8 system, but the system will not be much different with previous regarding the

4. Support Healthbook healthy application

The IOS8 will main focus on healthy APPs, and exposed Healthbook APP can follow multiple healthy and fitness data, including heartbeat rate, moisture content, blood pressure, body movement, nutrition, blood sugar, sleeping, breath rate, oxhemoglobin saturation and weight etc. In case of the source of these data, it is possible from Apple’s futuristic wearable device , the iWatch.

5. Lighter, Thinner

Apple’s iPhone has pursued light and slim for long time, this has been continued by iPhone 6. From the information we know, the iPhone 6’s body thickness is between 6.1 to 7.6 mm, and the border will be narrower too.

6. Sapphire glass

For the sapphire glass has better anti-scratch function, which can resolve smart devices screen from been scratched or damaged. So the sapphire screen has been Apple’s pursue. However, compared to popular solution of lens and TOUCH ID, Apple seems planning to make the whole screen by sapphire glass. This made huge need, and Apple is going to purchase to control the sapphire industry chain.

7. Improved 64 bit A8 processor

iPhone 5S has the industry’s first 64 bit processor, which has shaken the industry, especially 1.3GHz duo core structure, Apple’s A7 processor has shown amazing performance. And now, Apple’s iPhone 6 is going to build better A8 processor, main change is said to be lowing the energy consumption, which can improve previous iPhone’s poor endurance.

8. Better resolution iSight camera

Although iPhone 5s ‘s 8MP is good, but it is not improved in next generation many may be disappointed. So it is loud voice to change it. But you may not expect this too much, even the rumored optical anti-vibration will not apply, because this will make the camera module too large for the silim iPhone body to carry.

9. High quality music

Apple has planned to purchase Beats Audio, the medias have lot explanations. But refered to iPhone6 , it may be utilizing Beats Audio tech to improve the phone’s sound quality, and another possibility is change the earphone that come together within iPhone’s pack.

10. Water resistant and dust resistant function

Smart phone is popular to add anti water and dust feature, brands include Samsung and Sony has put out related products. Although iPhone 6 is low possibility to add the function, but related rumor has come out. So the possibility is still unknown.

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It has not been confirmed which processor Meizu MX4 will carry, however, maybe because it supports LTE 4G, someone predicted it may have Quadcomm Snapdragon processor, however, according Meizu boss J.Wang’s reply on its forum about the question, his answer was “what do you think if it is 5430 ? ” seems a suggestion or hint that Meizu MX4 will adapt Samsung Exynos 5430 8-core processor.

We will not feel unfamiliar to the Exynos 5430, which has been exposed to set on Samsung GALAXY S5 Prime edition, it is the evolution of the Exynos 5422, and said to be made by 20 nm industrial art, conbined with 2.1 GHz ARM Cortex – A15 and 1.5GHz Cortex – A7 structure, and ARM Mali T6XX series GPU. Others, the processors’ LTE module will be Intel XMM 7260, which supports Cat 6 LTE and Channel Combination, provides high speed internet download speed.

Equip fingerprint press recognition function

Apart from same processor to S5 prime, Meizu MX4 flagship edition will add fingerprint recognition function, which is proved by Meizu boss J.Wong. According to Wong’s thread on forum, the MX4 chooses fingerprint identification function from foreign company. And in his later reply on the forum, J.Wong revealed that the “fingerprint identification “ must be done in “press” way, “he slide mode is too bad to be experienced. “ Hence, this means Meizu MX4 use similar fingerprint identification to the iPhone 5S.

To be compared, Samsung GALAXY S5 will use slide fingerprint identification, which need the user to put their finger on the Home button, and slide from up to down. However, it is still unknown which method will be applied on MX4’s fingerprint identification.

Shape is better looking than iPhone 6

Other aspects, now we are still not aware what will Meizu MX4 be look like, but according to many-time-exposed-by Meizu photographer Daniel-woooo claimed in the forum, Meizu MX4 looks better than the iPhone6.

Surely, no picture can reveal no truth, that may only be Meizu’s own feeling, although many Meizu fans are expecting. Some information said Meizu has designed MX4 after MX3’s design has been done.

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While for now we only found the news about the 4,7 inch  iPhone, but  how about the larger iPhone?, According to rumor, Apple will release two version iPhone 6 that comes with 4,7 inch and 5,5 inch screen size but in recent weeks, the news is focus on 4,7 inch screen iPhone since 5,5 inch iPhone is not revealed yet.

But now we found a coupled picture of protective shell of 4,7 inch and 5,5 inch screen size upcoming iPhone 6, according to that picture we can compare the upcoming iPhone 6 device. While the 4,7 inch iPhone will be come first and a month later the 5,5 inch screen iPhone will be available.

The two protective shells is taken from Nowhereelse.fr site, where 5.5 -inch version of the “iPhone 6s” In terms of specifications is 157mm long , 81mm wide , 7mm thick, compared to the 4.7 -inch version, the latter measurements of 138 × 67 × 7mm. The two shell sizes and the previously announced.

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