The iPhone 6 is easily Apple’s worst kept secret, having leaked online multiple times during the past six months, and while a lot of these so-called-leaks were dummy units based on rumours or – in some cases – reference designs, they all kind of pointed in a similar direction.
Still… it’s always nice to get something a little more official. And this week we finally got it courtesy of China Telecom, which “accidentally” posted some upcoming iPhone 6 marketing materials onto China’s version of Twitter, Weibo. Check them out below via UberGizmo.
The leaked press shots confirm three things about the iPhone 6’s display: 1) it’ll be “Sapphire-protected”, 2) it’ll be a 4.7in setup and 3) it’ll have a much higher pixel density than the iPhone 5s at 416ppi.
The iPhone 6 will be available in a trio of colours – black, silver and champagne – and have slightly more rounded edges. The power/unlock button has also been repositioned and is now located on the side of the handset’s chassis.
The iPhone 6 will ship with Apple’s brand new A8 chipset and potentially 2GB of RAM. There is also talk of a 128GB model, although some reports believe this version will be reserved solely for the iPhone 6’s larger launch partner, an iPhone-phablet device codenamed the iPhone N56.
Leaked design schematics posted online outlined the iPhone N56’s dimensions as 158mm long, 78mm wide and 7.1mm thick, with a slight protrusion to 7.7mm at the top where the camera sits.
Apple is expected to unveil two new iPhones on September 9 alongside iOS 8. We could get an update on the iWatch too, although don’t go holding your breath on that one.