Last year, the newest entries into the iPhone line by Apple were released to strong critical acclaim and positive responses by fans. The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus made the headlines in September, and there were a lot of talks about the devices back then. Many people were impressed with the additions introduced in the iPhone 6 Plus, and hoped that the same design style would be applied to future releases. And while some fans were a bit underwhelmed with the actual innovations in the new iPhone, the overall launch was good.
Now, we’ve been hearing rumors that an iPhone 6S is coming at some point this year, as a follow-up to the previously released iPhone 5S. The device is rumored to have the same main idea for its design, but we don’t know what kinds of specifications it’s going to offer. In addition, while it will reportedly share some design ideas with the iPhone 5S, its main position in the line is still next to the iPhone 6, so it will have more in common with that phone rather than the 5S.
Samsung have recently been using Google Ads to poke fun at the rumors about the iPhone 6S, but this doesn’t seem to be affecting Apple’s fans in any way – the rumors are still going strong, and a quick look at any forum centered on Apple is enough to show that there are still lots of active discussions about the device. Fans want to see various things in the new phone, but they’re apparently mostly interested in seeing some true innovation, unlike the mediocre state of the new features introduced in the iPhone 6.
And that might happen indeed, as one of the rumors about the iPhone 6S claims that the device will feature the Force Touch display that was introduced in the Apple Watch. If true, this will be the first phone by the company to use the technology, and these rumors grew stronger after the new MacBook was revealed to have similar technology in its trackpad (dubbed the Force Trackpad).
If Apple do implement Force Touch in the iPhone 6S, this could have serious implications for the phone and its operating system. We could see new gestures for navigating the OS, and if the phone is able to tell the difference between a light tap and an actual press, this could completely change the UI experience. Hopefully, for the better – it’s not rare for sharp UI changes to be taken negatively by fans who had grown used to the previous style.