Last but not least, there are rumors about an increased battery life, but we don’t know if that is realized through an actually larger battery or if the phone comes with optimizations to its operating system – or something entirely different. It’s possible that Apple have found a more innovative way to cut down on the device’s battery use, but we’ll have to wait and see.
They definitely seem interested in maintaining the iPhone line active if those rumors are true though, and we expect to see a lot of hype surrounding their releases this year.
Now would possibly be a good time for the company to step up their innovation as well, as they have been a bit inactive in this regard lately. The new iPhone could introduce some seriously interesting new technology instead of just another hardware upgrade, but it’s up to Apple to actually take the risk. The company seems to have become somewhat complacent with the success of the iPhone lately and haven’t been introducing anything too dramatic to it.