Apple has been investing a lot of money into sapphire glass and may be looking to adapt a curved design on the iPhone 6. We have already seen leaked schematics and designers are using the schematics to create impressive renders of the next iPhone.
This year it looks like Apple will shave another few millimetres off the iPhone 6, going from a metal chassis to curved aluminium sides. Apple may even look to curve the ends of the iPhone 6 display, getting LG and Sharp to create curved displays for them.
The new renders show a more enclosed package, instead of having side accents the whole phone just fits together perfectly. We have seen other renders that show the screen going around the sides, to be used for on-screen volume control, but it does not seem likely that Apple will adopt this design idea.
Sapphire glass is a new type of material Apple is working on adding to all their screens. The iPhone and iPad will most likely get it first, considering sapphire glass is almost unbreakable and can make sure iOS users don’t have as many screen accidents.
This would be a big feature to bring up at their next launch event, on top of the new screen size and performance boosts. iOS 8 will also be a big change for Apple, adding new health and fitness functionality on the Healthbook app.
According to multiple reports, the iPhone 6 will be announced earlier than last year, possibly around late Summer time. The 5.5-inch iPhone 6 will reportedly not be announced until mid 2015, unless Apple solves some of their supply issues.
The iWatch will be announced a little later than the iPhone 6, possibly around September/October time. Apple likes to hold multiple events in the second quarter of the year and this year will be no different.
