1. At least a 4.5in screen size – if not larger
Apple’s touch screen and icon interface were ground breaking and changed the way smartphones work. However, while the original iPhone was a giant leap for the industry, paving the way for easy-to-use touch screen interfaces, Samsung and HTC were quick to realize that Apples 3.5in displays were a little on the small side.
Samsung’s Galaxy S2 sold by the bucket load for this reason and the iPhone 5’s odd choice of elongating the screen didn’t really go far enough to cover lost ground. Typing especially is easier on a larger screen – I’ve found I make fewer mistakes and going back to my iPhone 5 having used a 5in device for a week recently felt very cramped, even with iOS 7’s slick interface.
Rumors are that a bigger – perhaps much bigger iPhone is on the cards, maybe even several sizes, and they better be. Anything less than 5inches will likely see me for one switch from iOS to Android in pretty short order.
2. Better battery life and rapid charging
As such, a larger iPhone can and must improve the battery life situation, even if it ends up being even thinner than the iPhone 5S, which many websites are predicting.
We can live and hope that Apple might even include a new type of battery technology, energy recovery system or even solar cells too - if the iPhone 6 stretched out a significant lead in battery life this would be a huge selling point.
3. Class-leading camera with image stabilisation
The iPhone 4 improved Apple’s stance in the smartphone camera race and the iPhone 5 cemented it as one of the best in its class.
Apple’s camera’s are widely regarded as being excellent – the iPhone 6 has a tough act to follow
A resolution boost (although you should remember that an increase in pixels does not automatically mean better image quality) plus new features such as image stabilization will go a long way to holding on to Apple’s enviable image quality reputation – vital at a time when smartphones are fast becoming the most popular cameras on the planet.
4. High Definition AMOLED display
Along with a bump in screen size, Apple needs to adopt the latest
screen technology and also compete with Samsung in the resolution stakes. the iPhone 5S only sports a resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels and while this amounts to a comparatively high pixel density, it’s well behind Samsung’s Galaxy S4 that offers a full HD 1920 x 1080 pixel display.In addition the iPhone 5S still uses an LCD display while Samsung has offered what’s called an AMOLED screenin the Galaxy S4. In short, this newer screen technology offers brighter, more vibrant colors and also better viewing angles.
5. 5G WiFi (802.11ac)
The latest WiFi standard – 802.11ac, offers much faster speeds
source:Forbes
