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The Apple iPhone 6 could be a little more Apple and a little less Samsung according to the latest insider reports, possibly stemming from the growing competition between Apple and Samsung as well as a patent dispute which lingers on months after a verdict in Apple’s favor.

Apple’s iPhone 5s release is still just a week old, but as we bought the iPhone 5s store reps were already talking up the iPhone 6, which many believe will be the name for the next iPhone.

Read: iPhone 6 Concept Hints at What May Come

The iPhone 6 could bring a larger screen, which Apple is reportedly experimenting with and will almost certainly bring the next generation Apple A8 processor. Apple upgraded the processor a full version for each iPhone since the iPhone 4S, moving up to the Samsung made Apple A7 processor in the iPhone 5s, and the latest news indicates Apple’s iPhone 6 could come with less Samsung influence.

The iPhone 6 could tap the Apple A8 processor for show-stopping features, and Samsung may play a limited role.

The iPhone 6 could tap the Apple A8 processor for show-stopping features, and Samsung may play a limited role.

 

A new report from Hankyung, a Korean news publication, claims Apple is looking to limit Samsung’s role in the Apple A8 processor for the iPhone 6 release in 2014.

According to the paper, the iPhone 6 won’t be completely Samsung free, as the publication claims the deal with TSMC will only be able to handle up to 70% of the capacity needed. The remaining chips will reportedly come from Samsung

Either way, today’s rumors is not the first one to discuss Apple cutting Samsung out of the role as the main chip supplier for the iPhone 6.

Rumors of a split between the two companies are not new as multiple reports and analysts predicted the Apple A7 processor would not come from Samsung, but from TSMC a rival chip maker.

One of the main rumors claimed TSMC would make the Apple A7 processor for the iPhone 6, but Apple went with Samsung for an Apple A7 processor for the iPhone 5s. It’s not clear if the Korea Times meant TSMC would make A series processor for the iPhone 6 or if it assumed the iPhone 5s would arrive with an iPhone 6 name instead.

While Apple and TSMC could team up for the iPhone 6 with an A8 processor, there is another report that Samsung could be back in Apple’s good graces for an Apple A9 processor which would likely appear in an Apple iPhone 7 in 2015.

Like the iPhone 5s, the iPhone 6 could make use of the processor to enable special features exclusive the new iPhone. The 64-bit iPhone 5s processor enables faster app loading, better in-game graphics and is a key component in the new iPhone 5s photo and video features, including selecting the best photo or photos taken during burst mode. The iPhone 5s video highlights features enabled by Apple’s A7 processor.

https://youtu.be/kK0_OVn_uxA

Rumors indicate Apple will deliver an iPhone 6 in 2014, though analysts expectations range from early in the year through summer, and specifics are difficult to narrow down.

4 Comments

4 Comments

  1. Alan

    09/30/2013 at 8:17 pm

    You’ve got to be kidding me.

    …and so it begins. A year early. Could you please do the world a favor and knock it off for say 50 weeks?

  2. drakes

    09/30/2013 at 8:50 pm

    Rumors are rumors. Who can stop it. Apple has just launched two of its smartphone iPhone 5S & 5C and people start predicting what next Apple phone would be like. I am looking forward for something extra ordinary now from Apple as iPhone 5S has nothing which can really be termed as wow factor as its been always there with its previous flagship phones. Hope they will come up with something innovative again.

  3. Raheel Mushtaq

    10/01/2013 at 3:34 am

    From the rumors it seems like iPhone 6 will be far better than any mobile yet we’ve seen from the recent records of iphone 5s and 5c it seems to be difficult for any cell phone to reach such position but still iPhone 6 has a lot of hype already. I am more interested in knowing about the specifications of iPhone 6

  4. INDI

    10/01/2013 at 9:33 am

    So…. Apple is wonderfully !!
    iphone 5s ::the world best smart mobile!!!! Much beTTer!!!!

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