“The must-have feature of Apple’s ninth-generation iPhone could be its super-speedy, power-efficient main processor,” Patrick Seitz writes for Investor’s Business Daily. “”
“Current consensus on the next iPhone is that it will have a Force Touch display, which can tell the difference between a press and a tap, as well as improved cameras,” Seitz writes. “But they’re overlooking the possibility that the iPhone 6S could have a processor that is ‘perceptibly superior to the current iPhone 6,’ Srini Sundararajan, a semiconductor industry analyst with Summit Research, said in a research report Thursday.”
“The [14nm] A9 chip in the iPhone 6S will offer performance ‘to kill for,’ he said,” Seitz writes. “The A9 processor will likely be 20% more powerful, 12-15% smaller in size and 35% more power-efficient,” he said.”
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MacDailyNews Take: We think Srini meant “to die for,” but still, we want. Bring on the massive performance and battery life gains!
Also, anyone who thinks Force Touch isn’t a major feature, on that’s soon to be an intrinsic feature of all Apple operating systems, certainly has never worn an Apple Watch. Force Touch will be as important as pointing, tapping and scrolling. Devices that lack Force Touch, like today’s current iPhone 6/Plus already feel lacking to many Apple Watch owners. Hopefully, soon, when we try to “Force Touch” our iPhones and iPads out of habit from using Apple Watch, it’ll actually work!