iPhone 6 is about to be released. How many of Apple’s “big moves” are left?

In the next few days, the name "iPhone 6" will undoubtedly occupy the front page headlines of major technology and non-technology news. Since the iPhone entered the Chinese market, we have gradually become accustomed to it and have a climax with people all over the world at this time every year.

Looking at the iPhone products of all generations, the excellent iOS system and exquisite body design are undoubtedly the benchmark and model of the smartphone industry of that era. Even today, we can still find the shadows of iPhone 4 and iPhone 5 in various domestic flagship mobile phone products. iPhone 6 will certainly continue this advantage, but after iPhone 6, can Apple's iPhone still maintain its appeal?

From 4 to 6, each generation of iPhone has its own selling point

Compared with the competition in various screen sizes, resolutions, processor core numbers, etc. that has first unfolded in the Android smartphone market, Apple's iPhone always seems to be a step behind in the entire smartphone environment at first glance. However, this relatively conservative strategy also makes the iPhone particularly eye-catching whenever new functions or features are added, making "Apple fans" more eager to try out new products.

The iPhone 4, which first set off the "Apple fever" in the domestic market, is undoubtedly the most outstanding product, the "retina" display. The display fineness of over 300 PPI not only brings the display effect of handheld smart devices to a new level, but this display specification has been continued to this day and may still be maintained in the iPhone 6, which shows its epoch-making significance. The subsequent iPhone 4S pioneered the use of dual-core processors by Apple, making the iPhone also reach the industry's leading level in performance.

Since iPhone 5, Apple has unprecedentedly increased the screen size of the iPhone and bid farewell to the weird screen ratio. Although the difference of only 0.5 inches is nothing in the eyes of many Android phone manufacturers, after five generations of 3.5-inch screen products, this "tiny" change is still extremely "lethal" to iPhone followers.

At this time last year, when some people thought that Apple would increase the screen size of the iPhone again, the iPhone 5s came out with fingerprint recognition, a 64-bit processor that matched the system, an M7 coprocessor and a "champagne gold" color scheme. The "rich gold" alone was enough to make countless consumers pay for the upgrade.

In a few hours, iPhone 6 will be released. Although Apple's confidentiality measures are getting worse and worse and the new product has already been exposed to the public, the iPhone will inevitably become popular again just by virtue of its larger screen.

After iPhone 6, Apple has nothing to play with

To be precise, apart from the "retina" screen and 64-bit computing system, most of Apple's innovations to the iPhone cannot be considered real innovations. It is because Apple's progress in smartphones has always been slower than Android, and the various improvements are made on the iPhone, which makes them appear particularly "high-end".

The use of coprocessors by the A7 chip was first seen in the Motorola X8 computing unit in products such as the MOTO X. The fingerprint recognition technology introduced by the iPhone 5s is not the first time for a mobile smart device, but Apple has done a better job than other products.

From the increase in the number of processor cores to the continuous increase in screen size, Apple's current iPhone is more in line with the trend of the times in terms of product thinking. After no longer insisting on a small screen size, there are reports that the iPhone 6 may even adopt a quad-core processor. During this period, the iPhone will not change for the time being, and perhaps only the number of pixels in the main camera will change.

The biggest highlight of iPhone 6 is definitely the 4.7-inch screen, which is almost certain to be used with one hand. This setting, which is close to the optimal value for one-handed operation, also makes it unlikely that the iPhone will continue to make breakthroughs in screen size in the future. The entire smartphone industry is becoming increasingly mature and saturated in terms of software and hardware development, which also makes it increasingly difficult for Apple's iPhone to make exciting major upgrades like in recent years.

The demands of "Apple fans" and digital enthusiasts for a larger screen will eventually be realized on iPhone 6, but what should Apple do after iPhone 6? iOS is indeed Apple's absolute advantage, but is Siri a common function for us? Software progress is obviously not the absolute driving force for consumers to pay.

Apple’s “ultimate weapon” is about to run out. After iPhone 6, Apple will be one step closer to the development bottleneck currently encountered by Android smartphones. If future iPhones look almost the same, will anyone still think about upgrading?

As a winner of Toutiao's Qingyun Plan and Baijiahao's Bai+ Plan, the 2019 Baidu Digital Author of the Year, the Baijiahao's Most Popular Author in the Technology Field, the 2019 Sogou Technology and Culture Author, and the 2021 Baijiahao Quarterly Influential Creator, he has won many awards, including the 2013 Sohu Best Industry Media Person, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Beijing Third Place, the 2015 Guangmang Experience Award, the 2015 China New Media Entrepreneurship Competition Finals Third Place, and the 2018 Baidu Dynamic Annual Powerful Celebrity.