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Finally, the Apple iPhone 6 which is the most anticipated smartphone of 2014 is going to be revealed today. Apple iPhone 6 launch event will begin today at 10am PDT. The event will be held at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts in Cupertino in California. You can access the live stream of the event by accessing this link.

Based on all the iPhone 6 rumours, we have listed down all the possible features that would come with the iPhone 6:

Two iPhone 6 Variants with Different Display Sizes

Android smartphones have grown in size in the recent years. Numerous Android smartphones come with display sizes that measure more than 5inches. Still, the previous iPhone models like the iPhone 5S and 5C that came with a 4.7inch display screen has given good competition to Android smartphones. This year, Apple is heavily speculated to release not one but two iPhone 6 variants with different sized display screens.

4.7inch iPhone 6 and 5.5inch iPhone 6

The 4.7inch iPhone 6 is expected to come with slimmer chassis. It may measure around 5.8mm to 6.1mm in thickness. The Touch ID fingerprint sensor may feature a chrome encasing. The power button will be now found at the right side of the device. It may sport a water resistant chassis.

The 5.5inch iPhone 6 is going to be a phablet model that will pit take against all the large sized Android counterparts. As far as design is concerned, nothing much has been known about the phablet model.

Both the handsets are expected to be available in colours like gray, silver and gold.

Display

Apple is expected to yet again offer Retina Display technology with the 4.7inch iPhone 6. According to 9to5mac, it will support a display resolution of 1704 x 960 pixels with a pixel density of 416ppi or higher. Based on Xcode 6 SDK beta of iOS 8 files, another rumour indicates that the 4.7inch iPhone 6 will offer a display resolution of 828 x 1472 pixels

Many Apple iPhone fans are expecting a quad HD resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels on the 5.5inch iPhone 6. However, there are no concrete rumours to confirm on that. Apple may still stick to Retina Display on the new phablet edition.

Both the editions are expected to come with highly durable sapphire glass coating along with enhanced haptic feedback systems.

Processor

The new A8 processor is going to power up the new iPhone 6 models. It will be a 64-bit dual-core processor running at a speed of 2.0GHz or higher. Apple does not talk about the amount of RAM it offers on its iDevices. Rumours have it that the new iPhone 6 variants will feature 1GB RAM.

Macrumors claim that the 5.5inch iPhone 6 may feature a powerful processor compared to the one that will come with 4.7inch model. 9to5Mac has revealed that the new processor will have in extending the battery life of the device. It is also rumoured to feature a co-processor dubbed as “Phosphorous” that will mainly help in pushing health data to the main processor.

Camera

Based on rumours coming from multiple sources, PhoneArena states that the 4.7inch iPhone 6 may feature a 10MP or 13MP shooter. It may be the very same Sony IMX220 sensor which is present inside the Sony Xperia Z3. It will feature f/2.0 aperture, larger pixels of 1.75μm and Optical Image Stabilization (OIS).

Nothing much is known about the camera details of 5.5inch iPhone phablet. It may sport the very same camera that will come with the 4.7inch model.

Battery

According to Macrumors, the 4.7inch iPhone 6 will be packed with an 1810mAh capacity battery. The source even claims that a contradicting rumour indicates that it may feature a 2100mAh battery. The 5.5inch iPhone 6 will be housed with a larger battery of 2915mAh.

New Features

iOS 8

One rumour that is most likely to come true is that the new iPhone 6 models will come preloaded with the new iOS 8 update. As far as looks are concerned, the iOS 8 does not differ much from the iOS 7, but it is certainly packed with new features and improvements. Some of the features include enhanced notifications, Health app, improved Siri and more.

128GB Storage

Macrumors has revealed that the iPhone 6 models may come out in a new storage option of 128GB. Currently, Apple iPhones come with a max storage capacity of 64GB.

NFC

None of the currently available iPhones feature NFC. Rumours from Apple Insider reveal that the iPhone 6 models will be equipped with NFC.

Category 6 LTE

Apple Insider also claims that the next gen iPhone 6 will feature the powerful Category 6 LTE modem which will allow users to take advantage of high speed internet connectivity with download speeds of up to 300Mbps.

iPhone 6 Release Date and Price

Going by the previous release patterns, Gizmodo claims that both iPhone 6 models are expected to be available for purchase by September 19. However, there are other rumours that say that the 5.5inch iPhone 6 phablet will come out by the end of the year.

The same source claims that the base model of 4.7inch iPhone 6 would be priced at $199 on contract, whereas the base model of 5.5 iPhone 6 will be available at a contract price of $299.