Top 5 iPhone 6, iPhone 5S Features Confirmed in WWDC 2013
Tech giant Apple introduced its latest operating system among others in the recent WorldWide Developers' Conference held in San Francisco, CA.
Apple presented its new and improved iOS update, which gives the mobile operating system a superb design and some new features for iPhone and iPad fans such as quick-access system controls, automatic app updates, and Apple's AirDrop file-sharing system.
To the delight of many Apple fans, the new iOS comes with new fun features such as the music streaming feature dubbed as iTunes Radio. Moreover, loyal Apple users will feel the change in their device brought about by the new look and design of the software's interface.
This year's highly anticipated event satisfied some consumers who wanted to take a peek on some of the specs and features of the upcoming Apple devices such as the rumoured iPhone 6 and 5S.
The unannounced iPhone 6 and iPhone 5S are clouded by a myriad of rumours. A lot of concept renders are emerging on the internet as the devices' release date nears.
Rumour has it that the next iPhone will feature Retina or IGZO screen display, A7 quad core chip processor, iOS 7, 128GB internal storage, 13 mega-pixel camera, and longer battery life. The lack of NFC support on the iPhone 5 was one of the biggest criticisms aimed at Apple's smartphone.
Meanwhile, the cheaper iPhone 5S is rumoured to sport a plastic casing, 4-inch screen display, dual core processor and 8-megapixel camera.
It is initially reported that the new iPhones will be launched in June along with the upgraded iOS. However, other reports stated that the devices will make its debut in September.
The Apple chief Tim Cook also dropped several hints that the upcoming iPhone 6 and 5S will be released later this year. Cook said that no new products are to launch before the end of the year.
Below is the top software features confirmed to come in your iPhone 6 and/or 5S.
- iTunes Radio - Apple's new iTunes Radio expands the pre-existing iTunes with familiar features that include radio stations you can build around a favorite artist, and featured stations. Apple seems to be gunning for Pandora, Spotify and Google Music. The iTunes Radio will be tied to your Apple ID, so you can use it wherever you have iTunes installed. It's free and will be ad-free for iTunes Match users.
- Improved Siri - Apple increased and improved Siri's capabilities. Users can now control some of its phone settings such as play a past voice mail, turn on Bluetooth, and increase the brightness settings via the voice assistant feature.
- Automatic App Updates - One very useful features of the new OS is that the App Store gets automatic app updates in the new OS.
- New Camera Features - The new camera app shows all your shooting modes so you can tap them to frame your shot such as still, panorama, video, and a square, Instagram-like configuration. Another button will let you apply filters to the still or square shots. Apple also drops the endless list of photos that you may or may not break out into albums. With iOS 7, Apple treats photos as moments in time organized around geotagged locations, not just chronology.
- Better Safari Browser - Apple improved its Safari browser by adding a unified search and URL field just like that of Google Chrome as well as removed the navigation bars until needed. It seems that Apple followed the footsteps of Android-based devices which updated its browser with such features.