Apple Begins Early Production of Force-Touch Equipped Next-Gen iPhones

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The iPhone 6S is reportedly in full production already. According to the latest reports, Apple has started the manufacturing process for their next generation iPhone, which will include new Force Touch capabilities. According to the intel, the new iPhones will have the exact same dimensions as the current iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, with 4.7-inches and 5.5-inches respectively.

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Apple Inc. has started early production of new iPhone models with a feature called Force Touch, which senses how hard users are pressing down on a screen, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Its newest iPhones, in the same 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch versions as the current iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus devices, will have a similar exterior design, the people said. Volume manufacturing is scheduled to ramp up as soon as next month, they said.

Apple is bringing Force Touch, first unveiled for the Apple Watch and the newest MacBook model, to the iPhone at least two years after it started working with suppliers to perfect the pressure-sensitive displays. The feature, which lets users adjust the strength of their screen taps to bring up different functions, is Apple’s latest move to stay ahead of rivals such as Samsung Electronics Co., which this year released its latest Galaxy smartphone with a screen that can be viewed from the side.

What do you folks think of this new innovation for the next iPhone? Will this Force Touch feature be useful in a smartphone?

Source: Bloomberg

 

[Pinkpoison]

I'm not sure yet what I think about the force touch feature but I'm looking forward to upgrading to the plus model.