Apple Rumors: iPhone 6S Mini and Apple Television
PC Magazine is reporting rumors concerning a possible iPhone 6S mini in the works. The new device would see Apple return to their 4-inch screen standard used for the iPhone 5 and 5S. Earlier this week, Cown and Company analyst Timothy Arcuri said in a note to investors that Apple may be working on three different iPhone models for 2015. He noted these would all vary in sizes and investors can expect a 4.7-inch iPhone 6S, a 5.5-inch iPhone 6S Plus and a 4-inch iPhone to be called the iPhone 6S mini.
"We believe specs [for the 6s mini] will be close to iPhone 5s, but with curved screen edges like the iPhone 6 and may include some purpose-built low cost components," Arcuri said.
With this being said, Apple rumors are not always to be counted on since rampant speculation and doubt always surround each release year of Apple products. One of the most consistently rumored products that has never come to pass is the Apple television. This is not to be confused with Apple TV, which is a Roku-type box that connects your television to a number of streaming services, including Apple's iTunes library of television shows and films.
Apple television was a rumored entry by Apple Inc. into the smart television market, something that fans hoped would inject competition into a marketplace dominated by Samsung and LG. For the past few years Gene Munster, an analyst for Piper Jaffray, has been speculating as to the potential release date of the Apple television. Having incorrectly guessed the reveal of the Apple TV as 2013, he has once again proposed that we may in fact see the device in 2016. Munster explains that Apple has averaged between three to six years between major product launches over the past decade.
"And so, ultimately the Watch is what hit this year, they're gonna refine that next year, along with payments. And then that probably gets us into 2016 more of a time frame for the actual television," Munster said.
Munster estimates that Apple could potentially capture 10 percent of the U.S. Television market and grow their business by 10-20 percent. Would you buy an Apple TV?