iPhone 6 Rumor Roundup: Apple to Produce a Bigger, Slimmer Device by Changing the Camera?

Rumors surrounding a larger, slimmer iPhone have quieted, if only for a brief moment, with a new report stating Apple's upcoming smartphone is to undergo a significant camera upgrade.

G for Games learned of a post from Sun Chang Xu, chief analyst at ESM-China, on Weibo, a Chinese social media site. Sun said Apple will use what is known as Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS) for the first time, as opposed to Optical Image Stabilization (OIS).

Sun also noted the iPhone 6's camera will have 1.75 um pixel size, an improvement from the iPhone 5S' 1.5 um. Apple is reportedly making this switch to better produce a slimmer iPhone. The picture quality will suffer because EIS does not require as much moving parts to produce an image, which at the same time will make the iPhone slimmer and lighter.

Size has been the prevailing topic of speculation for the upcoming iPhone and all leaks and analyst input seem to relate to what is unofficially called the iPhone Air. Several reports have suggested Apple is working on an iPhone with a 5.5-inch screen and the latest reports are the tech giant plans to make it slimmer and lighter.

BGR reported last week that production of the slimmer iPhones is actually creating a problem with the battery. The company needs a battery slimmer than anyone ever produced that can also live up to the processing demands of the iPhone. This issue could potentially keep the phone off the market until 2015.

However, as tradition holds, Apple has unveiled a new mobile operating system alongside a new iPhone every fall. This year, Apple is expected to reveal details and release dates for both iOS 8 and the iPhone 6 at the Worldwide Developers Conference June 2.

In a new concept video from Tech Radar, the iPhone 6 is seen bigger than any previously released device. But the video is meant to highlight expected changes coming with iOS 8, such as HealthBook, synchronization with the iWatch, a DriveMode feature and enhancements to Siri and the Notification Center.