There is a trend these days for a so-called "Prime" version of a
flagship to come out between the release of the original and the release
of the next model. The Samsung Galaxy Alpha is essentially an S5 Prime (and was known as such for a while), there is also an HTC One M8 Prime, and rumors of an LG G3 Prime. Now, it seems Apple might be jumping on that train with the iPhone 6 Prime in the summer of 2015.
There have been plenty of rumors claiming the iPhone 6 would feature sapphire glass, and even a report recently that sapphire glass production has begun. In that report, The Guardian claimed
the glass would be for the iPhone 6, but that makes little sense.
iPhone 6 production began last month, and the release is expected to be
about one month away. If sapphire glass production is "expected to
begin" this month, there is no way that it would be included in the
upcoming iPhone 6. Apparently, someone at J.P. Morgan realized this, and
is now predicting that Apple is actually planning a "premium" version
of the iPhone 6 for the summer of 2015, with no sapphire iPhones coming
this fall.
Unfortunately, there is no word on
what would make the device "premium" aside from the sapphire glass. It
might be something of a limited edition iPhone, or it could also include
refreshed specs. Maybe even a bump from the rumored 1GB of RAM expected
in the iPhone 6.
source: AppleInsider
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