iPhone 6 Features: Faster LTE Data Speeds With Improved Modem?

The iPhone 6 will feature faster LTE data speeds than previous iPhone offerings, according to Chinese Apple repair firm Geekbar (via CNET).

The report claims Apple has equipped the sixth-generation smartphone with Qualcomm's Category 4 LTE MDM9625 modem, which, despite becoming available in 2012, offers speeds up to 150 megabits per second and support for LTE Advanced.

While the modem would certainly be an improvement, it pales in comparison to the Category 6 LTE modem tipped for the device in an earlier VentureBeat report. That modem would have offered speeds of up to 300Mbps. As G4Games notes, several Android phones, including the Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A, tout a Cat-6.

These figures, of course, don't represent the speeds most users are going to experience, as you'll only be able to go as fast your carrier allows you.

Along with leaker Sonny Dickson, uSwitch has offered up photos of the smartphone's alleged USB cable's retail box, showing reversible capability.

A reversible USB cable might not knock your socks off, but the feature is very useful to users, especially those who have damaged their hardware by placing their USB cable into their computer the wrong way. The new cables would eliminate this, as both sides would be safe to use, keeping your computer's USB port damage-free.

The reversible cable seems more likely than not to debut in the sixth-gen, as well, uSwitch reports:

"The shots of retail boxes for the cables confirm that rather than being something that could yet be a long way from reality and market-readyness, Apple is in fact ready to introduce them with the iPhone 6 next month."

The next-generation iPhone models are expected to be unveiled Sept. 9 at an Apple event. The smartphone is rumored to be coming in 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch options, with specs rumors tipping the device for an Apple A8, mobile payment compatibility, Touch ID, an improved camera and more.