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We’re on a countdown until the inevitable Next iPhone , a moment that feels far less anticipated than last year. In 2012 we had the iPhone 5 casting a shadow of mystery: a rumored design revamp, the curiosity surrounding the first post-Steve Jobs iPhone , plus overdue features: namely, LTE and a larger screen. This year, we have rumors of slightly better cameras, colored cases, and maybe a fingerprint reader.

So what can the next iPhone do to be a huge hit?

Simple. Give it a killer battery life.

Phones are suffering a bit of ennui mid-2013. “Peak smartphone” has become a repeated phrase, and I’ve heard my fair share of “phones are boring.” It reminds me of laptops: those also-useful, also-commodified products that nearly everyone has but nobody feels all that compelled to immediately replace. iPhone 6: Most-wanted features (pictures)1-2 of 11Scroll LeftScroll Right… [Read more]