With at least a few months to go before
Apple reveals its next iPhone models, a
report citing the internal communication
of a European mobile operator has tippe
September 18 for the start of pre-orders,
and September 25 for retail availability i
the first wave of countries.
Both those dates are Fridays, the day
Apple traditionally makes new products
available to take advantage of the
weekend rush. Interestingly, the early
rumour is an echo of a similar one last
year when internal communications at
Germany's Deutsche Telekom tipped a
September 19 launch for the iPhone 6
(Review | Pictures ) as early as May, and
proved to be accurate. This time around,
a British website has claimed to have
gotten hold of an email from Vodafone
UK to its employees.
However, while the leaked Vodafone UK
email tips September 25 as the actual
release date, another report by a Greek
website ( via Phonearena) seems to
suggest that the announcement will be
made on September 8, which happens to
be a Tuesday - the same day as last
year's September 9 launch event.
Of course, a September launch is highly
likely anyway, but we would still advise
readers to take the news with a pinch of
salt despite the similarities between last
year's leak and this new one.
As for the next iPhone itself, Apple is
rumoured to be preparing two or three
models for launch this time: an iPhone
6s, an iPhone 6s Plus, and possibly an
iPhone 6c. The first two are tipped to be
lighter and slimmer than their current-
generation counterparts, sporting 2GB of
RAM, Force Touch displays, Apple A9
SoCs, and 12-megapixel cameras. The
iPhone 6c on the other hand, a model
that some analysts now say has been
ditched from Apple's 2015 plans, is said
to be an entry-level model like the curren
iPhone 5c is. It would run on the Apple
A7 or A8 SoC and have a 4-inch screen.
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