Apple iPhone 6 Release Date Update: Photos of New Cell Phone, Plus Details About iPhone 5S
Buzz continues to surrounded the impending release date of the iPhone 6. Apple has yet to comment, but rumors have been circulating for months that the new generation phone will be released as early as September.
According to ValueWalk, the media event for the new iPhone 6 will allegedly be held on Sept. 10, and the cell phone be released a few weeks later on Sept. 27.
The iPhone 6 is rumored to have a 12-megapixel sensor, up from the 8-megapixel version of the iPhone 5. It could be waterproof with a 4.8-inch Retina+ HD display with a 3D camera and fingerprint reader. Prices are being quoted bewteen $99 and $400.
For months, leaks, photographs and specifications have surfaced online. (See the alleged iPhone 6 photos.)
According to IBTimes, Apple is rumored to unveil the iPhone 6 simultaneously with the iPhone 5S at the September event to celebrate the public release date of iOS 7. The tech experts believe Apple will release the iPhone 5S on Sept. 20.
The iPhone 5S will have a new super HD camera/screen, a better battery, NFC, and "possible updates include an IGZO screen for Retina+ 128GB storage." The iPhone 5S is rumored to have internet speeds around ten times as fast as 3G.
It may also have a price of $199, just like the current iPhone 5, and have possible release dates of August, September, or October.
Rumors of a summer release for the iPhone 5S began in April this year when sources close to the electronics giant, including manufacturers, leaked details that production had started.
Apple has unveiled a new handset every year since it announced the first iPhone in 2007. More recent models, including the iPhone 4S and the iPhone 5, were announced in October 2011 and September 2012 respectively.
Despite earlier reports, Apple won't stop production of the iPhone 5 in addition to the iPhone 4 and 4S when the next model comes out.
Analysts at Goldman Sachs noted in their report this week that abandoning the iPhone 5 and all other previous iPhone models would be a major departure from Apple Inc.'s current strategy of keeping the older models around and selling them as low cost handsets.
