We're not expecting the iPhone 6 to be part of today's handset announcement – it's more likely there will be other phones from Apple first.so that means we'll almost certainly see an iPhone 5S first (probably alongside a colourful and cheaper iPhone 5C model) and an iPhone 6 a while later.Check out the latest on the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C.When Apple unveiled the iPhone 5, the reaction was a bit muted: where previous phones were massive leaps forward, the iPhone 5 was a bit longer and a lot easier to scratch. So what can we expect from the next iPhone after the iPhone 5S and 5C?
Let's see what we can glean from the varying sources of the internet - some reliable, some not so much.
iOS 7 Apple's new look for iPhone and iPad
Given the iPhone's history - from the 3G onwards, there's always been a half-step S model before the next numbered iPhone - so that means we'll almost certainly see an iPhone 5S first (probably alongside a colourful and cheaper iPhone 5C model) and an iPhone 6 a while later.
One thing is for sure, with the release of such super handsets as the Samsung Galaxy S4, Sony Xperia Z and HTC One, the next iPhone will have to seriously up its game.
iPhone 6 release date
The iPhone 6 release date will be in 2014. It will follow the iPhone 5S which will be released this month.
Jefferies analyst Peter Misek concurs, saying that there will be a June 2014 release for the iPhone 6. We reckon it will be later than that, around a year after the 5S. Citi's Glen Yeung also believes that we won't see an iPhone 6 until 2014.
In May US carrier Verizon introduced an iPhone 5 price cut of as much as $100 USD and further price cuts have followed.
Reports in April also suggested that Foxconn has added as many as 10,000 assembly line workers per week to its Zhengzhou plant as it readies itself for the new iPhone release date.
Interestingly, in May 2013 Stuff reported it received a photo of the till system at a Vodafone UK store (which it has since removed along with the reference to Vodafone), with '4G iPhone 6' listed. Interesting.
So could we see both an iPhone 5S and iPhone 6 in quick succession? Some reports suggest a new 5S in the late part of the year before a revamped iPhone 6 very early in 2014.
Let's see what we can glean from the varying sources of the internet - some reliable, some not so much.
iOS 7 Apple's new look for iPhone and iPad
Given the iPhone's history - from the 3G onwards, there's always been a half-step S model before the next numbered iPhone - so that means we'll almost certainly see an iPhone 5S first (probably alongside a colourful and cheaper iPhone 5C model) and an iPhone 6 a while later.
One thing is for sure, with the release of such super handsets as the Samsung Galaxy S4, Sony Xperia Z and HTC One, the next iPhone will have to seriously up its game.
iPhone 6 release date
The iPhone 6 release date will be in 2014. It will follow the iPhone 5S which will be released this month.
Jefferies analyst Peter Misek concurs, saying that there will be a June 2014 release for the iPhone 6. We reckon it will be later than that, around a year after the 5S. Citi's Glen Yeung also believes that we won't see an iPhone 6 until 2014.
In May US carrier Verizon introduced an iPhone 5 price cut of as much as $100 USD and further price cuts have followed.
Reports in April also suggested that Foxconn has added as many as 10,000 assembly line workers per week to its Zhengzhou plant as it readies itself for the new iPhone release date.
Interestingly, in May 2013 Stuff reported it received a photo of the till system at a Vodafone UK store (which it has since removed along with the reference to Vodafone), with '4G iPhone 6' listed. Interesting.
So could we see both an iPhone 5S and iPhone 6 in quick succession? Some reports suggest a new 5S in the late part of the year before a revamped iPhone 6 very early in 2014.
