The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus are only a few months old but the rumors are heating up big time for the next iPhone.
The next iPhone will likely either be called the iPhone 6S or the iPhone 7--KGI Securities analyst Ming Chi-Kuo is one of those who believes it will be called the iPhone 7.
A definite release date has not been confirmed but the latest rumor, from Mobile News, says that it could launch on September 25, based on a purported internal staff email from British carrier Vodafone. In this scenario, preorders would start on September 18.
As for the design and display, there’s a lot of rumors out there. One big one notes that the new iPhones will be thicker than the current models, and may even get rid of that infernal camera bump.
Kuo says that Apple will probably stick to bringing out two sizes of the phone at once, but will likely stick to the 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch variants.
He also said that Apple may use the same aluminum casing found on the Apple Watch Sports casing for the next iPhone. It’s about 60 percent more durable than the aluminum used for the iPhone 6.
