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iPhone 6 release date, rumours & leaked images: New photo shows 'iPhone 6 back panel


When will the next iPhone come out? Will it be called iPhone 6, new iPhone or something else? (Technically it'll be the 9th iPhone). And can we expect a bigger iPhone to launch in 2014? (Hint: yes). Read on for all the latest iPhone 6 release date rumours, plus clues about the new iPhone's specs and features, leaked images and artists' mockup illustrations. We'll update this article as new iPhone 6 rumours come in. 
We updated this article on 9 June with a new photo of an 'iPhone 6 back panel'. To skip straight to the leaked images, go to our iPhone 6 leaked image page. If you want to know everything there is to know about iPhone 6 speculation, keep reading!
The iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s are already more than nine months old, so Apple watchers have been looking ahead to the next iPhone, dubbed iPhone 6, new iPhone or iPhone 2014. When will the new iPhone 6 launch? How much will it cost in the UK? And what features and specifications can we expect? Will the iPhone 6 have a bigger screen? Here, we bring you the latest speculation to help answer those questions about the new iPhone 6.
Of course, we're talking about Apple here, so the iPhone 6 hasn't officially been announced yet and nothing is for certain. That hasn't stopped lots of juicy iPhone 6 rumours floating around, though. Not everything here will be accurate, but we'll try to give you an idea of how plausible each rumour is.
Wondering whether to buy a Samsung Galaxy S5? Read our comparison review of the iPhone 5s and Galaxy S5. Also: read our article on whether to wait for the iPhone 6.
We've also written a preview comparison of the iPhone 5s and iPhone 6 to help you know what to expect.
We've got five juicy pages worth of iPhone 6 rumours here for you to delve into. Each page is overflowing with speculation, rumours, images and evidence that help paint a picture of what we can expect from Apple's next iPhone. If there's something in particular you're looking for, you can follow the links below to be transported to the relevant page. Alternatively, sit back, relax and take in all the information about the iPhone 6 at your leisure.

iPhone 6 predictions: Isn't Apple too secretive for us to know anything?

Second-guessing Apple is traditionally a mug's game, but the legendarily secretive company has eased up under Tim Cook, and almost all the announcements at the 10 September press event had been correctly predicted beforehand. (Admittedly, plenty of predictions had been made that didn't come true, but pretty much everything that was announced came as no surprise to Apple rumour followers.) 
Particularly accurate were the iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s rumours, many of which were completely true, including new iPhone colours and new features of the iPhones. Even the fingerprint sensor was discussed in the lead up to the event.
As we discuss elsewhere, Apple isn't quite as secretive as it used to be. (Compare today's Apple, where the software and hardware design teams work hand in hand under Sir Jony Ive's supervision, to the crazy days leading up the first iPhone's launch, when half the team didn't even know what the interface would look like).
iPhone 6 leaked photo

Alleged leaked photo of the iPhone 6's front panel. See our iPhone 6 leaked image page for more info.

New iPhone 6 release date: When will the iPhone 6 come out?

The iPhone line-up gets refreshed roughly once a year. The iPhone 6 is therefore likely to launch in 2014, around a year later than the iPhone 5sand iPhone 5c, which were unveiled on 10 September 2013 and hit the shelves on 20 September. 
While we've heard lots of general predictions of the iPhone 6 launch date, there have been no specific dates, until now. German carrier Deutsche Telekom has allegedly told Apple blog Apfelpage.de that the iPhone 6 will be released on 19 September, after being announced by Apple on 9 September. We can't be certain that this rumour is true, but it seems like a pretty solid guess to us, so definitely don't rule it out.
Some analysts and Apple watchers had suggested that the iPhone 6 would arrive at Apple's WWDC event, but Apple actually didn't announce any hardware during the event, sticking to showing off iOS 8 and OS X 10.10 Yosemite instead.
One recent release date rumour suggests that Apple may decide to launch the 4.7in iPhone 6 in August, followed by a bigger, 5.5in model in September. These rumours come from Taiwan's Economic Daily News, which claims that unnamed supply-chain sources say an August iPhone event is possible.
We think it's unlikely that Apple will launch two iPhones within such a short period of time, unless it decides to unveil both iPhones at an August event with the first, smaller model becoming available to buy sooner than the 5.5in model, which would go on sale slightly later.
It's believed that Apple retail stores have begun blacking out holiday dates for employees in September, which is usually a sign that something big is coming on those dates – probably the iPhone 6. That's according to iFun, which cites anonymous sources in its report that suggests a September launch for iPhone 6 is happening after all.
In February during MWC in Barcelona, Apple grabbed headlines when an analyst claimed that the new iPhone 6 will launch in July. "The next generation phones could come out in July this year," said Mizuho Securities analyst Abhey Lamba. "The earlier launch will be helpful for Apple as it will ensure significant availability and distribution of the new device during the holiday season."
Lamba also reiterates claims that Apple could be looking to launch multiple models of the new iPhone, with screen sizes ranging from 4.7in to 5.5in (more on this on page 2).
According to rumours from Asia, Apple in May ordered 15 per cent of its 4.7in iPhone 6 from Pegatron. Commercial Times reports that Pegatron will continue to manufacture the iPhone 5C and iPhone 4S as well as the portion of iPhone 6 units.
The calls for Apple to release its new iPhone 6 earlier than the usual September time frame are also coming from Sony's mobile chief, Pierre Perron, of all people. Perron told The Inquirer: Apple is "missing out" by only releasing yearly iPhone refreshes, instead of flooding the market with incremental updates every few months. Perron believes that people will always want the most up to date phone and technology moves more rapidly than a yearly cycle allows.
Forbes contributor Chuck Jones has also suggested that Apple shouldn't wait until September to announce the iPhone 6, because competition means the company is losing sales to competitors with bigger-screened smartphones.
Whenever the iPhone 6 arrives, it's expected to be a big one, both in size and popularity. According to research firm ISI, we're about to see "the 'mother lode' of all Apple upgrade cycles" when Apple releases two new iPhones with bigger screens this year. It's thought that iPhone 6 sales may be 20 per cent higher than iPhone 5s.
"'Large-screen envy' is prevalent among the iPhone installed base and we believe a 5in form-factor iPhone would spark a massive upgrade cycle as well as many 'Android switchers' returning back to the iPhone," said ISI.
Overall, we think that the September launch option is most plausible based on Apple's launch history.
Either way, an Apple fan and blogger in Japan was keen to be first in line for the iPhone 6, so actually turned up outside an Apple Store in Ginza to wait for the new iPhone to launch. However, his wait was short-lived, as he soon discovered he might haveto wait for seven months, an idea that seems to have put him off. I expect we'll see him return a bit nearer the release date!

Some people are so sure that Apple will launch a new iPhone soon that they are holding off buying one of the latest models, apparently. Sales of the iPhone 5s are said to be slowing down, at least in China, as people hold off purchasing a new phone in anticipation of the iPhone 6 launching soon. Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brian White claimed that demand for the iPhone 5s is cooling off, while interest in a large-screened iPhone is high. 
Apple has launched an improved reuse and recycle program to try and encourage people to upgrade to a new iPhone now, as iPhone sales struggle in the run up to the iPhone 6. Find out how much your iPhone is worth in the programme here.

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