iPhone 7 release news, date and hearsay!

We don't know much time it'll take, but we know we want it...

Apple iPhone 6 S / iPhone 7 release date

According to GSM Dome Apple has started ordering camera sensors from Sony for the iPhone 6 C, which follows news that Samsung is reportedly already producing the A 9 processor that is expected to be included in the iPhone 6 S, so all of the iPhone 6 S/7 models could be on target for a September launch.

September 2015 is our best guess for the iPhone 6 S, as previous models have launched in that same month.

Latest update: Apple is reportedly already ordering camera components for the iPhone 6 C, suggesting that it both exists and will be with us fairly soon.

The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 have been with us long enough now that we're getting a little tired of them. Fickle, we know. But the mooted specs and features of the new iPhone (probably called the iPhone 6 S, with the iPhone 7 coming in 2016) are starting to trickle out.

Current highlights include Force Touch, the Apple S I M, a DSLR-quality camera and double the RAM of the iPhone 6, so you're free to start getting excited.

We've also rounded up 10 things we think should appear in the next iteration for Apple to finally have the all-conquering handset it's been trying to create for so many years.

What would you like to see in the iPhone 6 S and iPhone 7? Do let us know in the comments. But before we get to what we want to see, here are the best (and most believable) of the rumors on offer so far:

Cut to the chase

What is it? Apple's next flagship

When is it out? Very likely September 2015

What will it cost? A lot, at least £539 / $649 / AU$999

Apple iPhone 6S / iPhone 7 camera and battery

Apple has acquired a company which creates smartphone cameras designed to match DSLR quality, so we could see a big jump in image quality on the iPhone 6S. That lines up with earlier reports from Daring Fireball's John Gruber, who said the iPhone 6S will have "the biggest camera jump ever", featuring a two-lens system which apparently brings it up to DSLR quality.

We could even speculate what that camera might be, as Sony has announced a 21MP stacked CMOS sensor which might fit the bill. There's even an outside chance that the camera might include a lens swap feature, making it even more like a DSLR, as back in early 2014 an Apple patent for swappable lenses was uncovered, though patents don't always turn into products.

But don't hold your breath for these features, as the original two-lens rumor has had doubt cast on it by a separate source, claiming that it won't happen as it would apparently require a radical redesign of the chassis- something we're not likely to see until the following year.

The battery may be in for a boost though, as Apple is seemingly going on a hiring spree for battery-related positions.

iPhone 7 rumours: Isn't it going to be the iPhone 6S?

Some of you might be thinking, isn't it going to be called the iPhone 6 S next? After all, Apple has released an iPhone 3 G, iPhone 3G S, iPhone 4, iPhone 4 S, iPhone 5, iPhone 5 S and now iPhone 6 (alongside the iPhone 6 Plus). So if history repeats itself, it's likely that the next iPhone will be called the iPhone 6S rather than the iPhone 7.

Thursday, May 7, 2015