Apple iPhone 6s / 7 Plus Release Date Rumors & News 2015: Leaked Photos, Larger Base Storage Size, and More
The last few days have been big for leaks about the upcoming Apple iPhone 6s and 6s Plus expected to be unveiled by Apple in early September and hitting store shelves soon after.
"Stronger" Body
New images coming from Future Supplier, first picked up by pretty Nowhereelse.fr, which is known for finding early glimpses of devices, show images seemingly from the manufacturing floor of the rear casing of what's being called the iPhone 6s Plus.
The gold case comes with a similar design to the previous iPhone 6 Plus, but some differences in the location of screw holds seemingly give away the fact that it's not the same device. Once it's put together, you may not notice a difference though, as no major changes to the shape or size appear to be in store for September.
One possible welcome change though: According to MacRumors, the leakers emphasized the casing had a stronger construction, which, along with rumors that the new line will be slightly thicker than last year's, hints that Apple made it a priority to avoid another "bendgate" with the iPhone 6s Plus.
More Internal Storage
More recently, another purported leak supports the rumors that 16GB iPhones will be a thing of the past, come September. Unnamed sources for MICGadget via Forbes report that the lowest, base storage for the new iPhone 6s will be 32GB.
The leakers purportedly work at a Foxconn manufacturing plant and said that there was no packaging being manufactured for the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6s Plus with stickers that say "16GB." Instead, they all reportedly start at 32GB and go up to 128GB. Previous rumors had Apple looking for higher capacity memory deals with suppliers earlier in the year.
Built-in Market Success
Finally, we have this tidbit about how well Apple might be doing by the end of the year. It may seem intuitive that Apple might not perform as well this year: It's one of those "S"-model middle years in the company's development cycle, after all.
But according to Business Insider, Apple may experience a wave of sales simply based on the fact that the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will drop in price.
Waiting a year to buy a "new" gadget isn't a rare phenomenon, of course. But this year for Apple, the patient reduced-price consumer base could be bigger than in all of iPhone history -- simply because the iPhone 6's larger screen makes it a fundamentally different iPhone than any year prior.
If you had to buy an iPhone soon, would you buy an iPhone 5s now or wait until the iPhone 6 got a price drop?