Apple is trying its hardest to keep the next iPhone secret, but worldwide curiosity and excitement is preventing that. More and more pictures and rumors are circling as the phone release approaches.

One rumor is reporting that Apple's partner Foxconn is going on a hiring spree to help them produce more iPhones; 100,000 more workers have been hired for July production of the new iPhone.

A hiring spree like could be signs of an earlier-than-expected release. Or it could mean Apple is scrambling to get as many phones made as possible as quickly as they can.

New photos of what the phone could possibly look like have been leaked online.

Here are the latest images:

These are in addition to some of the older leaked pictured that popped up online in the last few months.

All the images show a thin and taller iPhone. They also show that the phone will be 4.7 inches in size. The extra space on the screen will allow one more row of icons to be displayed on the screen.

The images are also making it clear that the sleep/power button that's been located in the top right corner of previous iPhones will now be moved to the right side of the phone.

There's also pictures surfacing of the larger "phablet" (phone + tablet) version of the next iPhone, the 5.5-inch model. The phone when measured diagonally from edge to edge measures in at about 14 centimeters, which is 5.5 inches.

Here's the phablet pictured:

Australian tech blogger Sonny Dickson, a reputable source for his previous leaks, provided the phablet pictures.

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