As Apple fanatics gear up for the rumored June 10 release of the much-anticipated iPhone 7, rumors are circulating about another, albeit lower-speced model, coming out before the iPhone 7. Could it be the elusive iPhone 6s? It seems like that is the case.
It is confirmed that Apple will be releasing two - yes, two - new phones this year. It seems that the company is seriously taking a different route than what it was used to doing of releasing one phone model a year. This time, aside from the iPhone 7, Apple is also going to release iPhone 6s within the year, and we're guessing it could be anytime within the next few months, before they release iPhone 7.
Apple's "s" series are usually considered lower-end compared to the next generation flagship phones and were usually designed as a marketing strategy to cater to those who want to upgrade to a cheaper version of the next flagship phone. They usually have very minimal upgrades and both hardware and software pretty much identical to the previous flagship.
Despite rumors of the iPhone 6s getting skipped in favor of the iPhone 7, IHS Technology claims that the phone's production will start by June this year. There is no real hurry, though, as the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus are still pretty popular and sales have not dropped and doesn't seem to be dropping anytime soon.
Will we be seeing long lines and customers camping out at iStores anytime soon? Maybe for the iPhone 7, with it's rumored waterproof body and 256GB internal memory. But for the iPhone 6s? if its true that the specs to be offered by iPhone 6s is a pretty minimal upgrade from the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus, it is highly unlikely.
With Apple's iPhone 7 ready for release on June 10, expect iPhone 6s to be in iStores before that date.
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