iPhone 6s/7 release date confirmed: Apple smartphone to be unveiled in less than two weeks

WITH A SEPTEMBER LAUNCH reportedly on the cards, Apple's next iPhone is now just weeks away.

Set to arrive as the iPhone 7, or iPhone 6S, we already know quite a lot about the firm's next arrival, thanks to a multitude of online leaks and speculation.

Here, we round up everything we know about the so-called iPhone 7 so-far, including specs, price and release date. Keep this page bookmarked, as we'll update it with every new detail, feature and rumour that comes our way.

Release date A legit-looking report out of BuzzFeed, which has heard from "sources familiar with Apple's plans", claims that the firm will launch the next iPhone at an event in San Francisco on 9 September.

Judging by Apple's usual timings, this means that the next iPhone will go on sale in the following week on 18 September. This date has been backed by a report out of Germany, which claims two carriers are already primed to start selling the next iPhone on 18 September.

However, according to a leaked Vodafone memo, the iPhone 7 will go on sale on 25 September.

Apple is seemingly expecting the iPhone 7 to break sales records. The Wall Street Journal that the firm has asked suppliers to manufacture between 85 million and 90 million units combined of two new iPhone models with 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch displays by 31 December.

Price Unsurprisingly, there are no details regarding the cost of the iPhone 7 yet, but it likely will be priced similarly to last year's iPhone 6. Available in 16GB, 64GB and 128GB variants, the smartphone costs £539, £619 and £699 respectively.

If Apple reveals a larger-screened iPhone 7 Plus, or iPhone 6S Plus, handset, expect this to be more expensive at £619, £699 and £789.

There is speculation however that Apple will ditch the low-capacity 16GB model, releasing the next iPhone in 32GB, 64GB and 128GB versions instead.

Rumours and specs Speculation suggests, as does Apple's typical two-year upgrade cycle, that the iPhone 7 - or iPhone 6S - won't look much different to its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus predecessors.

However, one rumour out of Yahoo News claims the firm might have something more radical than usual planned, claiming: "Apple has a few tricks up its sleeve for 2016."

9to5Mac seems to have killed these rumours, having obtained the first pictures of the so-called iPhone 6S (below).