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Report Claims September 25 Launch for iPhone 6, 16GB 5.5-Inch 'iPhone Air'

Apple will look to announce the iPhone 6 on Monday, September 15th ahead of a launch on Thursday, September 25, according to various Chinese media reports (http://tech.china.com/hardware/smartphone/11099080/20140703/18606698.html) citing "inside sources" (Google Translate, (http://translate.google.com/translate?js=n&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://tech.china.com/hardware/smartphone/11099080/20140703/18606698.html) via GForGames (http://www.gforgames.com/gadgets/iphone-6-new-release-date-price-rumors-44262/)). The sources also claim that the larger 5.5-inch iPhone will be called the "iPhone Air", with the 16GB version selling in China for 5,998 yuan ($965). Meanwhile, the 4.7-inch version will reportedly start at 5,288 ($850) for 32GB, which is the current price of the 16GB iPhone 5s in China.
 
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 The report contrasts with a story (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/06/25/iphone-6-friday-september19-32gb-64gb/) from Chinese web portal Tencent last month claiming that Apple would launch the 4.7-inch iPhone on Friday, September 19, which would be in line with the past two iPhone launches. Apple typically launches new products on a Friday, while a Thursday launch would be unlikely.
 
 Furthermore, Apple abandoning the 16 GB model on the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 would make it likely that the company does not include such an option on the bigger 5.5-inch version. A report (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/06/26/128gb-iphone6-5-5/) from Wei Feng last month noted that Apple would offer a 128GB variant only for the 5.5-inch iPhone 6, stating that the storage size difference would act as a major differentiator between both models. It is possible that Apple may call the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 the iPhone Air, as suppliers were once rumored (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/04/22/apple-delaying-5-5-iphone-air-battery/) to be using that name when referring to the device.
 
 It is unknown whether Apple will launch both the 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 simultaneously. Bloomberg claimed (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/06/23/4-7-5-5-iphone6-simultaneous-launch/) last month that company would be doing so, as previous reports noted issues with display technology (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/05/06/sapphire-display-iphone-6/) and battery life (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/04/22/apple-delaying-5-5-iphone-air-battery/) would delay the device's launch.
 
 Aside from a larger display, the iPhone 6 is expected to come with a thinner profile, a faster A8 processor (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/03/05/a8-chip-underway-tsmc/), and other new features. The camera of the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 is also said to feature an optical image stabilization system (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/06/24/optical-image-stabilization-iphone-6/), while the smaller 4.7-inch iPhone will use a new lens module.
 
 
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Source: Report Claims September 25 Launch for iPhone 6, 16GB 5.5-Inch 'iPhone Air' (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/07/03/september-25-iphone-6-5-5-inch-iphone-air/)