There are two major rumors going around these days regarding the next flagship smartphones of Apple.
The first rumor states that the American tech giant would be releasing the iPhone 7 and the iPhone 7 Plus come September, which is normally the month when Apple launches its latest smartphones. The other rumor indicates that Apple would be launching three flagship smartphones including the iPhone 6S, the iPhone 6S Plus, and the iPhone 6C.
With last week’s very revealing leaks on the iPhone 6C, it looks like the second rumor that the American tech company will be launching three smartphones instead of two is becoming more feasible now.
However, until Apple makes an official announcement or statement, which seems unlikely, these are still mere speculations at this time.
Three form factors
Trip Chowdry, analyst of Global Equities Research, cannot confirm whether the latest leak on the iPhone 6C is an actual handset or just a mere concept, but he believes that Apple’s next iPhones may come in three forms – small, medium, and large, details Benzinga.
He disclosed that it is likely that Apple is now doing away with its older and smaller iPhones but it is likely that the company would now be focusing on a new trio of devices.
Chowdry said that the current flagship smartphones of Apple, the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus are classified as the medium and large handsets. Thus it is likely that when the company launches its new flagship smartphones around September this year, there will be three devices.
Although Chowdry did not specifically said it, it could be that the large would be the iPhone 6S Plus, the medium with be the iPhone 6S, and the small would be the iPhone 6C.
He did say however that the small smartphone should be about ¾ the size of the iPhone 6, which is actually the dimension of the leaked iPhone 6C.
Huge potentials
Niles Lawrence, president of stock analysis site Vuru, believes that assuming that the iPhone 6C is an actual handset in development, the smartphone could really have huge potentials if it would be retailed at a competitive price point.
He explained that Apple has become a luxury brand so whatever product comes from the company, it would surely generate positive impact on the market and get good patronage, citing the Apple Watch as a perfect example.
Incidentally, the Apple Watch comes in three versions, which may indicate some form of consistency if the company also launches three variants of its next flagship smartphone.
The first leak about the iPhone 6C came out in March when one website called Future Supplier, got hold of an iPhone 6C with rear housing and it subsequently compared it to the iPhone 5C just to show the differences in size and also the input and output holes of the device, particularly on the back and on the lower side.