iPhone 6C Release Date And Pricing, Leaked Photos And Specs

Customers look at Apple iPhone 5C and 5S at an Apple store in Beijing's Sanlitun area, September 30, 2014. The iPhone 6 will be sold in China from Oct 17, after rigorous regulator scrutiny led to Apple Inc reassuring the Chinese government that the smartp — Customers look at Apple iPhone 5C and 5S at an Apple store in Beijing's Sanlitun area, September 30, 2014. Reuters/Jason Lee

Apple is expected to launch three iPhone models this year, the iPhone 6S, the iPhone 6S Plus and the iPhone 6C. The speculations on the upgraded versions of both the iPhone 6 models that were released in last year have been reported by various tech sites since the beginning of this year. However, iPhone 6C rumours have started pickup pace quite recently.

4-inch IPhone 6C Leaks

According to NDTV, the iPhone 6C will be an upgraded and affordable plastic version of iPhone 5S, the handset that was released in 2013. Future Supplier has published leaked photos of the rear panel of the iPhone 6C. The source claims that the rear shell of the rumoured device appears quite similar to the rear panel of the iPhone 5C.

It is only when the rear shell is observed closely, viewers can find out the noticeable difference. The iPhone 5C has a round camera flash cutout on its back panel whereas the flash cutout present on the back panel of the speculated iPhone 6C is oval in shape like the one found on iPhone 5S that features a True Tone flash. According to 9 to 5 Mac, like the iPhone 6 has a camera bump but the purported iPhone 6C lacks it. However, it is expected to arrive with dual LED flash, states GSM Arena.

At the bottom, there are two sets of loud speaker holes of the alleged iPhone 6C rear housing. Future Supplier states the bottom portion of the rear shell of iPhone 5C is flanked with only one set of loudspeaker hole. 9 to 5 Mac also highlights that the iPhone 6C will sport a thicker body. The leaked images that have been released by Future Supplier have not been confirmed by Apple.

iPhone 6C Release Date And Pricing

According to Mac World, Apple will be launching a 4-inch iPhone in September this year alongside the iPhone 6S and the iPhone 6S Plus. The pricing of the iPhone 6C will be lower than the cost of iPhone 5C when it was launched. Mac World states its pricing will be same as that of the Apple Watch that starts at $349.

iPhone 6C Specs

The rumours on the iPhone 6C specs indicate that the device will house an Apple A8 chipset that is present under the hood of the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus. It will also bring along features like NFC and Touch ID. Since it will be a revamped version of the iPhone 5S, its 16 GB will be released to replace the soon to be discontinued iPhone 5C.

iPhone 6C Pink Color Option

NDTV further adds that the alleged rear panel images of the iPhone 6C matches with the information contained in the Wall Street Journal report that was published in the previous month. It states that Apple is working on a pink colour edition of iPhone that would replace the iPhone 5C. NDTV states that the device is will be aimed towards female users.