A clerk arranges Apple's iPhone 5C phones on racks bearing the logo of China Mobile, at a mobile phone shop in Beijing December 23, 2013. Apple Inc said it has signed a long-awaited agreement with China Mobile Ltd to sell iPhones through the world&
IN PHOTO: A clerk arranges Apple's iPhone 5C phones on racks bearing the logo of China Mobile, at a mobile phone shop in Beijing December 23, 2013. Apple Inc said it has signed a long-awaited agreement with China Mobile Ltd to sell iPhones through the world's biggest network of mobile phone users. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

New images of iPhone components have surfaced online, hinting at the possibility of the next set of iPhones, namely, iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, hitting the production cycle soon. The leaked images include the pictures of the single flex cable for the volume rocker, power button, LED Flash, mute switch, headphone jack, lightening connector, home button and camera rings, according to unconfirmed reports.

According to Wall Street Journal, the Cupertino-based tech giant ordered for 85 to 90 million units of iPhone 6S, which is expected to be shipped by the end of the year. Taking cognizance of the high demand of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus in 2014, Apple could have reportedly increased the production of the next set of iPhones, reports Digital Trends.

Earlier this month, iPhone suppliers expanded their manufacturing facilities to meet increasing orders from Apple. Suppliers, namely, Pegatron, Zhen Ding, Flexium and Largan were reportedly in the process of expanding their production facilities to suffice the increasing orders from Apple. Foxconn is reportedly hiring more workers and Apple is considering the option of taking help from other factories, including Wistron Corp, to support large scale production.

Some unconfirmed reports also suggest that Apple could release a smaller, 4-inch iPhone besides the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, however, many analysts and experts believe that this initiative could be quite unlikely. Timothy Arcuri, analyst at Cowen and Company, first shared a hint on the comeback of a 4-inch iPhone but later, Archuri stated that the company’s plans for the 4-inch iPhone 6C were scrapped.

“I think one of the reasons is because the iPhone 6 has sold so well,” Archuri was quoted as saying. “And they said, ‘Look, why would we want to cannibalize? If we came out with an iPhone 6C, we would essentially cannibalize a price-reduced iPhone 6,” he explained further.

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