Is the iPhone 6 coming on September 19th? German phone firm leaks Apple launch date

German phone firm Deutsche Telekom has begun telling customers Apple's iPhone 6 will launch on September 19th.
The operator told call center representatives to let customers know the date in a bid to stop them swapping operators, it has been claimed by apfelpage.de.
The new handset is believed to have a larger 4.7inch screen, with a second version boasting a 5.5inch screen.

An industrial model of the iPhone 6 handset believed to have been made to help case and accessory makers ensure their products fir the new design.

According to Apple Insider, however, the date could be little more than an informed guess.
'The date is consistent with Apple's recent launches, making it likely an educated guess,' it said.
Apple historically launches its new iPhone models on Fridays, and Sept. 19 does fall on a Friday this year.
Apple also began selling its latest smartphones during the same week last year, as the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c both became available on Sept. 20.

In 2012 Apple made the iPhone 5 available on Sept. 21.
Prior to that, the iPhone 4S launched a few weeks later, on Oct. 14, 2011.
According to Digitimes, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is said to be manufacturing both models, while Pegatron has landed 30% of the 4.7-inch model's orders,
We have already seen dozens of moulds, designs and claimed leaks of Apple new iPhone.
However, a new video provides the best look yet at the rumoured design for a larger, 4.7inch screen handset.
Apple is rumoured to be preparing to launch the handset in August, a month earlier than expected - with an even larger 5.5inch model following a month later.

The iPhone 6 has a more rounded design, and is shown here next to an iPhone 5s

WILL WE SEE AN IPHONE AIR?

Apple's iPhone 6 is rumoured to come in a slim 'Air' version.
Up until August last year, Huawei was the record-holder for the thinnest phone in the world with its Ascend P6, at 6.18mm.
This was then replaced by the Vivo X3 at just 5.75mm. 
By comparison, Apple’s current iPhone 5S has a depth of 7.6mm, while the iPad Air is slightly thinner at 7.5mm.
Samsung's Galaxy S4 is 7.9mm thick, while the HTC One is 9.3mm. 

French site nowhereelse.fr this week posted this video of a 'dummy' handset.
It was made using an industrial model of the handset believed to have been made to help case and accessory makers ensure their products for the new design.
Taiwanese media reported supply-chain sources claim a 4.7-inch screen version of the iPhone 6 will reach stores in August, with a  5.5-inch or 5.6-inch model released in September.
However, the Economic Daily News did not say which markets would receive the phone first.
People involved in the supply chain had earlier confirmed to Reuters that there will be a 4.7-inch version of the iPhone 6 and a 5.5-inch version.
Together, the Economic Daily News said 80 million iPhone 6 handsets would be produced this year.
Industry watchers have said increasing the iPhone's screen size from 4 inches would help Apple regain market share from competitors such as Samsung Electronics Co Ltd, who they say have responded to consumer desire for more screen size.

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The new design has moved the power switch to the side of the handset, and featured rounded edges

It is believed Japan Display Inc, Sharp Corp and South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd have all been tapped to make the screens.
Representatives for the three suppliers and for Apple declined to comment.
Both iPhone 6 screens will be larger than the 4.0-inch panels on Apple's existing iPhone 5S and 5C models.
Larger iPhones, the subject of months of speculation, would mark yet another incremental tweak to the popular smartphone line and an attempt to catch up to rivals like Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.
CEO Tim Cook, while promising only 'new product categories' for 2014, has played his cards close to his chest.

The images, pictured left and right, were posted on Chinese social network Weibo earlier this month and are thought to have been leaked by an anonymous insider working at Apple supplier Foxconn. Although the images are blurry, they appear to show a rounded design and protruding camera, similar to that seen on the iPod touch

Both iPhone 6 screens are expected to use in-cell touch panel technology - built into the screen and allowing for thinner construction than with standard touch panel films - that was introduced with the iPhone 5, the sources said.
But due to difficulties with in-cell production technology for the larger 5.5-inch size, one of the sources said, a decision was made to begin mass production with the 4.7-inch version alone.

Production of 5.5-inch screens is expected to start several months later, with the possibility of a shift to a film sensor instead of in-cell technology for that size, the source said.

Japan Display will be the first supplier to start production, at its flagship plant at Mobara, east of Tokyo, as early as May, the sources said. The others are due to begin output around June.