Big ambition Next iphone to be largest ever

Amid the usual fanfare, Apple is expected to reveal its latest iphone developments later this year with an update to its premium iphone X and two new smartphones, including a smaller model and its largest model ever, writes Matthew

Field. The California tech giant normally keeps its plans tightly under wraps, and this year is no exception.

However, the most recent leaks and rumours suggest we will be seeing a 6.1-inch iphone and a large 6.5-inch model.

Last year, Apple released one of its biggest smartphone upgrades in years with its tenth anniversary iphone.

The iphone X (or “ten” as they like to call it) presented a major design shift with an all-screen front, a dual camera, wireless charging and facial recognition technology.

This year the company will be expected to improve on that design. While the iphone X was a critical – and for Apple, profitable – success it was considered hugely expensive at £1,000 and has not sold in the same huge numbers as some of its older devices.

The company usually releases its latest iphone in the first couple of weeks of September. Last year, the iphone X was launched on Sept 12 and Apple normally reveals its smartphone two weeks after German technology conference IFA, which this year is taking place in the last week of August.

Then it could be a couple of months before Apple’s new products hit the shelves.