Apple iPhone 7S and 7S Plus rumors and news

The iPhone 7S may not be due out until later this year, but we are already hearing a number of rumors about Apple’s next flagships. The latest rumblings characterize the iPhone 7S and iPhone 7S Plus as the follow-ups to the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus, respectively. Rumors hint that these 7S models will be mid-range alternatives to a rumored top-of-the-line iPhone 8.

It’s unclear how the naming will work or if we will get three new iPhones instead of two. If you want to read about the rumored high-end OLED iPhone with a curved screen and other game-changing tech, check out our iPhone 8 news post.

More: iPhone 8 news and rumors

Here’s everything we know so far about the new iPhone 7S and 7S Plus models coming in September 2017.

Release date

We’ve long expected the iPhone 7s to show up at Apple’s normal mid-to-late September event, however, new reports suggest that perhaps we’ll see the device a little earlier. According to a research note from BlueFin research that was picked up by Barron’s, Apple is ramping up production of the next iPhone (which it refers to as the iPhone 8, but could instead be called the iPhone 7s) a little earlier than usual.

While the beginning of production is reportedly scheduled for June, which is a little earlier than usual, the report notes this doesn’t mean Apple will release the phone sooner.