The iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C have been announced. So what does that mean for the iPhone 6?

Well, we’ll tell you. Or, at least, we’ll tell you what we can glean from rumor and speculation – some reliable, some not so much.

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Given the iPhone’s history – from the 3G onwards, there’s always been a half-step S model before the next numbered iPhone – so it was no surprise the 5S was first and so we’re looking at 2014 for a new iPhone 6.

One thing is for sure, with potential refreshes of such super handsets as the Samsung Galaxy S4, Sony Xperia Z and HTC One, the next iPhone will have to seriously up its game.

iPhone 6 release date

The iPhone 6 release date will be in 2014. It will follow the iPhone 5S which will be released at the end of this week..

So could we see both an iPhone 5S and iPhone 6 in quick succession? Some reports suggest a new 5S in the late part of the year before a revamped iPhone 6 very early in 2014.