Apple expected to announce iPhone 6 on Sept. 9

There’s finally a date for the iPhone 6 announcement: Sept. 9

According to influential tech blog Re/Code, Apple will formally unveil its latest smartphone next month.

The device is expected to feature a 4.7-inch screen, larger than any iPhone before it. Apple has also been said to be working on a 5.5-inch version of the iPhone 6, but recent reports have said Apple may not announce that version until later this year or possibly in early 2015.

By releasing a larger-screen iPhone, Apple hopes it can better compete against the likes of Samsung and HTC, whose devices feature screens larger than the 4-inch iPhone 5s.

The iPhone 6 is also expected to be thinner than its predecessors and feature an all-new, very metallic design.

Apple declined to comment.

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