iPhone 6 Release Date Coming Soon as Device Enters Into Production

By Vincent Funaro, Christian Post Reporter Friday, July 18, 2014

The iPhone 6 release date should be coming soon as the device will begin entering into production this month.

Reuters reports that the 4.7-inch model manufacturing phase will commence before the end of July and production for the 5.5-inch version will begin sometime in August. It also states that Foxconn is set to hire about 100,000 new employees to meet the future demand for the device. Pegatron will also ramp up hiring for device's release and Foxconn plans to deploy around 10,000 robots to help employees with the less intensive tasks.

Apple normally unveils the new iPhone models in September, and this model will probably be no different. With the device entering into production in July, the company should be ready to debut the 4.7-inch model around the time. The 5.5-inch version might come a little later.

The Touch ID fingerprint sensor for the upcoming iPhone 6 can be seen in some new photos leaked earlier this week.

The pictures surfaced on Nowhereelse.fr and show that the component is very similar to the one on the iPhone 5s, however, some of the screw holes have been moved to line up with the redesigned metal housing of the device.

Another recent rumor stated that Apple's supplier TSMC has already provided the first batch of fingerprint sensors for the iPhone 6, iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3. The new versions are supposed to be more durable than the ones found in the iPhone 5s due to an updated manufacturing process that uses tin.

Higher shipments of Touch ID sensors will allow Apple to keep supplies of the iPhone 6 plentiful as last year's shortage of the component created shortages for the previous model.