iPhone 7 release date, news and rumors

iPhone 7 design:

• Hottest leaks:
• No headphone jack
• Water resistance
• Bezel-less metal body

The iPhone 6S looked a lot like the iPhone 6 and while we were expecting big changes for the iPhone 7, we've got bad news for iPhans: it might be a little bit similar - but with some big changes.

For one thing, it could be even slimmer than the 7.1mm-thick iPhone 6S; Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities reckons it'll be dropping to between 6mm and 6.5mm thick. That sounds unnecessarily slim to us, especially as it could cause the battery life to take a hit, but the Samsung Galaxy S6 is only marginally thicker at 6.8mm, so it's possible.

iPhone 7 screen:

• Hottest leaks:
• A sharper screen
• An edge-to-edge display

The iPhone 7 could be in for a big resolution jump if a DigiTimes source is to be believed, as Apple is apparently likely to move to glass-on-glass screens, which in turn opens up the possibility of a QHD or even a 4K display.

A lot of Android phones already have QHD screens, and the Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is 4K, so it's possible that Apple will pump up the resolution of its next flagship, but given that the iPhone 6S isn't even 1080p we're skeptical that it'll get anywhere near 4K.

The iPhone 7 is likely a way off yet, but many of its main rivals have already launched. The biggest ones are the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. Both of these phones have received five star reviews on techradar - which we hadn't previously given out to a phone for two years - so Apple has some serious work to do.

Check out our full reviews of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

The HTC 10 looks to be a worthy alternative to Apple's handset too. Coming from HTC it's as stylish as you'd hope and the audio quality is a cut above.

iPhone 7 camera and battery:

• Hottest leaks:
• A dual-lens snapper
• No more camera bump
• A larger battery

Apple overhauled its camera tech for the iPhone 6S, replacing its old 8MP snapper with a shiny new 12MP one and boosting the front-facing camera up to 5MP.

iPhone 7 OS and power:

• Hottest leaks:
• A hexa-core processor
• 3GB of RAM
• iOS 10

The iPhone 7 is bound to land with iOS 10, since we're up to iOS 9 on the iPhone 6S. That's likely to include improvements to Siri, an Apple Music redesign and astandalone HomeKit app, among other changes.

WWDC 2016 starts today (June 13) and iOS 10 is likely to make an appearance, so we'll know more about it soon.

iPhone 7 cost:

There aren't any price rumors yet, but in all likelihood the iPhone 7 will cost roughly what the iPhone 6S currently retails for. That would make it $649/£539/AU$1,079 upwards.

Though if Apple finally ditches the 16GB model the starting price might be even higher.