Apple is expected to hold an event to introduce its new iPhones on Sept. 9, according to a person familiar with the matter.
The timing of Apple’s announcement would fall in line with its recent track record of announcing the new phones in early- to mid-September and then starting sales a few weeks later.
The timing of the event was reported earlier by technology news site Re/code. Apple declined to comment.
Later this year, Apple is expected to launch two large-screen iPhones, one with a 4.7-inch display and another with a 5.5-inch display, according to people familiar with the matter. The Cupertino, Calif., company is asking suppliers to manufacture between 70 million and 80 million units combined of the new iPhones – which are larger than the current models with a display measuring 4-inches diagonally.
Apple has stuck with smaller displays on iPhones even as rival smartphone makers rolled out bigger screens and customers clamored for larger phones.
