Looking forward to 2017's iPhone 7s launch? We've gathered all the clues, hints and rumours related to the new iPhone 7s for 2017, from the iPhone 7s release date to tech specs, new features and design rumours. Latest: an Apple hardware partner confirms it is ready to supply curved screens, and an analyst predicts that the next iPhone will be branded as the 'iPhone X'

When will the iPhone 7s be released in the UK, and how different will it be from the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus? And what tech specs and new features should we expect from Apple's new iPhone 7s and iPhone 7s Plus handsets for 2017?

Welcome to our iPhone 7s rumour roundup, in which we gather and analyse the latest clues and speculation about the iPhone 7s release date, tech specs, new features and more. If you've come here in search of information about the current iPhone range, allow us to direct you to our iPhone 7 review, iPhone 7 Plus review, iPhone buying guide 2016/2017 and best iPhone deals UK.

Apple unveiled the new iPhone 7, alongside its bigger sibling the iPhone 7 Plus, during a special event on 7 September last year. But we're already looking ahead to the next iPhone in 2017. In this article we sift through the clues and evidence pointing to Apple's iPhone 7s launch later this year, and predict the iPhone 7s release date, tech specs, design and new features.

We'll update this article whenever new information emerges, so check back regularly for the latest iPhone 7s rumours.

Updated, 26 January 2017, with confirmation that one of Apple's hardware partners is ; on 23 Jan, with a detailed report predicting a in the iPhone 7s; on 20 Jan, with predictions that the late-2017 iPhone update ; on 4 Dec, to add further detail to reports that the iPhone 7s will feature, as well as claims (from Donald Trump) that to build iPhones in the US; and on 17 Nov, to report on a source's claim that Apple is into its next iPhone

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iPhone 7s release date rumours UK: Release date

Here are our predictions of upcoming iPhone release dates over the next few years:

Mind you, it's possible that Apple might bring the iPhone 8 forward... as we discuss in the next section.

iPhone 7s release date rumours: Donald Trump 'pressuring Apple to build iPhone 7s in the US'

As part of his recent presidential campaign, Donald Trump complained about Apple's offshore manufacturing operations, and boasted that he would make the company build its iPhones in the US (and employ a bunch of Americans in the process). Now, as president-elect, he's trying to make his promises a reality.

"I got a call from Tim Cook at Apple, and I said, 'Tim, you know one of the things that will be a real achievement for me is when I get Apple to build a big plant in the United States, or many big plants in the United States, where instead of going to China, and going to Vietnam, and going to the places that you go to, you're making your product right here.' He said, 'I understand that.'"

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"I said: 'I think we'll create the incentives for you, and I think you're going to do it. We're going for a very large tax cut for corporations, which you'll be happy about.'"

What Trump did not claim is that Cook actually agreed to any of this, even in principle. And Tim Cook doesn't strike us as someone who could easily be cowed into taking a course of action that isn't in the best interests of Apple and its shareholders.

More of this sort of vague thing has emerged since then. Trump stated in an interview with Axios that Tim Cook has his "eyes open" to the idea of building iPhones in the US, and that he "really believes [Cook] loves this country and I think he'd like to do something major here", whatever that means.

Source: www.macworld.co.uk