Apple's new iPhone 6 will be introduced at a September 9

Apple's new iPhone 6 will be introduced at a September 9 media event at the Flint Center, the same location where Apple debuted the original Mac 30 years ago. An overwhelming number of iPhone 6 rumors and part leaks have given us a near-complete look at the device ahead of its launch.

With the iPhone 5, Apple increased the screen size of the device from 3.5 inches to 4 inches, and with the iPhone 6, the phone's display is going to grow even larger. Though Apple experimented with a range of screen sizes, the company settled on 4.7 inches and 5.5 inches for its two devices, which will bring the next iPhone in line with competing Android and Windows phones that have adopted larger displays.

Over the course of the last several years, consumer preference has shifted towards bigger screens, and Apple is now prepared to meet consumer demand for larger devices

Along with a larger screen, both models of the iPhone 6 are expected to adopt design elements from the iPad and the iPod touch. Alleged iPhone 6 schematics and part leaks have suggested the iPhone 6 will be considerably thinner than the current iPhone 5s, which is 7.6 mm. The final version of the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 is said to be 6.9 mm thick, 138 mm long, and 66 mm wide. The 5.5-inch iPhone 6 is said to be 7.1 mm thick, 158 mm long, and 78 mm wide.

The phones will also include rounded iPad-style corners, pill-shaped volume buttons, thick antenna bands, a rounded True Tone dual-LED flash, an embedded Apple logo, and a power button located on the right side of the device.

Rumors have suggested at least some models of the iPhone 6 might feature a durable sapphire display and both the 4.7 and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 are expected to see camera improvements. The larger 5.5-inch iPhone 6 might incorporate Optical Image Stabilization as a differentiating feature from the 4.7-inch iPhone 6, and it is also possible that the larger iPhone 6 will be the only model with a 128GB storage capacity, which has been mentioned in rumors and seen in leaked schematics. As a result, the larger phone might have a higher price tag.

Images of a completed logic board have suggested the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 will continue to offer 16GB of storage space at the low end, along with 1GB of RAM, support for NFC, and a Qualcomm MDM9625M LTE Modem that supports speeds of up to 150 Mbps. Specifications for the larger 5.5-inch iPhone remain unknown, but the device will likely include many of the same components.

While Apple is expected to introduce both the 4.7 and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 models at its September event, there has been some disagreement about the launch date of the 5.5-inch iPhone 6. Due to production issues that may or may not be resolved, the larger 5.5-inch iPhone could launch alongside the 4.7-inch version, or at a somewhat later date

With less than a month to go until Apple's scheduled September 9 iPhone event, alleged iPhone 6 part leaks are being shared on a daily basis. At this point, we've seen virtually every part of the 4.7-inch iPhone 6, giving us a clear look at what the final device may look like.

While none of the part leaks shared below can be verified as authentic, they have come from an array of different sources and they match up with previously leaked design schematics and mockups. The high quality of many of the parts depicted in the images also points towards their authenticity, as does their similarity to existing iPhone 5s parts.

Beginning with a video that depicts a near-complete 4.7-inch iPhone 6 said to be assembled from an array of different acquired parts by Russian luxury vendor Feld & Volk, we'll share each part of the iPhone 6 leaked thus far, explaining how all of the pieces fit together to form a complete device and how certain parts reveal clues about the iPhone 6's specifications.

In addition to the above video, images of the 4.7-inch iPhone 6's front panel and its rear shell assembled together have given us a solid look at what the final iPhone 6 design might look like upon release. In the photos, the front panel's slightly tapered edges meld seamlessly into the rounded edges of the rear shell for a sleek, continuous curve.

With its softly rounded corners and redesigned pill-shaped volume buttons, the iPhone 6 closely resembles the style of the iPad mini, iPad Air, and newest iPod touch. Shell images also suggest the iPhone 6 will adopt redesigned speaker holes, a round True Tone flash, an embedded Apple logo, and a relocated right-side power button for easier one-handed use.

As seen in the image above, the glossy 4.7-inch iPhone 6 front panel has thinner bezels and slightly tapered, rounded edges that will fit tightly with the rear shell.

A set of durability tests that involved bending and scratching the front panel suggest that it is highly scratch resistant, but a later scratch test indicated the front panel may not be made of sapphire.

The front panel attaches directly to a display assembly, which has been seen in several different photos thus far. In the image below, for example, the front panel and display assembly is shown, along with the layout of several internal parts including the digitizer/LCD flex cables and earpiece, the front camera, and the proximity/ambient light sensors

The display assembly includes the backlight panel, which was actually one of the first internal parts to leak. While the panel cannot be confirmed as legitimate, it does appear similar to the backlight panel of the iPhone 5s and it also appears to correspond to a 4.7-inch device. Rumors have suggested Apple will take advantage of advancements in LED backlighting technology to shrink the thickness of the iPhone 6.

Both the front panel and the display assembly are designed to connect seamlessly to the rear shell of the device, which is what houses many other internal parts including the logic board, battery, Touch ID module, Lightning port assembly, home button, and various flex cables that connect everything together.
Made of thin metal with cutouts for the Apple logo and rear camera, detailed images of the rear shell show the same thick antenna breaks that have been previously seen in iPhone 6 mockups and schematics.

In comparison to the iPhone 5s, measurements of the iPhone 6 casing and leaked schematics suggest the device is significantly thinner, in the range 7mm. The iPhone 5s shell measures in at 7.6mm, with the iPhone 6 doing away with flat edges in favor of a design that more closely resembles the iPod touch.

Recent images said to depict the finished rear shell of the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 have shown the thick antenna bands of the device colored to fit with the rest of the device, making them less obtrusively than the bands seen in previous images.

Along with iPod touch-style rounded corners, the iPhone 6 is expected to take additional design cues from the iPod and the iPad. Part leaks have suggested the iPhone 6 volume/mute buttons and will be elongated and pill-shaped much like those on the iPad, and the iPhone 6 power button is expected to shift from the top of the device to the right hand side in order to make one-handed usage easier

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