Kwiveki ephelileyo kwabhengezwa ukuba iApple yayilungiselela ukumiliselwa kwe-iPhone entsha enesikrini esine-4 ”ngoMatshi olandelayo, iyakuba yi-iPhone 5se. Isixhobo esitsha iya kuba yinguqulelo entsha ye-iPhone 5s, kodwa ngeprosesa ekhawulezayo, ukufikelela kwi-Apple Pay, ikhamera ephuculweyo kunye nemiphetho ejikelezileyo endaweni yesikwere. Ngoku, idatha entsha ivele ngale iPhone intsha.
Inoveli yokuqala kukuba, njengoko bekubonakala ekuqaleni, bekukho iiprototypes ezahlukeneyo zale iPhone intsha ejikeleza iApple Campus; ezinye zine-chip ye-A8 kunye ne-M8 efakiweyo, ngelixa ezinye zibandakanya iiprosesa ze-A9 kunye neM9 ezivela kwii-iPhone 6s. Ngoku, kuqinisekisiwe ukuba i-iPhone elandelayo izakuphatha i-A9 kunye ne-M9 chips, esele i-Apple isetyenzisile kuhlobo lwayo lwamva lweselfowuni yayo, endaweni yeetshipsi ze-A8 kunye neM8 zangaphambili. Ingxilimbela yeCupertino ayifuni ukuba kubekho inyathelo elikhulu kangaka phakathi kwe-4 entsha ye-iPhone kunye ne-iPhone 7 yexesha elizayo, apho iApple ilindele ukusebenza kunye neprosesa ye-A10. Esinye isibonelelo se-M9 chip kwi-iPhone 6s kukuba uSiri uhlala ekhona. Eli nqaku livumela umsebenzisi ukuba asebenzise inkqubo ngokuthi "Hey Siri" ngaphandle kokuyixhuma kunikezelo lwamandla. Amandla okugcina ifowuni kubonakala ngathi aqala kwi-16Gb, enyukela kwi-64Gb kuhlobo lwayo lwesibini, kunye ne-32Gb inyamalalayo.
Ngala manqaku, kubonakala ngathi i-iPhone elandelayo "5se" iyakuthatha indawo ye-iPhone 6 kunye ne-6 Plus kumgca wemveliso ka-Apple, ishukumise eli nyathelo libuyele emva ngokwendlela yokusebenza. Oku kuthetha ukuba ekwindla ka-2016, umgca wemveliso ye-iPhone uza kubonisa i-iPhone 5se, i-iPhone 6 kunye ne-6s Plus iimodeli, kunye nemodeli entsha ye-iPhone 7… okanye nantoni na u-Apple afuna ukuyibiza isizukulwana esilandelayo sefowuni.