Rumor: 4-inch iPhone 6c with metal body coming in February

Citing unnamed sources inside Apple manufacturing partner Foxconn, Chinese site TechWeb claims a new 4” iPhone 6c will be announced in January and hit stores in February. The alleged insider said the new phone will have a metal body—flying in the face of previous reports that the 6c would have a plastic case similar to the 5c—but will still come in a variety of colorful options like the 5c. The new phone is expected to cost $400-$500 and offer Touch ID support, but no 3D Touch capabilities. Rumors about the 6c have been all over the map, but a few respected analysts expect the smaller phone to enter production in the first half of 2016. [via iDownloadBlog]

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Dan Pye was a news editor at iLounge. He's been involved with technology his whole life, and started writing about it in 2009. He's written about everything from iPhone and iPad cases to Apple TV accessories.