iPhone 6 Releasing Date Leaked By Garman Phone Firm

German phone firm Deutsche Telekom has begun telling customers Apple's iPhone 6 will launch on September 19th.

The operator told call center representatives to let customers know the date in a bid to stop them swapping operators, it has been claimed by apfelpage.de.

The new handset is believed to have a larger 4.7inch screen, with a second version boasting a 5.5inch screen.

It is believed Japan Display Inc, Sharp Corp and South Korea's LG Display Co Ltd have all been tapped to make the screens.

Representatives for the three suppliers and for Apple declined to comment.

Both iPhone 6 screens will be larger than the 4.0-inch panels on Apple's existing iPhone 5S and 5C models.

Larger iPhones, the subject of months of speculation, would mark yet another incremental tweak to the popular smartphone line and an attempt to catch up to rivals like Samsung Electronics Co Ltd.

CEO Tim Cook, while promising only 'new product categories' for 2014, has played his cards close to his chest.

The images, pictured left and right, were posted on Chinese social network Weibo earlier this month and are thought to have been leaked by an anonymous insider working at Apple supplier Foxconn. Although the images are blurry, they appear to show a rounded design and protruding camera, similar to that seen on the iPod touch.