Apple Leaks Images of Upcoming 2018 'iPhone XS' Models

Apple has accidentally leaked images of the new 2018 iPhones that will be announced during its upcoming September 12 keynote, and those images were shared by 9to5Mac, giving us our first official look at Apple's upcoming iPhones.

Rumors have suggested Apple is planning to introduce three new iPhones this year: a 5.8-inch OLED device that's a followup to the iPhone X, a 6.5-inch OLED device that can be thought of as an "iPhone X Plus," and a low-cost 6.1-inch device with an LCD display.

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The images that have been discovered confirm the existence of the two OLED models, which will be available in gold for the first time. Last year's OLED model, the iPhone X, was limited to silver and space gray.

Apple's new iPhones feature an edge-to-edge display with slim bezels and no Home button, as Touch ID has been replaced with Face ID, enabled through the TrueDepth camera system.

According to the leaked data, Apple is planning to call both the 5.8 and 6.5-inch OLED iPhones the "iPhone XS," which is an unusual choice. Apple typically gives all of its iPhones unique names, but the company was said to be struggling with a naming scheme for this year's devices.

Apple is planning to officially unveil its new 2018 iPhones on September 12, at a 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time event that's set to be held at the Steve Jobs Theater on the Apple Park campus. Apple will live stream the event, but for those who cannot watch, MacRumors will be featuring live coverage both on the site and on our MacRumorsLive Twitter account.

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Top Rated Comments

pgharavi Avatar
96 months ago
I thought I was hallucinating at first. The bulge. Anyone else?
Score: 68 Votes (Like | Disagree)
profets Avatar
96 months ago
Crazy leak.

Terrible name - iPhone XS. Supposed to be pronounced “ten ess” but will inevitably be pronounced “ecs ess” and eventually just sound like ‘excess’.

Maybe that’s what they want with that solid gold look?
Score: 47 Votes (Like | Disagree)
trekkie604 Avatar
96 months ago
'XS' = Excess. Which I would interpret as the phone will cost a lot more $$$$$
Score: 31 Votes (Like | Disagree)
OldSchoolMacGuy Avatar
96 months ago
"Leaked" yet no details on how it leaked. Apple intentionally does this stuff all the time.
Score: 24 Votes (Like | Disagree)
syntax Avatar
96 months ago
It wasn’t just images. They leaked entire videos of their new product lines on their test stream. New Apple Watch UI looked AMAZING
Wait. What? Are there any links?
Score: 23 Votes (Like | Disagree)
farewelwilliams Avatar
96 months ago
New Apple Watch UI looked AMAZING
Score: 19 Votes (Like | Disagree)