• A new iPhone, called as iPhone 7C, with 4-inch display is to be launched on April 2016.

A new iPhone, called as iPhone 7C, with 4-inch display is to be launched on April 2016. (Photo : Twitter)

With the introduction of iPhones in 2007, Apple Inc. has become the leader in the mobile industry, and the iPhones beat all the other smartphones to become the number one. After the success of the first iPhone, Apple has released eight generations of iPhone models.

The latest in the list of iPhone series was the iPhone 6 and just as rumors were being reported that Apple is getting ready to lauch the new iPhone - the iPhone 7 - sometime next year. A leaked China mobile roadmap suggests that a new iPhone, called as iPhone 7C, with 4-inch display is to be launched on April 2016.

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Rumors about the 4-inch iPhone have been in the air for quite sometime now, and is said that this upcoming Apple device will be released to meet the demand for smaller iPhones. The release of the new 4-inch iPhone 7C was leaked in the slide that was a part of the company's roadmap presentation. The slide suggests that the iPhone 7C is due on April 2016. The leaked slide was spotted by My Drivers website who named the 4-inch model as 7C and suggested that it was expected to be launched in April this year.

Rumors earlier hinted that Apple was planning to release a low-end small iPhone and this leaked slide coincides with this rumor. Since Apple is planning to launch Apple Watch 2 in an event in April, most probably the rumored 4-inch iPhone 7C might be launched at the same event. The iPhone 7C, which is expected to be a budget-friendly iPhone, is rumored to have a 4-inch display, A9 processor, Touch ID, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1 and HD cameras.

Iphone fans who are dreaming of owning a 4-inch, small budget iPhone will have to wait till April when the iPhone 7C will be launched.