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The wait for Apple's iPhone 6 is nearly over, according to the latest leak.

Promotional box art seems to confirm the announcement for Apple's next smartphone as being Tuesday 9 September.

And several other details - including the position of the volume buttons and the new location of the power button - have also been revealed.

A leading French blog says the iPhone 6 will be announced on Tues 9 Sept. The information comes from supposedly leaked box art of the device (left). On the right is the box art previously leaked by Steve Hemmerstoffer of nowhereelse.fr, which confirmed details on the iPhone 5S hours before it was announced

The leak reported by Forbes came from Steve Hemmerstoffer, editor of the leading French Apple blog nowhereelse.fr.

Last year Hemmerstoffer unveiled details on the iPhone 5S hours before launch, lending some credibility to the leak.

He claims that the image of the box art was passed to him by a reliable Chinese source. 

On the box a date showing the expected announcement date can be seen - Tuesday 9 September.

For the release of the iPhone 5S Apple had a similar design, displaying the date of the announcement on the box.

The artwork also shows the new shape of the volume buttons, eschewing the circular design on the iPhone 5S for a more rectangular look.

And the sleep and wake button has also been moved from the top of the phone to the right hand side.

As expected, the fingerprint sensor used to lock and unlock the phone returns, while the charging port of the iPhone 6 now comes in the form of a Lightning connector.

The source also apparently claimed that a 128GB version of the phone will be available. 

With the iPhone 6 launch two weeks away, new images of leaked parts have been revealed on a near daily basis. Multiple images of both the front panel and the rear shell of the 4.7-inch device have surfaced, while this image seemingly shows the design of the entire device

Last week it was reported that a last minute redesign of a key component had left Apple's suppliers scrambling to get enough screens ready for the iPhone 6.

Reuters claimed supply chain sources said the need to redesign a key component disrupted panel production ahead of next month's expected launch. 

The issue highlights the risks and challenges that suppliers face to meet Apple's tough specifications, and comes on the heels of a separate screen technology problem, since resolved, in making thinner screens for the larger iPhone 6 model.

Two supply chain sources said display panel production suffered a setback after the backlight that helps illuminate the screen had to be revised, putting screen assembly on hold for part of June and July.

One said Apple, aiming for the thinnest phone possible, initially wanted to cut back to a single layer of backlight film, instead of the standard two layers, for the 4.7-inch screen, which went into mass production ahead of the 5.5-inch version.

But the new configuration was not bright enough and the backlight was sent back to the drawing board to fit in the extra layer, costing precious time and temporarily idling some screen assembly operations, the source said.

This photo suggests that Apple's Lightning cable is set to become even easier to use because it will be reversible at both ends. Sonny Dickson's image hints that Apple's next cable will have a reversible USB port (pictured right), with a floating centre instead of fixed pins (plug pictured left)