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2016 COULD see the release of the iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus AND the iPhone 5se -- now wouldn't THAT Be special!

In 2015, Apple surprised us a bit by bucking its usual habit of an iPhone launch in September and an iPad launch in October/November - historically the firm has usually had two separate events, and last year this didn't happen, everything was piled into one September unveiling. All in one go we saw the wraps taken off the iPhone 6s, the iPhone 6s Plus, the iPad Mini 4, and the new 12.9in iPad Pro. All of this (including the launch of a larger 12.9in iPad the firm said it would never make) means that big changes appear to be afoot at Apple - all bets are off on what the company will and won't do.

And this looks to be something that will continue inside 2016. Allegedly Apple will have an additional launch date, supposedly in March/April, which will reportedly see the iPhone 5se, a return of the 4in iPhone design, as well as an iPad Air 3 and/or 9.7in iPad Pro, and possibly a second-gen Apple Watch. With the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus marked for a launch in the usual September slot, this means that this year is the first where we'll see Apple launch three new phones.

This will make 2016 Apple’s busiest year for a very long time. Never before has the company launched so much hardware in such as short space of time. Even just a few years ago the idea of a dual-iPhone launch seemed bizarre — and now we’re looking at three (and one inside Q1, no less).

Is this a case of Apple striking while the iron’s hot? Most definitely. The iPhone has never been more popular, so what better time to expand its reach in the mobile space? Record sales figures for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s are impressive, but factor in the iPhone 7 this year alongside a new and slightly cheaper 4in iPhone 5se and it is easy to see Apple performing another record year for 2016/17.