iMore is reporting that Apple will announce the new iPhone and an iPad Mini on September 12, for release on the 21st.

The relatively earlier-than-expected announcement would make some sense; Apple repeatedly cited next-generation iPhone rumors as being the reason iPhone 4S sales fell short last quarter, so the sooner a new product hits shelves the better. The basics are a stretched-out 4-inch screen anda smaller dock connector. But details about leaked components have ranged fromsmuggled phones to leaked parts to fully assembled units made from those parts. If those hold up, the next iPhone has been making the rounds for a while now.

It should also be noted that iMore nailed the date on this year’s iPad announcementalmost a month ahead of time.

The full announcement list will reportedly include the new iPhone, the iPad Mini, a new iPod Nano, and most likely the final version of iOS 6. iMore is also hearing that the iPad Mini is essentially a 7-point-something-inch version of the current iPad, and the new iPhone will have a 4-inch, 16:9 ratio screen.

via: http://gizmodo.com/5930041/report-apple-iphone-and-ipad-mini-announcement-will-be-september-12