The iPhone 6 release date is believed to be mid-2014, according to analysts.

iPhone 6 Speculated Release Date and Features Update: Apple to Beat Android's Market Share With iPhone 5S and 6:

The iPhone 6 release date is believed to be mid-2014, according to analysts.

The rumor mill for Apple's next-generation smartphone has been churning without rest, and speculations - and some fantasies - of its features have fascinated the iPhone fans, while the California-based tech giant has not yet confirmed any detail on the device.
The much-fantasized gadget will be released in June 2014, according to Jefferies analyst Peter Misek, via The Financial Post.

Apple is now preparing the supply chain for the iPhone 6, and its development and manufacture will take at least two or three quarters, says Misek.
The analyst predicts a larger screen, new colors and a faster processor, as well as “a mobile payment platform using third-party clearing and Passbook as the base,” fingerprint scanning technology, near-field communication (NFC) and barcode reading capability.

Ahead of the iPhone 6 release, Apple is expected to roll out the iPhone 5S model sometime this year, and the two models together will help the tech giant surpass its contender Android's market share by 2015, new data suggest.

91 % of current iPhone users reportedly plan to purchase the next-generation iPhone once eligible for an upgrade, a recent survey conducted by Yankee Group points out.
Among the Android users, on the other hand, just 76 % plan to upgrade for another Android smartphone.

"Think of the Apple and Android ecosystems as two buckets of water. New smartphone buyers- mostly upgrading feature phone owners- fall like rain into the two big buckets about equally, with a smaller number falling into Windows Phone and BlackBerry buckets," the Yankee Group states.

"However, the Android bucket leaks badly, losing about one in five of all the owners put into it."

The much-awaited iPhone 5S and 6 may put Apple under greater pressure than ever, as the latest release, the iPhone 5, was the most radical change ever for Apple's smartphone.
The 5th generation of the iPhone features a thinner and longer body, a 4-inch display with an 8MP iSight camera and a new earphone, and is the lightest design ever.

Though Apple's stock recently dropped close to the $400 mark, the upcoming iPhone's are expected to boost its share.