A woman holds her new Apple iPhone 5S after buying it at an Apple Store at Tokyo's Ginza shopping district
A woman holds her new Apple iPhone 5S after buying it at an Apple Store at Tokyo's Ginza shopping district September 20, 2013. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

Apple may have sent invites for its September 9 event but it has not provided additional details about iPhone 6. It has also not confirmed the actual release. Fortunately for telecom partners of the company, people now have more information about the upcoming flagship. The latest promotion from TELUS confirms the release of the iPhone 6. New information also shows iPhone 6 figures people should check out prior to the press event and release.

In a post by TELUS, the company has jumped into the bandwagon finally promoting the upcoming iPhone from Apple. TELUS has a sponsored post on Facebook directing users to the page of the site: http://telus.com/rumors. According to MobileSyrup, the pagr also bears the words: "Have you heard?" as well as People are talking about a new phone. We've been hearing some interesting rumors and thought we'd keep you in the loop."

In the U.K, 9to5Mac reported about carrier O2 taking out a page from the newspaper revealing hints about the iPhone 6. According to the ad: "Our O2 Gurus can help you master your smart devices." It also adds: "Unless it's the new REDACTED, as it's not out until REDACTED/REDACTED/REDACTED."

As for the price of the handset, there are two concerns over it: on contract and off contract. According to Value Walk, often the premium model for any Apple iPhone will be priced at $199.99 with contract. The most considerable contract to date to be issued is around $399.99 among smartphones. Recent reports note that the Apple may be poised to release a 128GB variant possibly rendering the most expensive model to date. Analysts have predicted that people may expect up to $100 additional premium on the device once it is out.

As for the off contract iPhone 6, Nomura Securities predicted the price to be around $100 more than the 4.7-inch version. The iPhone 6 4.7-inch can be priced around $650 thus the larger one should be around $750. Other predictions include 750 Euros for the smaller iPhone and 950 Euros for the bigger model. Lastly, the iPhone 6 has also been predicted to sell at $1,000 in Australia according to the Sydney Morning Herald. Apple has not finalized the pricing details of the upcoming flagship.

Apple has also reportedly signed a deal with American Express to boost its mobile payment initiative according to Re/code. Based on the deal, the new payment system will allow iPhone 6 users to replace credit cards with their handsets. The iPhone 6 can also be used to pay for items from brick-and-mortar stores. File patents by Apple support the inclusion of the NFC chip and mobile payment scheme in the upcoming iPhone. As with previous timelines, announcement of the iPhone 6 will not be its actual release. According to Business Insider, following the tradition of Apple, it should be around 10 days before Apple releases the device to the stores.