I'd imagine that the specs on the upcoming iPhone would already be more or less finalized by this point. Or moving in that direction, at the very least. Unless

I'd imagine that the specs on the upcoming iPhone would already be more or less finalized by this point. Or moving in that direction, at the very least. Unless Samsung or LG unveiled something groundbreaking that would make upending plans for Apple worthwhile, I don't think it much matters. They probably already have a pretty solid idea on what their competitors are likely to do when they start development in earnest.