Wait, iPhone 7? Isn't the Sept. 9 Apple event about the (very likely) release of the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus? Well, yes, but a new report looks beyond that, to 2016, when Apple might release the next, extremely thin iteration of the iPhone.

According to AppleInsider, which quotes a report from KGI Securities's analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is planning to make the iPhone 7 between 6.0 and 6.5 millimeters thick.

That's quite a bit thinner than the iPhone 6, which is 6.9mm thick (the iPhone 6 Plus is 2 millimeters thicker at 7.1mm). However, it's not very hard to imagine, as the latest version of Apple's iPod touch, which has a 4-inch screen is exactly 6.1mm thin. In other words, if you're wondering how the iPhone 7 might look like, just imagine a larger iPod touch.

This will be made possible by the use of super-durable 7000 series aluminum alloy, which is rumored to be used in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus' cases as well (therefore making the devices less susceptible to bending).

No other details were shared about the iPhone 7 in the report.

Apple rumors, especially those that look so far in the future, should always be taken with a big chunk of salt. Ming-Chi Kuo has a solid track record, though — he predicted the 12-inch Retina MacBook in Oct. 2013, more than a year before it was released in March 2015.

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