If the rumors prove true, Apple's next iPhone flagship will have its rival right in its very core. New speculations suggest that the upcoming iPhone 7 will be powered up by an A9 processor, which will be manufactured by Samsung Electronics. 

According to The Inquirer, "sources in semiconductor industry" claim that Samsung will indeed be the source of Apple's latest processor after it allegedly booted out Taiwan-based TMSC, which supplied A8 processors chipped in on the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. In addition, Samsung could be responsible for 75 percent of the chip's making and design. 

Interestingly, this news comes after speculations about the South Korean tech giant is set to build its own processors to ship with its own flagship, the Samsung Galaxy S6. Rumor mills ran wild recently about the Galaxy phone maker stepping up to produce its own chips rather than getting them from Qualcomm, as many have been saying for weeks. 

Moreso, the Snapdragon manufacturer is still in hot water after overheating issues dragging the latest Snapdragon 810 surfaced. So this may have pushed Samsung to go on with the alleged ditching. However, previous reports reveal that Samsung simply wants to establish itself as a self-reliant company that uses its own components for its devices, and the Snapdragon 810 being plagued with problems in the early weeks of its debut is only auxiliary. 

But going back to the iPhone 7, rumors are still elusive. According to IB Times, the iPhone 7 will be caked with liquid metal and sapphire glass. Apple could also ramp up the RAM to 2 GB and its rear-facing shooter to significantly jump from the iPhone 6's 8 megapixels to 14 megapixels. A 4-megapixel FaceTime camera should make it to the future flagship, too. Finally, the iPhone 7 is expected to be unveiled in September this year. There are also persistent rumors about the Cupertino tech firm launching an iPhone 6s or an iPhone 6c to replace the iPhone 5s and 5c, respectively.