As it was expected, Apple has reportedlystarted early production of new iPhone models with the feature called Force Touch, which senses how hard users are pressing down on a screen. Its newest iPhones, in the same 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch versions as the current iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus devices, will have a similar exterior design, unnamed sourcves told Bloomberg. Volume manufacturing is scheduled to ramp up as soon as next month, they said.

Force Touch first apeared in the Apple Watch and the newest MacBook model.