Dive Brief:

• Apple is preparing for its largest initial iPhone production run yet, with new iPhones expected by the end of the year, the Wall Street Journal reported.

• The company is asking suppliers to manufacture 85 million to 90 million units of two new models.

• Screen size and resolution are expected to remain the same as the iPhone 6.

Dive Insight:

This is the largest initial iPhone production run to date. The company previously ordered 70 million to 80 million of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in 2014.

The new iPhone models are expected to include Force Touch, a technology that can disginguish between a light tap and a steady push. It's already used in the Apple Watch and MacBook.