It seems that the iPhone 6, which Apple hopes will bring the somewhat beleaguered company back to the ranks of champions following declines in stocks, is still being held back due to a delay that is now being referred to as "personnel"-related.

Though there has also been some speculation that the forthcoming (and still only rumored) iPhone 6 will possibly have a larger screen (and can at least be envisioned as such in recent concept renders), this seems to no longer be true, either.

On top of all of these possible recent developments, the low-price iPhone will also likely not be coming along for similar reasons. Apple is certainly taking a beating hype-wise at the moment, and hopefully this won't lead to any further panic at the company, throughout the investment community or among Apple's partners.

As the Full Signal suggests, we at first thought the delays in the iPhone 5S and therefore iPhone 6 (not to mention other forthcoming Apple products, rumored or not) were due to troubles with iOS 7. Now we know it may also have something to do with two key Foxconn execs having left earlier this year, with one reporting to be gone an "indeterminate" amount of time, according to International Business Times.

"Both represent a serious delay in mass production of the upcoming iPhone 5S, though the company has been keen on stressing that it will begin building the devices soon, drawbacks or not," the Full Signal says.    

As for the larger screen some were touting the iPhone 6 (or possibly iPhone 5S) may have, in order to keep up with the growing screen sizes of similar smartphones/phablets recently on the market or coming to the market soon, it looks like that's not happening, according to a statement made by analyst Glen Yeung of Citgroup.

"We do NOT expect iPhone 6 (large screen)," Yeung said, adding that — yes — he remains "unclear" on the "low-end iPhone" that has been rumored along with the iPhone 6 itself.

We're therefore to understand in toto that the iPhone 6, which will likely be delayed until at least 2014, will not have a larger screen, due to problems with iOS and key personnel involved in the manufacturing (those Foxconn fellows), and neither is there likely to be a low-end iPhone.

Looks like Apple may be rotting to the core unless it gets its act together. We're curious to see what the company will be choosing for fertilizer, if so ...

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