Rumors on Apple’s next generation iPhone has again started gaining momentum with various reports claiming that the new iPhone or iPhone 5 will have a modified chip, a new body and a bigger screen. A post on Business Insider citing a research note from Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White reports that the next iPhone will have a 4 inch screen which would require a new case or design. It also says that the to-be-launched device will also have LTE capabilities much like the recently released new iPad.

Another report on 9to5Mac claims that the next-generation iPhone will not have the latest iPhone 4/4S design but is being tested on old design casings. The report also says that Apple is using a modified chip on the iPhone, a derivative of the A5X processor used in new iPad.

As usual, there are lots of speculations on the launch date of the new iPhone with reports claiming it to be in August or September. However, with Apple always keeping its cards close to its chest, and with its penchant to surprise people, nothing can be said with certainty, either about the device or its launch date.

As per a report by The Wall Street Journal, Sprint will join AT&T and Verizon to offer the iPhone 5 when it launches this year. Sprint will be the third carrier in U.S. to offer the iPhone. The report says that Apple will release its next generation iPhone in “mid-October”.

In another report, Reuters says that a lower priced 8GB version of the iPhone 4 will be launched this fall. There has been considerable speculation on Apple changing its strategy to target low-end mobile users with a low cost iPhone 4. The report further says that Apple is targeting end of the September launch for the iPhone 5 and completely refutes claims that the IPhone 5 will have significant changes in form-factor. The new iPhone 5 is reported to look identical to iPhone 4 but will have a bigger screen, 8 MP camera and better antenna.

An iPhone developer has also reported to found evidence that the iPhone 5 will be a dual mode device supporting both GSM and CDMA.

The iPhone 5 release has generated considerable speculation in the last few months. As the above two reports show, it is still very unclear when Apple will release its next generation iPhone. But it would be safe to say that the next two months might see an iPhone 5 release.

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If you are surprised by the above headline then please read it again. It’s ‘hiPhone’- a fake of Apple’s next generation iPhone- and not the much anticipated iPhone 5. The ‘hiPhone 5’ is based on leaked designs of the real Apple iPhone and is extremely light in weight much like most fake mobile phones available in the market.

The Chinese market is well-known for the availability of pirated goods. A few days, many fake Apple stores were also found in the country.

The iPhone 5 release date is speculated to be in September or early October. Till then it’s hiPhone 5.

The iPhone 5 has been a subject of intense speculation in the recent months. Wjen will iPhone 5 release? What new features will iPhone 5 have? Will iphone 5 include NFC technology? Will it have longer duration battery?…and so on. People at applefanboynews.com, have come-up with a cool infographic attractively capturing all recent iPhone 5 rumors and speculations. The infographic also includes chances of features to be available in iPhone 5 expressed in percentage. So, have a look at this infographic and make your own guess on Apple iPhone 5. And yes, according to latest rumors, the iPhone 5 is expected to be launched in October. Till then, let the rumor mills run…

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Latest rumors of iPhone 5 suggest that Apple’s next generation iPhone is already in production and may be shipped in September. The current rumor dovetails earlier speculations that Apple will launch its next iPhone 5 in September. According to DigiTimes, Pegatron Technology, a Taiwanese notebook manufacturer, has received orders for 15 million units from Apple.

Experts aren’t surprised by the recent iPhone 5 speculations and feel that Apple may announce its next-generation iPhone in its annual September event.

People familiar with matters at Apple say that the Cupertino based iPhone maker is planning to give a major ramp to iPhone next year and one of the changes may be in the charging method of the device.

On Wednesday iPhone 5 rumor mills went again abuzz with possible details on Apple’s next generation iPhone. A report on The Wall Street Journal claimed that Apple’s next iPhone will be smaller and lighter and will feature an 8-megapixel camera. Apple reportedly expects to build 25 million units of iPhone by the end of this year though people familiar with the matter say the company could face production constraints as the new model is complicated and difficult to assemble.

The iPhone 5 release has been a subject of intense speculations for the last two months. People were expecting that Apple will release its next generation iPhone 5 in the WWDC 2011. However, that didn’t happened and now the rumor mills suggest that the Cupertino based Company may release iPhone 5 in September. But, if a report in CNN Money is to be believed then Apple might unveil two iPhones, one iPhone 5 and another, an improved version over iPhone 4. The report cites Deutsche Bank’s Chris Whitmore telling his clients to expect both, an iPhone 5 and an iPhone 4S in the September.

“With Nokia and RIMM struggling,” Whitmore writes, “the time is right for Apple to aggressively penetrate the mid range smart-phone market (i.e. $300-500 category) to dramatically expand its [total addressable market] and market share.”

Experts believe that the two iPhone releases will help Apple penetrate the pre-paid users and widen its consumer base across the globe.

Source- CNN

After WWDC 2011, it was widely speculated that Apple will launch its next generation iPhone i.e. iPhone 5 featuring a faster processor and advanced camera in September. Bloomberg has confirmed the latest iPhone 5 rumors citing two people familiar with the plans. There are also rumors growing around that Apple is also planning to release a high resolution iPad 3.

The to-be-launched iPhone 5 will include A5 processor, which is available in iPad 2 and an 8-megapixel camera and will run on iOS 5 previewed in WWDC 2011.

It is widely believed that Apple is planning to take on its competitors on the smartphone segment by releasing an advanced iPhone 5 with faster processing capability.

Apple representative, however, declined to comment on the iPhone 5 release date.

iPhone 5 release rumors has once again gained momentum with popular website 9to5Mac reporting that the Apple iPhone 5 has reached the final testing stage and may be released in September . The web world is rife with iPhone 5 rumors since Apple announced that it has started working on its next generation iPhone. There have been various reports speculating end of the Fall release for iPhone 5. The recent news dovetails the recent rumors.

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France Telecom CEO Stephane Richard in an interview to All Things D said that Apple has agreed on using a smaller SIM card instead of an e-SIM in order to make the next-generation iPhone 5 even smaller and thinner. There were news reports signaling that the Cupertino based company is thinking of doing away with physical SIM cards in order to reduce the dimensions of its next iPhone.

“All of us told [Apple] it was a bad idea because the SIM card is a critical piece of the security and authentication process,” Richard said. “It would be very difficult for a telco or carrier to manage the customer relationship. I think that they understood this point. We had a very constructive exchange and dialogue with them,” he said.

According to Richard, as per the compromise, Apple’s new iPhone is expected to have a new size SIM card which will be smaller than the micro-SIM used in the iPhone 4.

There has been quite a buzz on iPhone 5 in the last few months. First, there was intense speculation on iPhone 5 release date and in the last few weeks there have been various reports  on the features and form factor of the much-awaited next-generation iPhone.