Thanks to 9to5Mac, we have seen several images of what could possibly end up as the official iPhone 5 Apple plans to launch. With both iOS 5 and Apple’s up-and-coming hardware on the way, everyone from analysts, bloggers, & consumers alike are in quite an impatient frenzy. Everyone is curious as to what the new phone may look like as there were rumors of an iPhone w/o a Home button as well as a radical new design like the teardrop mockup.
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| mockup via ThisIsMyNext |
On the spec-side of things, rumors would suggest that the i5 will have slightly larger screen (3.7 or 4inch), powered by the same 1GHz dual-core A5 processor that the iPad 2 uses, an 8MP camera sensor capable of 1080p HD video capture, and NFC support. New cases of something that measures to be a tad larger than the current iPhone 4 has been spotted as well. With the new cases offering different dimensions, does this mean the i5 will be thinner, longer, and a half inch wider? That is possible.
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| iPhone 4 case on the left & iPhone 5 case on the right |
And now with recent rumblings of the release date now to be slated for October as everyone was waiting for September announcement and launch. There were reports of AT&T blacking out the end of September vacations in order to prep for the launch. This may or may not be valid. At this point unless someone leaves it lying around a bar like what happened to the iPhone 4 last year, we will have no choice but to wait for an official announcement from Steve Jobs himself. Rumors suggest Sprint & possibly T-Mobile joining AT&T and Verizon as carriers offering the iPhone. Ok. Consider yourself briefed.
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