From launch date to specs: All your iPhone 5 news and speculation in one place
Here it is, the iPhone 5 release date, specs and rumour round-up! This is the place where you can find out all of the sordid rumours about what the iPhone 5 will be like. Will it be 4G? Will it have an A6 processor? Will it even be called the iPhone 5 or will it just be called the new iPhone, like its tablet sibling? This is the place where you can pig-out on respectable and ridiculous iPhone 5 rumours alike.
From launch date to specs: All your iPhone 5 news and speculation in one place
Once again, we need to make it clear that these are just rumours. We didn't make them up, we have merely rounded them up for you and presented them in an up-to-date and easy to digest format. If you think a rumour looks fishy, then let us know and vent your anger in our comment section below.
Ok, enough of the formalities now. Let's dive in to what the iPhone 5 is possibly/probably going to be like. Enjoy.
iPhone 5 Release date
Release date rumour: 1
iPhone 5 will "launch" in September - that's the claim by rumorsite Digitimes, which cites the ever-elusive but unquenchably talkative "Taiwan-based supply chain makers."
According to the post, Pegatron Technology "reportedly" now has orders for the Next iPhone "to be launched in September" as well as orders for a 10-inch iPad - apparently meaning an iPad
Release date rumour: 2
The October prediction is backed up by the Japanese Apple bloggers Macotakara who say they have 'sources' confirming the Cupertino brand would be honouring the same upgrade cycle from now on. Here's a translation from the report featured on the well respected Japanese blog: "According to Asian reliable source, next iPhone will be released in September or October, and this cycle seems to be kept for years".
Release date rumour: 3
Technology website T3 made the interesting observation that the iPhone 4S launch back in October last year, was the only time Apple has made users wait 15 months for a new device, rather than the usual 12 month cycle used for the previous four iPhones. Updated 22/3/12
Release date rumour: 4
Apple’s next-generation iPhone will launch in June, according to a recruiter working at a Foxconn factory in China. The recruiter was filmed speaking about the iPhone 5 by Japanese TV Tokyo's World Business Satellite program, which was broadcast on Monday.
As pointed out by Apple Insider, when asked how many people the factory is going to hire, the Foxconn recruiter said: "We're looking for 18,000 employees... for the fifth-generation phone."When asked if he meant the iPhone 5, the recruiter replied: "That's right. It will come out in June."
Though the next iPhone will be the sixth-generation, many people throughout the industry are currently still referring to it as the iPhone 5. It is thought, however, that the next iPhone will follow the naming conventions of the new iPad, scrapping numbers all together. Updated 4/4/12
iPhone 5 Specs and rumours
The 5 in iPhone 5 stands for 5-inch screen
The latest 5-inch rumor cited by Michael Nace is one posted at KnowYourMobile: "[W]e're hearing reports that Apple's up-coming iPhone 5 will feature a 5-inch Retina Display. The news comes via a source based in China. According to the source, they are familiar with Apple's production process and have access to pre-production models of the iPhone 5."
iPhone 5 will not use liquid metal
A lot of the iPhone 5 rumour mills have tipped the new Apple smartphone to be made from the revolutionary new material know as Liquidmetal. However, dreams of the new metallic substance being used in the near future in smartphones were quashed by the material's inventor himself, who says Liquidmetal is not ready to be used in smartphones yet.
Liquid metal to replace glass in next iPhone
Apple plans to use new lightweight liquid metal for its next-generation iPhone. According to Korea's Electronic Times Internet "the next flagship phones of the companies [Samsung and Apple] are expected to adopt unprecedented materials for their main bodies, that is, ceramic for the Galaxy S3 and liquid metal for iPhone 5, both being thin, light and highly resistant to external impacts."
This isn't the first we've heard about the possibility of liquid metal appearing in Apple's devices. In 2010, it was reported that Apple was seeking a number of experts on amorphous metals, as the company planned to create hardware from newly licensed, super-durable custom metal alloy known as 'Liquidmetal'. According to that report, Apple paid at least $10.9 million in licensing fees to Liquidmetal Technology to use Liquidmetal exclusively in the field of electronics.
iPhone 5 will have 1GB of RAM
Those chaps over at 9TO5Mac love a good gossip. What they've recently heard is that iPhone 5s are currenlty being tested in the shells of current iPhone 4s. After a lot of A5X processor comparisons with the new iPad the tech website goes on to make the impressive claim that the iPhone 5 will be packing a whopping 1GB of RAM.Updated 10/4/12
iPhone 5 will have a better camera
This is the sort of thing we like here at PC Advisor. A feasible rumour backed up to the hills with reasoning and examples. cnet is reporting that Apple have jumped into bed with Sony and are looking to use the Japanese tech company for its camera nous, more specifically its camera sensors. cnet is reporting that Sony's new 'RGBW' and High Dynamic Range (HDR) Movie' sensors are likely to be bundled into the iPhone 5 to boost the quality of it's already impressive pictures - particularly in low-light settings.
A6 processor in the iPhone 5
PC Advisor's expert opinion: Based on previous chips that Apple has used, the iPhone 5 should have an A6 processor which could well be quad-core. However Apple could opt to use the A5X chip found in the new iPad which is dual-core with quad-core graphics.
iPhone 5 will have a bigger screen
The iPhone 5 could be larger than all its predecessors breaking the 3.5-inch screen size. According to iphonestuffs4u.com it will have a 4-inch display with a higher resolution than previous models. Across the web there are mentions of the screen being curved like the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
The idea of a 4-inch screen has also got the website MacRumors.com excited too. It is citing research done by Topeka Capital Markets analyst Brian White, whose findings - to cut a long story short - also suggest a 4-inch iPhone 5 screen. MacRumors also went to the lengths to mock up an image of what the new 4-inch iPhone will look like.
Reuters however, have an article claiming that the iPhone 5 will have a 4.6-inch 'retina' display. The story goes on to name South Korea's Maeil Business Newspaper as it source and state that the news came from "an unnamed industry source'. If the iPhone 5 does opt for a 4.6-inch screen it will match the Samsung Galaxy S2's 4.6-inch OLED display.
Airbag glass protection
Sounds ridiculous doesn't it?But it's not (ok it is). According to Patently Apple, the Calornian based technology company has applied for a patent to an airbag that instantly inflates when its accelerometer senses a dropping motion. It's not clear how many times the air bag can be deployed, but if it was completely reusable it was be a great addition to the Apple iPhone...they're expensive things to replace!
iPhone 5 will have a 3D camera.
This has to be one of the more far-fetched rumours we've heard on our travels, but Patently Apple - whose slogan is 'Celebrating Apple's Spirit of Invention...!!! - are convinced that Apple has "invented a killer 3D imaging camera' that will work for both photography and video.
In an attempt to explain exactly what Apple has planned, they've created a diagram [see below]. Patently Apple go in to a lot more detail than we want or can afford to here,
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