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The Apple iPhone 5 is undoubtedly the most anticipated phone of the year, as is always the case with new iPhone iterations. Rumoured to be hitting the shops as soon as summer 2012, Apple fans are feverishly anticipating its release.

So what do we know? Not a lot other than that the iPhone 5 will be a substantial redesign of of the 4S. Some rumours are even suggesting a monster 5inch screen! There are even reports suggesting that the iPhone 5 will be named simply 'the new iPhone'. We'll have to wait to find out the truth!

There are many conflicting rumours surrounding the next iPhone from Apple, with some suggesting that it will be the iPhone 5, a complete overhaul in design, or the iPhone 4S, a slide modification on the existing iPhone 4. There are also rumours that both of these handsets will make an appearance, although this would be out of character for Apple who have until now just released one phone per year.

There are some things that can be taken for granted as appearing in the iPhone 5, and others that can be speculated as being highly probable. The phone will almost certainly come with a faster dual core processor and 1GB RAM, making it the fastest and most efficient iPhone yet released. The iPhone 5 will also retain or build upon the iPhone 4´s fantastic Retina display, with 300DPI resolution. While this could have seen an improvement from Apple engineers the human eye cannot detect any difference with a larger DPI (hence the Retina moniker) and so screen improvements may come in the form of one the iPhone 5´s biggest rumours – a larger screen.

Many people are talking of an iPhone with a large 4" screen (compared to the earlier 3.5", and in keeping with current industry trends) although if this is implemented it will not be at the expense of the overall size and form factor, with the iPhone 5 being a very similar sized phone to the iPhone 4.

The next iPhone will also come with iOS 5, which provides many additional software benefits and goodies. The iPhone 5 should go into production in August with a possible release date of September or October, although an exact UK release date has not yet been disclosed.

Latest Apple iPhone 5 News

23 May 2012 by Caroline
The latest report on Apple’s next-generation iPhone claims Sony has been making iPhone 5 displays since February – and that it is braced to increase production from this month in preparation for an October launch date. The Taipei Times has covered a report by Stone Wu, senior analyst at IHS Displ...
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23 May 2012 by Simon
Just yesterday 9to5Mac reported that Apple was testing two iPhone 5 models with 3.9 inch screens. The website did not cite who provided them with this information and it almost falls into the same category as Bloomberg's people "who asked not to be identified" and the Wall Street Journal's "p...
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22 May 2012 by Simon
There have been a number of rumours recently that Apple is planning a larger screen for the iPhone 5, widely believed to go on sale in October, with Bloomberg claiming that an unnamed source confirmed to them that Apple had been ordering larger screens and the Wall Street Journal also hinting...
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18 May 2012 by Caroline
As you may have heard, Apple is set to unleash its next-generation iPhone later this year – and as a result, one or one hundred rumours have been doing the rounds. The latest report concerns what has been previously speculated, that the iPhone 5 will sport a larger 4-inch display. Bloomberg has r...
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16 May 2012 by Simon
According to Shaw Wu of Sterne Agee, who has analysed Apple's supply chain in Asia, the number of iPhones being produced has recently dropped from approximately 31 million to 26 million, in preparation for a new model to enter the assembly line. The decision to reduce the production of exi...
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