It looks like the iPhone 5 is getting closer to release, as we’ve seen a few tantalising images leak of the hotly anticipated next-gen handset. Today, we’ve got a few more fresh images that may confirm that the iPhone will indeed be a fairly drastic redesign from the iPhone 4 and 4S.One manufacturer we spoke to said that he was sure that the leaked images were accurate – so sure that he was already preparing to construct iPhone 5 cases and he’d be willing to ship replacements for free if they turned out not to be perfect. He enumerated three big changes from the old iPhone 4S to the iPhone 5:
- The phone is much bigger, measuring 58.57 mm wide, 123.83 mm high and 7.6 mm thin. The screen is 4″.
- The earphone jack has been relocated to the bottom of the phone.
- The dock connector is much smaller, similar in size to micro USB.
Of course there are some other big changes afoot if this leak is accurate – the speaker grilles are much bigger and more pronounced on the bottom of the phone. The rear chassis is also new, with a two-colour aluminium design that separates the main rear cover from the antennae. Inside, there are expected to be changes too – including high speed LTE connectivity and the iOS 6 operating system. The phone is expected to launch in October.
Here are the images that we’ve managed to source at full resolution – what do you guys think?
What do you think? They certainly measure up to what we’ve heard before, but are they the real deal? Let us know in the comments below!
I see there are like two cameras on the back side of the phone is this for 3d pics or projection
I have images of the Roswell crash.
Yes and who is a poker player amongst us?
Looks like the already disproven mockup from the industrial design guy in Europe that were “leaked” a little while ago.
I’m always very wary of this sort of thing. I have a friend who owns a gadget case company (premium kangaroo leather ones… nice) and he had “cast iron” information on a new iPhone a while back. He had the dimensions, spec, everything, and manufactured a few new cases in preparation for Apple’s announcement of the new handset. The thing is, there was no new handset – or rather, there was but it was the 4S and exactly the same dimensions as the 4.
Given that he – in the case-making industry – had been fed duff information, I’ve become very cynical about these leaks.