“iPhone 5. Thinner. Lighter.” – Steve Jobs, June 2011*
(At least we are sure it will go something like that)
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We’ve all been spending a good deal of time chasing iPad 2 information, much of which can be found here and here. Anything that can be discovered at this point, short of going to a factory or reading Steve Jobs’ and Jon Ive’s minds is out on the internet. We are sure plenty more information will leak in the coming weeks, but you can rest assured knowing that we will work hard to keep you updated on anything iPad 2 related. That doesn’t mean the fun’s over. The iPhone 5 is also sitting high in rumor mill circulation.
We aren’t even sure it will be called the iPhone 5, but we go with that name to use it as a reference point.
That said, let’s all take a look at what we have heard about the iPhone 5 so far:
1) Will Use Qualcomm Chips
This rumor has been circulating for a while, and it’s definitely not going away. The word is that Apple is using Qualcomm chipsets. This is now likely because of the Verizon iPhone, which uses CDMA technology rather than GSM, as AT&T uses. Qualcomm manufactures chipsets that are GSM/CDMA, which would fit both networks. This sounds likely for Apple, who would rather minimize SKUs than split their product line into GSM and CDMA.
2) Equipped with A5 Processor
It’s said that the iPhone 5 will run on Apple’s A5 processor, which is said to be a Cortex A9-based multi-core chip. The iPhone 5 is also rumored to be loaded with a Qualcomm chip with a CDMA, GSM and UMTS baseband processor. This will no doubt make the device much faster and better at rendering video content. On a small screen like what we expect to see on the iPhone 5, high-def video content may not be a big deal. However, on the gaming end, that means rendering more polygons. If you think that iPhone games like Infinity Blade look great, wait until they start making use of multicore processors.
3) Slimmer, and Completely Redesigned?
Okay, maybe not that thin.
There is also speculation that the iPhone 5 is a fair amount thinner than current models. This is because of smaller conductive nodes for the touchscreen. This comes from a patent application that popped up recently for a method of creating a thinner capacitive touchscreen. It would be interesting to see where this goes if used.
4) Like the iPad 2, May Lose the Home Button
While the iPad is definitely getting multitouch gestures, and so far most of them replace functions of the Home Button. However, we don’t see anything of the sort coming to the iPhone…yet. Still, that’s not to say we won’t see those come to the iPhone. After all, iOS 4.3 is still in its first stages of beta, there is a long way for it to go before it comes anywhere near being a finished product. One of the rumors we’ve read mentions that Jobs didn’t want any physical buttons on the iPhone from the start. This may finally be when we will see the functionality Jobs wanted when the iPhone was being conceptualized.
More on the iPhone 5
Right now, rumors on the iPhone 5 are harder to come across than rumors for the iPad 2. That’s to be expected as the iPad is expected to launch within the next few months. The iPhone 5 release date will be announced in June, based on Apple’s history of announcements for the device.
What features do you expect to see from the next iPhone? Let us know in the comments.
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I work for EP&D(experimental products and design). Our company receives many products still in alpha/beta form or products that are plainly prototype. ie. The magnetic countertop that wirelessly charges household appliances and electronics. We recently received a phone with no company markings or SN/model numbers. The phone didnt even turn on. We were instructed to test the durability of the glass screen and test the overall strength of the uniform body. One of my co workers was able to use his leatherman multi-tool to remove the screws at the base of the product. He was able to lift a corner and he could see what looked like an A5 on a processing chip. He also saw a sticker where the battery should have been that read 1600m. Also he could read a s/n on the board that started with IC:679D… I would like to believe the product was the new iphone 5. From what we could tell the test product has the A5 processor, thinner body, when compared to my iPhone 4. The back was not glass, but rather a black, brushed metal. There was no home button, which makes me think it’s not an iPhone. The screen was measured at 4.1 inches diagonally. There were camera holes on the front and back, with two LED flash holes. I did not see any sim card slots, but it did have a slot covered and glued shut. There also look to be a battery cover, but that was also glued shut. The charging port at the bottom was covered by a thin piece of metal, but looked to be the same size as the typical apple charging ports. There was also a covered hole on top around the same size as a 3.5mm headphone jack. I could see a volume rocker and a switch that looked similar to the iPad mute switch. There was also a rectangular button on top that looked like a power button. The sides of the phone were flush with the rest of the body and did not have the chrome band like the iPhone 4. Does this mean that it has an internal antenna? The product is still being tested in another department. I will try to talk the current testers into letting me snap a few pics. Maybe they are the luck bunch that will get a working model.
any luck with the photos?
please let them improve the camera and fix the gosh darn texting popup. everyone uses their phones as cameras now…. also, can i please choose badge only on my texts without have the jarring textmessage notification pop up and cease whatever it is i am doing? thrown in verizon (although i’m not diggin the fact that you can’t surf and talk)… you got me. i’ll stay with iphone.
OH! and please allow us to group photos on the run as you do with apps
Here’s what I really hope to see: 1) live wallpaper, 2) better battery life, 3) Flash support, 4) 4G capability, 5) less of a “brick” shape, 6) GREATLY-improved and less glitchy proximity sensor functionality, 7) no antennagate (of course), 8) Swype keyboard, 9) Voice search, 10) pinch-enabled zoom-out home screens, 11) better Push notification ability for email, 12) 4″ Screen, 13) 64 Freaking GB!!! Now who’s with me?!?!?
Cell phones and cameras are prohibited in the testing complex My co-worker will try to bring in his pen cam. We can only use our cell phones on break.
Would love to see some photos! From your description it sounds like a much improved iPhone.
Looks like iPhone5 is gonna rock dude. Wow.
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No button? Will it use a 5 finger touch to get to home screens? I have an eye-candy app (Spawn) that uses 1-10 fingers to make changes in the display. Now this is not an important app, but it does use the 5 fingers for something else.
HA HA your number one and number two completely conflict… I want a great aircraft that is easy to drive on the highway….
My question is if its really necessary and iphone 5 a year after the 4 when this one is working great.
A part of the design, which would be the changes?
when speaking with a lab tech i work with, he could not confirm nor deny the phone came from Apple. I also spoke with another co worker and she stated that the addresses on the bulk packaging were blackened out. She was able to make out a 1 inf… Cu.., CA. If that means anything to anybody, I think Apple is based in California. I was also able to snap a pic, but I don’t know how to post the pic on this website. I also don’t want to lose my job. If i send it to someone else and they post it, I guess I would be in the clear. I will keep you updated as i get more information.
You just described currently existing Android phones, minus the 64gb. I think the biggest now is around 40gb, maybe 48.
The main office of Apple is as follows:
1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA. 95014
…. Just sayin
I’d glady post the pic on this site, email me if you would like me to
BCarp914@gmail.com
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She was able to make out a 1 inf… Cu.., CA. If that means anything to anybody
Really? You’re falling for this? c’mon.
Lol. That’s our philosophy now. I want a bigger faster vehicle that uses less gas…. And makes me breakfast.. Or a really big steak meal with desert that makes me skinny..
So how did the phone hold up, is the glass and material used more durable then the iphone 4?
We buy used and new phones at http://www.swapngreen.com
they came up with iphone 5.. tats slick!!
Im wondering who in the world would belive this guy. First of all why would apple send out a non working model ti be tested for durability and stuff it with a brand new secret a5 chip that is not going to be released for months??? Ohh he claims to have a pic of it LOL but dies not want to post it in fear if getting fired !!!! LMFAO !!!! Well buddy you had the BALLS to sneak un A F:$/(:;& spy camera to work and snap the pic and talk to all ur coworkers about if the phone is from Apple LoL !!! Anyone who belives this moron should go soak their head in the closest public toilet !!
@mmerc. I never said it was a non working model, I stated that the battery was removed. Our department only test products for durability and real world fail points. When a consumer buys a product it has every part attached. Maybe the big A wants to test the strength of the chip as well. After strength, the product goes through further testing, which may include software, maybe they replace the battery and fire it up. As I said in a prior post, the charging port was covered not glued or soldered shut. That’s not my department, so after it left my hands, where it went nobody knows. You can believe me or not, I’m just posting details on what I think is the iPhone 5. I will send that pic to you today so you can post it Brian.
This phone was made up of a shatter/scratch resistant aluminosilicate glass screen. I was able to drop the phone from a height of 6.75 ft without a crack. The back and sides were made from a brushed, aluminum alloy. It’s tensile strength was less than or equal to 1ton/m2 or roughly 2195.87lb/m2.
If this is real, I too would love to see an email picture of the device. skatelives101 (at) hotmail.com
Thanks Beta Tester
I would love to see the picture to and i would post it if you would like email me at macincheese10@gmail.com
I hope there rumors are true.
I agree. They all sound pretty exciting. Any word on this photo yet?
I sent the photos to macincheese and Brian. Neither one posted on this website.
Beta tester, please email to me as well: opusk2k9@gmail.com
Thank you
Email it to me as well beta tester please: dustinadona@yahoo.com
Dude would you be able to send me some pics as well? I’d appreciate! Email is wesam7 at gmail.com
I heard the iphone 5 will print money. I also heard it will make you dinner and teach your dog to crap outside. Can’t wait!
I did test the phone as a kid shock collar. Works wonders:)
I’ll post send to ksully86@comcast.net
Send one to me please!:)
natkozjakic@hotmail.com
send to me too!
maxkcch at gmail
send it to me too…
atulanand13@gmail.com
tick tock tick tock..lol
please send one to me too pleaseeee~!
Thank you!(: “kayann.design@gmail.com”
Please pleaseee send the pic to me too~
nataku_z86@yahoo.com
Thank you.
Hi everyone! I can not believe this no one is sharing….. anyone, please send us a website for us to see it. Otherwise, a very SELFISH…..
@BETA TESTER, Did you test to see how long this “phone” battery last for days…. I’m betting on my stock market invested in ” LQMT ” and it will be a huge hit this summer if coming true…. ( back lightweight metal unbreakable case & fuel cell. ) Thanks, to Beta Tester gave away a hints…. now I’m gonna buy more stock!!!
Thank you!!!!
i would like 2 have a pic of the supposely iphone 5 sent 2 my email too…..i browse th internet all day looking 4 more details about the iphone 5…..
Listen i said it before in an erlier post this dude beatatester is bullshitting there is no picture hes a liar and if he had a pic then post it im not scared if u got a pic of the new iphone i will post it no proablem email it to me mmerc79@gmail.com i have seen antither site where this beatatester posted the same thing lol im sure this is just a bunch of crap . Beata tester send me the pic and i will publicy appoligize to u
I sent the pic to five different people and not one posted. I will forward the pic to merc, but you need to post. @smarty I didn’t test the software or battery life. When I received the phone there was no battery installed. I’m pretty sure another division tested the software.
can’t you just upload the pic to an image hosting site such as tinypic or photobucket and share the link here?
@Betatester,
Yum!
Thanks for writing back! I appreciated your honesty answer. Well, I guess one one way to find out when Apple will make an announcement in May/June… 4 more months to go. We all will see eventually a new design iPhone 5 with no home button & 4.1″ bigger screen. Finally. That’s for sure, I’m looking forward to. Apple, anyone? I’m eating one right now.
Enjoy watch a Superbowl game tonight!!!
Hey merc, did you receive the photos I sent? If you did what did you think and will you post them for everyone else? Like I said before, I’m not sure this is the iPhone 5 but it looks darn close.
please send those pics 2 me too.,thanks in advance xoxo
to manu4uuuu@hotmail.com
Send it to me I will repost it today. My email is mitchbart@att.net
Recommend a good android phone?
Photos yet? Sounds really cool!
Please post the pic, thank you, crc711
Ok so i got the pics and here is my opinion first of all thanks for sending them to me betatester… Ok the pics r very low quality but it does look like an apple product they also look like a blury pic of that new buttonless phone htc is building for verizon . The pics r just to low qual to tell anything but i will say this , if the guy beatatester is not making this up and is telling us the truth then there is a very good chance that that is the new iphone 5 , i myself would be thrilled cause my one dislike about the iphone is the screen size and i think a larger screen will make the phone perfect as the only thing that those dogshit android phones have going for them is a larger screen size , and the windows phones lol well they might as well just stop making them lol
If you google image search HTC BUTTONLESS PHONE you can c the pic i was talking about its a no botton phone sitting on a desk with a usb wire next to it and the phone got a verizon logo on it , thats xactly what the pic he sent me looks like so i just dont know what to make of it
motorola atrix
where is the pic , it may be low quality , anyways , post it if it’s true
I really dont feel like creating an account on a image hosting site but i will email it to the first two people who post thier email adresses under this post and they must share it with others i dont want to be getting mad emails so just keep the chain going
@Mmerc,
Send me the picture dustins740@gmail.com and I’ll post it. Thanks
@ merc thanks for checking out the pics. I could not find the htc pic you were referring to, but I know it’s not made by HTC because I’ve tested the htc touch pro 1 and 2 as well as the google nexus one. When I receive a phone or tablet from HTC they always include company logos. This phone was completely blank except for the battery size indicator, S/N and what looked to be an A5 processor. The chrome rim was also indicative of an apple product. Can someone post the pics, I have emailed them out atleast 10 times. Thanks.
Ok I found the phone you are talking about. It does look alot like the phone I tested except you can see a speaker in the middle of the top chrome rim. The phone I tested had the ear speaker installed on the top near the power button. Also the htc phone has a back similar to the droid x and the tested phone has a black brushed aluminum back.
I would like a pic, I think your story sounds very cool!
Crc711@yahoo.com
Thanks so much!
Can you send me the pic. Thanks very much!
Crc711@yahoo.com
I’d be interested in receiving the photo as well. Personally, I will not post anywhere or forward it to anyone, I believe that is the safest thing for you and job security. I would just like a peek at what you saw at this point. Thanks, gmcbmw@hotmail.com
I’d appreciate if you send the picture to me and I’ll post it. Thanks
alex82hi@gmail.com
betatester, i would love to post these pictures. if you send them to jd7937@gmail.com i will post. appreciate it!
May I have a pic. Crc711@yahoo.com
Thought u said earlier there wasn’t a chrome ring…read texts before you. Lie….
Actually betatester it was the first post on here you said there wasn’t a chrome trim on the phone so I believe your full of sshhiiddt……..get a life…the guy prob works at your local dollar store! Plus if he is in the department that tests durability how can he possibly know whata i5 processor looks like.?? Not bad to look at some pics online and make a believeable b.s. story in hopes that one of the phones in the pics would come out and you coulld wipe the lying sweat from your forehead and say I told ya so….get a life!
I usually don’t take negative comments to heart, but you are a complete imbecile jpz. First off I never said the phone was an iPhone 5. I’m just giving information for you to decide. Second, If you would read my post more closely, I stated there is no chrome band like the “iPhone 4″ I was talking about the antennagate problem. Also I stated that a co worker was able to get a peek at the processor inside which looked to be an A5. As for my department, yes we do test strengths and durability of products, but there are other facets of this company. Software, internal spec division, chipset coding and other programming. Hopefully that didn’t give my company name away. As for working in a dollar store, I wish, there atleast has job security. Everyone has a low income part of their town. My company laid off 150 people in the past three quarters. And I have a pretty decent size contract, so I would think I’d be next to cut company cost. Why do you think I’m risking my job to leak the info.
can u send pic to my email please? and thanks in advance faiba@hotmail.com
1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino California is the main headquarters address for Apple.
Good day Betatester, could you please send me the pics @ never_give_up_2005@hotmail.com
Thanks a lot and don’t bother listening to sick ppl
Most of us here appreciate the info, so don’t pay no nevermind to the negative vibes… would love to see your pic. Could you e-mail to mikenity@cox.net. Thanks.
I sent the pics to some of you, check your inbox.
Hi Betatester
Can you send me the pics please? janga779@gmail.com
Hi Betatester
Can you send me the pics please? vsthiru@gmail.com
Thank you
WHY ARE A MILLION PEOPLE ASKING FOR THE PIC BUT NOBODY IS POSTING IT???
Hi Betatester
I am still waiting for the pics. Can you send the pics also to me please? Thanks
Can you send me those pics? dude1317@hotmail.com
i would appreciate getting the pics as well if someone would send them to me..
wjdeal@gmail.com
Beta tester you are right, it is too tough to make any definitive conclusions from those pictures. But by the little bit of details you’ve given on the possible iphone 5 sounds like it would be a good looking phone. especially the brushed metal as opposed to the chrome.
come on guys. post it. or send it to me too then. thanks.
mtabigsky at yahoo dot com
This site does not allow you to post pics! Just emailed you the pictures we all got! My email is dude1317@hotmail.com
Hi Betatester I’m from Mexico and I’d really love to see the pics of the Phone you claim could be the IP5, so could you pls send them to my e-mail? it’s fredy_blue@msn.com thanks a lot in advance and have a nice day!!
Just go to tinypic.com, upload the photo, and provide us with the link to see it.
Thanks
I’d love to see pictures of this aswell. If I beleive it’s the iPhone 5 I will post them. My email is badillomanuel@yahoo
thanks in advanced
You are all faggggs!
“Send me the pic”, “Send it to me”, “I’ll post it if you send it to me”.
Would just one of you assholes take a bloody minute to upload it to an image host and post a link instead of bitching about the credability of betatester, so what if he’s a bullshitting freak, upload the picture and we can all decide for ourselves!
Peace
E-mail me the pic, I’ll upload it mini_mike69@hotmail.com
Betatester can you please send it to me too please I would really appreciate it. bentleyrox@gmail.com
Can somebody please send it to me? jillybean0687@hotmail.com
Just wondering whether it’s worth waiting for the iphone5 to be released or just go with the 4
Thanks
I am with you 1000%…it needs 2 be way better than the over rated EVO!
i would like a few pictures if possible
joey.drury@hotmail.ca
thanks
Hey all,
The phone I tested a couple months back is looking more and more like the iPhone 5. I stated that the product had a 4 inch screen, A5 processing chip(which we now know exists thanks to the iPad 2 release) and now rumors are starting to confirm the aluminum back instead of glass. This will avoid any problems with the antenna. The product has left our “house” so it looks like the release of the newly redesigned iPhone 5 is imminent. I hope so, the phone i tested felt great in my hands, perfect form factor. For those contemplating on whether to buy an iPhone 4, I would hold off until the summer.
someone post the link or email to mckinnie00@gmail.com PLEASE.
thank ya!
If someone would email the pic to me that would be great! loganschrock@gmail.com.
Thanks