iPhone 5

Apple to unveil new iPhone September 12, launch on September 21

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 4, 2018

Thanks to leaked components and industry sources, it feels like we know just about everything there is to know about Apple's new smartphone. We [think we] know what it looks like, and what new features it will have. But we haven't heard much about its release date, until now.

A new report is out this evening claiming that Apple is planning to unveil the sixth-generation iPhone at a "special event" on Wednesday, September 12, and it's expected to release the handset the following week. But that's not all the Cupertino company has in store...

Purported photos of assembled next-gen iPhone surface

Cody Lee ∙ Updated January 25, 2016

We've seen several leaked components over the past few months that are believed to belong to the Apple's next smartphone. We've seen home buttons, front plates, back plates, and more.

This morning, images surfaced of all of these parts put together, depicting what appears to be a fully-assembled, next-generation iPhone. Keep reading for more details and photos...

Rumor: retooled iPad, iPad mini to closely follow new iPhone launch

Cody Lee ∙ July 24, 2012

Following up his bold predictions regarding the future of the iPod line, the often accurate Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities has offered up his forecast for what will become of Apple's tablet line as well.

The analyst agrees that Apple is going to unveil an all-new, smaller slate this fall. But he also believes that the new tablet will launch alongside a tweaked version of the current third-generation iPad...

Apple to provide 30-pin dock adapter for new iPhone

Cody Lee ∙ July 23, 2012

With a number of recent rumors pointing to the next-generation iPhone utilizing a smaller, 19-pin dock connector, some folks have started wondering what they'll do with their collection of 30-pin accessories.

Well don't throw them away just yet. A new report is out today claiming that Apple plans to provide an adapter for the new iPhone's dock connector that will make it compatible with many current add-ons...

Another rumor says iPhone 5 will be released on Friday, September 21

Christian Zibreg ∙ July 23, 2012

A new rumor published by a French site claims that Apple will release the next iPhone on Friday, September 21, 2012.

If you believe this story whose veracity couldn't be verified at press time, this date pertains to the U.S. launch, as well as parts of Europe and China.

With October approaching fast, no wonder folks are making all kinds of prediction. The consensus out there is that Apple will release the next iPhone by October, approximately a year after it had brought the iPhone 4S to market...

Reuters: new iPhone to feature smaller, 19-pin dock connector

Cody Lee ∙ July 23, 2012

If you've been keeping up with the latest in next-generation iPhone rumors, you know that the handset is expected to feature a new, smaller dock connector.

The speculation started with a report back in February of this year, and the revamped port has since been seen in a number of leaked next-gen iPhone parts...

New report reaffirms next iPhone is already in production

Cody Lee ∙ July 23, 2012

A new report is out tonight, claiming that Pegatron, one of Apple's manufacturing partners in eastern China, has started production on the next-generation iPhone.

The timing makes sense, considering Apple is widely expected to unveil the smartphone sometime in the next few months — late September, early October...

Carriers reportedly testing Nano SIM cards in partnership with Apple

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated March 9, 2016

We told you earlier in the week that European wireless carriers were stockpiling Nano SIM cards in the hope that the next iPhone will incorporate the newly ratified technology which enables thinner devices due to a 40 percent smaller footprint versus the Micro SIM standard.

As you know, Apple's Nano SIM proposal was chosen last month by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute as the industry standard, following weeks of bickering between Apple on one side and Nokia, Motorola and Research In Motion on the other.

A new report from this morning has it that Apple is supplying its carrier partners with Nano SIM adapters so they could test Nano SIMs on existing devices before the next iPhone arrives in October...

Apple granted patent for smaller charging port

Cody Lee ∙ July 18, 2012

Rumors that Apple has been looking to trim the size of the dock connector in future iOS products started back in February of this year. It's believed that the company is making the change in an effort to save space inside of its devices.

We've since seen the smaller dock connector on a number of "leaked" next-gen iPhone components, cases and more. And if that wasn't enough to convince you that the change is coming, check out this newly-granted patent...

New iPhone 5 concept surfaces based on latest rumors

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 4, 2018

Between all of the leaked components, engineering samples, and cases we've seen so far, it feels like we have a pretty good idea of what Apple's next smartphone is going to look like. And in case you were having trouble visualizing it, we decided to post this new 'iPhone 5' concept that was drawn-up based on all of the recent rumors...

BGR on iPhone 5: NFC, 4G LTE, 1GB RAM, fall release

Christian Zibreg ∙ July 18, 2012

Boy Genius Report is a hit and miss when it comes to Apple predictions and today the publication's editor Jonathan Geller posted a story which essentially recycles a bunch of separate rumors concerning the next iPhone. According to the author, final production of the iPhone 5 will start later this summer, which is what both the know-it-all Wall Street Journal and reliable Japanese blog Macotakara heard previously...

More iPhone 5 cases surface that look just about right

Christian Zibreg ∙ July 18, 2012

CydiaBlog points us to a few purported cases for a sixth-generation iPhone, currently on sale over at TVC-Mall. These look just about right given the rumors calling for a taller iPhone with a two-tone design and a metal backplate that have been piling up recently. These cases also confirm leaked schematics and engineering samples which depict a FaceTime camera at the center and a smaller dock connector at the bottom.

It's been reported this morning that thousands of job seekers are currently lined up outside of Foxconn’s Chengdu, China plant, all vying for a number of summer job openings which could mean that Foxconn is ramping up hiring as it is getting ready to manufacture the iPhone 5, as the Japanese blog Macotakara suggested last week...