Details leak out about iPhone 5

New York - It's only a few months until the newest generation of iPhone hits stores and details about its features are slowly leaking out

According to the usually well-informed Wall Street Journal, the fifth iteration of the best-selling smartphone will be thinner than its predecessor and have an eight-pixel - not five - camera. The paper quoted Apple's suppliers, since the company does not manufacture the iPhone itself.

Two weeks ago, the Bloomberg news agency had reported about the improved camera, as well as about a faster processor. Apple has remained, as usual, mum about its new product, refusing to comment. But the Wall Street Journal says the new phone will be released in this quarter. Bloomberg, citing informed sources, reported September.

Speculation has been ongoing for months about when the successor to the hugely successful iPhone 4 might hit stores. Until now, new models have been released around midyear, meaning the iPhone 5 is behind schedule.

But Bloomberg reported that Apple wanted to wait until its new iOS5 operating system was ready to go. That's been promised for the autumn.

However, the Wall Street Journal reports that the iPhone 5 is especially complicated to build, because it's so thin. That could also lead to delays.

The iPhone 4 was already thinner than the 3GS. The new iPhone will also reportedly include a new wireless chip from Qualcomm. Until now, those chips have been produced by Infineon. Officially, Apple has made no comments about its supplier. Infineon has sold its wireless chip business to Intel, which is getting into smartphones. If the company has indeed lost its contract, that would be a big blow.

There were 18.7 million iPhones sold in the first quarter of 2011 and sales expectations are very high for the new phone, reported the Wall Street Journal, citing an informed source. Projections are for sales of 25 million units by the end of 2011.//DPA

-- The Nation 2011-07-17

there is info and photo of iphone5 online

this thai website have some info also .

http://www.siamget.com/news/1056

it show the frame of the iphone4 and iphone5 .

seem like there is going to be a iphone5 mini also

Balls. I will wait for iphone 6. I hear it will have a coffee maker

Balls. I will wait for iphone 6. I hear it will have a coffee maker

I heard it was actually going to have a 'toaster'.........not a coffee maker?

still on 3GS, could not see the value of 4.

If camera really good, might be interested. Have a normal SLR for holidays, but its nice to have something with you for day to day things you like to take a piccy of.

still on 3GS, could not see the value of 4.

If camera really good, might be interested. Have a normal SLR for holidays, but its nice to have something with you for day to day things you like to take a piccy of.

That's why I got the 4. Camera is good enough to replace a small digital camera; and the best camera is the one you always have on you.

iPhone 5 is going to be even better of course; most likely it will make all existing phones look old and stale, including the iPhone 4...