Designers have developed a 3D mock-up, showing a slightly
wider device to its predecessor and a four-inch screen covering
the whole model.
Aluminium back: Experts at Giga Netwerkz have compiled
leaked hints, hardware components and computer designs to show
how they think it will appear.
Compared: The iPhone 5, prototype right, is already widely
expected to have a bigger touchscreen and faster processor than
previous iPhone models.
The hugely-anticipated launch of the iPhone 5 is only two days away - and speculation is mounting over what the must-have gadget will look like.
Now designers have developed a mock-up, showing a slightly wider device to its predecessor and a four-inch screen covering the whole model.
Experts at Giga Netzwerk have compiled leaked hints, hardware components and computer designs to show how they think it will appear.
The iPhone is still the smartphone industry's benchmark after four years and is expected to come out in the U.S. this Tuesday, before the holidays.
The Giga Netzwerk mock-up shows a ‘teardrop’ design, aluminium back instead of glass and an oval rather than a circular ‘home’ button.
The mute switch is expected to move to the other side of the phone but the camera placement is likely to remain unchanged from the iPhone 4.
A new operating system is expected to have excellent voice recognition software that will allow users to dictate emails or SMS messages.
The device could even be called the ‘iPhone 4S’ instead of the ‘iPhone 5’ when it is launched this week, reported the Huffington Post.
The release will be Tim Cook’s first major product launch since taking over from an ill Steve Jobs as Apple’s CEO in August.
The iPhone 5 is already widely expected to have a bigger touchscreen and faster processor than the current iPhone 4.
Some users have predicted a bigger screen - as 'apps' such as Facebook's seem to be behaving oddly, and re-formatting themselves as if in anticipation of a larger screen.
Leaks from Apple's own inventory seem to have confirmed that it will ship with the fast A5 processor found in iPad 2. Voice-control functions also seem highly likely.
But competition is fierce, as more than 550,000 Google Android-based devices - including tablets-- are activated each day globally. Rivals such as HTC, Google and Samsung are also launching hi-tech flagship handsets within a week of Apple's - a time when mobile companies usually tend to keep their heads firmly below the parapet.
An insider source said in August that the new model will have a bigger screen, better antenna and an impressive eight-megapixel camera.
Apple's iPhone has been a huge success since it debuted in 2007, transforming the firm into one of the world's leading mobile device makers.
It accounts for around 40 per cent of Apple's revenue, with margins estimated at 60 per cent.
Meanwhile, the mysterious closure of a number Apple stores in the U.S. has prompted speculation they will re-open as the iPhone 5 launches.
'iPhone 5': Tech predictions
- 4in touchscreen
- Dual core A5 processsor
- 1GB RAM
- Voice-control functions
- 960 x 540 resolution
- 8 megapixel camera
- 16/32GB storage
By MARK DUELL
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