iPhone 5 release date might be most buzzing topic among tech geeks. There had been this buzz for months about the iPhone 5 release date scheduled to be on September 5. However, there seems to have been a change in the date once again with fresh rumors indicating the launch to be in 21st October now. According to rumors, Apple has planned to sell as many as 25 million iPhones by the end of 2011. A recent report claims that 35 percent of people are planning to buy the iPhone 5 which means that the sales estimates of this next generation iPhone are going to be quite high.The iPhone 5 is going to be the fifth one after iPhone original, 3, 3GS and 4 though there is still the uncertainty of whether this next version iPhone will be named an iPhone 5 or iPhone 4S. Apple’s strict confidential policy is highly against revealing any information about its upcoming devices till it is officially announced by the company. Therefore, information regarding the next iPhone is still under cover.
Apple iPhone 5 launch date is nearing and people are wondering how the new iPhone is going to look like. There has been this buzz in the market that Apple plans to include advanced technology in its next iPhone. This new generation iPhone is reported to be more thin and slim than its current model, its display being larger and edge-to-edge with more clarity and an 8-megapixel camera with advanced battery. Going with the WWDC 2011 announcements, it is certain that Apple will play its iPhone 5 on iOS 5 and will feature iCloud, Apple’s cloud-based media service.
According to reports if the iPhone 5 release date had been scheduled in September the new service and iCloud iOS5 operating system of this next generation iPhone of Apple would not have been in perfect harmony with the season. Therefore, it was decided to take the date further. There have also been gossips about the delay being part of Apple’s carefully planned strategy of releasing the iPhone on the brink of the holiday season so as to have all eyes on its highly anticipated new iPhone.
Following are some of the iPhone 5 release date updates which we come across from time to time through reliable sources.
Update (16th September): Will iPhone 5 be completely redesigned? Check out what Case-Mate, a leading iPhone accessories maker says about iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S.
Update (5th September): iPhone 5 Launch Date – Now to be on the 21st of October??? Check out what recent report says.
Update (26th August): MacPost.net claims that they have received prototype images of iPhone 5 along with other part. Here is more on it.
Update (25th August): Steve Jobs resign throws iPhone 5 release date into question. Check out how Steve Jobs resign may affect iPhone 5 release date.
Update (24th August): Will iPhone 5 be A CDMA/GSM Dual-Mode world phone? Recent report suggests that next generation iPhone 5 will be able to connect to both GSM(AT &T, T-Mobile) and CDMA (Sprint, Verizon) networks.
Update (17th August): Is Apple planning to release much awaited iPhone 5 on October 7? Recent report also suggest that Apple will start pre-orders for next iPhone on September 30. Find out more details.
Update (11th August): One of the guys at ZAGG has posted iPhone 5 unboxing video. Is it fake or real? Check this out here.
Update (1st August): Is Apple set to launch iPhone 5 in October? Here find out what a new reliable source, All Things D says about iPhone 5 release date.
Update (28th July): Is iPhone 5 release date set to 5th September? Here find out more about what recent report says from Italian iPhone blog.
Update (28th July): According to the China Times, Apple is all set to launch iPhone 5 in the second week of September with an opening order of 4 million units. Find out more
Update (6th July): As per the recent report from DigiTimes is claiming that Taiwan based manufacturer, Pegatron Technology has received order of 15 Million iPhone 5s from Apple. Here is more on that.
Update (1st July): Another report from DigiTimes claims that iPhone 5 release date should be somewhere in October. According to DigiTimes, Taiwan-based companies have begun to prepare components for the production of the iPhone 5 along with iPad 3 for an October release. Check out more in details.
Update(29th June): Another iPhone 5 rumor says that Apple may launch iPhone 5 (probably iPhone 4s) in September. Click here to find our more on.
Update(14th June): According to 9to5Mac, next generation iPhone reaches to its final stage of testing for September release. Click here to find out more in details.
Update(10th June): Apple didn’t reveal anything about iPhone 5 release date at WWDC 2011. Find out why?
Update(6th June): What’s Samsung got to do with the iPhone 5 release date? Here’s news on how this might affect iPhone 5 launch date.
Update(5th June): Is iPhone 5 release date affected by battery supply issues? Recent reliable reports suggest that Apple’s appointed manufacturing plant of lithium ion batteries shut down due to recent quake in Japan. Find out more in detail.
Update(4th June): Brian White, an analyst for Ticonderoga Securities has analyzed that Apple is going to release iPhone 5 in September 2011, not at WWDC. Check out what Brian White has analyzed.
Update(17th May): Here is again a rumor about iPhone 5 launch date. In an exclusive talk with T3.com, a sales representative from UK based retailer Phones 4U said that iPhone 5 release date is moved to 21st November 2011. Here is further details.
Update(6th May): According to latest news, an AT&T customer representative confirms that Apple has informed AT&T not to expect the iPhone 5 in June or July 2011. iPhone 5 launch date may be pushed to September. Check out AT&T representative words about iPhone 5 release date.
Update(13th April): Here is again rumor that iPhone 5 release date is scheduled to September 2011 or early 2012. According to press note by Avian Securities, Apple’s next gen iPhone 5 should go in production in July and will be available in September 2011 that leading us to predict that iPhone 5 will not hit stores till late 2011 or early 2012.
If you are equally excited as me for iPhone 5, then following features could be major reason to wait for stunning iPhone 5.
iPhone 5 Features at a Glance:
- Storage Capacity: Apple is offering 16 GB and 32GB iPhone since 2009, so apple is aware this it would be hard push iPhone 5 without having 64 GB of storage. iPhone 5’s lowest model will come with 32G of space and 64G of memory.
- Signal Strength: Unlike iPhone 4, iPhone 5 is not having signal issue, as they are offering the strongest signal strength of any iPhone model ever even the best of any Smartphone to ever come to market.
- Face Recognition: The new iPhone 5 will have Face Recognition for Security sake so that you don’t have to worry about other people stealing your phone and trying to use it.
- Thickness: All three iPhone had thinner bodies than the previous model so the iPhone 5 can be the thinnest yet & much nicer overall body design of the phone.
- Longer Battery Life: iPhone 5 will have Up to 14 Hours of Talk Time On The 3G and 7 Hours on the 4G.
- Video Chat: Video Chat on a 4G network instead of a slow 3G one
- A5 Dual core processor: For Outstanding Video Quality Apple May Introduce A5 Dual Core Process with iPhone 5
- Screen: Shatter Resistant and Scratch Resistant Screen
- Built In GPS: You’ll never get lost or have to download one of those stupid GPS apps.
- iOS 5: It is much anticipated that Apple will introduce iPhone 5 with latest iOS 5.
- Surprise: As the tradition of Apple, iPhone 5 will also unveil some surprise features.
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