The iPhone 5 is due sometime this year. But what will it feature? What will make it stand out? What do Apple have up their sleeves to top the current Android phones that are selling so well? There are lots of rumours out there which we have compiled below.
Some may turn out to be true, others not, but we can almost certainly guarantee that the iPhone 5 will be eye-wateringly expensive and just as surely not worth the money! Not that that's going to stop it selling by the bucketload!
When will the iPhone 5 be available?
It's tipped to be unveiled officially week commencing June 6th at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in San Francisco. iOS 5 may also be shown off at this event and could well power the iPhone 5.
The phone itself could be launched in July - it's unlikely that there will be a long delay between unveiling and launch as this will see rival manufacturers jumping on the bandwagon of any new ideas.
What will the iPhone 5 feature?
It's a safe bet that it will be faster (dual-core?) and possibly thinner. It could well have a bigger screen. It will surely be more throughly tested than the iPhone 4 in terms of its antenna and signal quality. The case may even have changed substantially to ensure signal quality.
Battery life is expected to be improved. NFC contactless technology may also feature following its inclusion in Android's 2.3 update. There could also be an AM/FM radio, rumoured following an Apple patent for radio mapping. Could it include some form of 3D too?
One area in which iPhones have never been strong is the camera. Rumours are that the iPhone 5 camera could be 8 megapixel, manufactured by Sony? Storage could also be increased up to 64GB for the top model, in line with the iPad 2.
Could the iPhone 5 be dockable in the same way as the Motorola Atrix, turning it into a computer? Read our article The end of laptops as we know them? to find out more how this could work and the benefits it could offer.
These are just a few of the rumours floating around about the iPhone 5. It won't be long to wait until the beginning of June to see which were true.