Wall Street Journal managed to obtain information about the future iPhone model that Apple is going to launch in the fall of this year. The information comes from sources inside Apple's partner companies and it seems that the new device will be produced in 25 million copies by the end of the year. Those from the Wall Street Journal claim that the iPhone 5 will be thinner than the current iPhone model but will also have an integrated 8 megapixel camera that will most likely be capable of filming in HD 1080p format. Information about the design of the device is not known, but it is assumed that there will be no changes in this regard.
TAIPEI—Apple Inc. has placed orders for key components used in a next-generation iPhone it is preparing to launch sometime in the third quarter, according to people familiar with the situation.
According to some suppliers of components to Apple, the new version of the iPhone is expected to be thinner and lighter than the iPhone 4 and sport an 8-megapixel camera. One person said the new iPhone will operate on Qualcomm Inc.'s wireless baseband chips.
Apparently the new device is more difficult to manufacture than the iPhone 4, it is lighter and will use Qualcomm's baseband chip. It is not known if we are talking about the world mode chip that would allow the use of the terminal on any GSM networks, so don't expect this yet. The new device will be launched in September of this year, but production will begin in August.
Considering that the iPhone 4 was thinner than the iPhone 3GS and the iPad 2 thinner than the iPad, it is possible that the iPhone 5 will be the thinnest iPhone released so far on the market due to the trend of smartphone manufacturers to be thinner the more the design.
