iPhone 5 or iPhone 6

Some details of the next generations of iPhone, iPhone 5 and iPhone 6, have just been revealed in the report by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of Concord Securities.

According to the report, the iPhone5 won't be announced until this fall at the earliest while the iPhone 6 is set for release in June 2012. Apple will begin mass production of the iPhone 5 this September and officially release in October. Kuo cited sources within Apple's manufacturing partners and said that the iPhone 5 upgrade will be internal spec boosts like the transition from iPhone 3G to 3GS. That means iPhone 5 will not feature a whole new design like we expected, there will be only some minor improvements from the iPhone 4.Specifically, the iPhone 5′s design will be very similar to its predecessor. In terms of tech specs, iPhone 5 will feature the A5 processor like in the iPad 2, the latest iOS 5 and a higher resolution 8 megapixel rear camera. Besides, Apple will adopt the new Qualcomm baseband chipset for both GSM and CDMA models, and the new antenna design is expected to get rid of the death grip also.

Kuo said that the delay is due to supply shortage from Japan as this country was hit by the earthquake and tsunami disaster. In addition, he revealed that iPhone 6 will go on sale as early as the first half of 2012. Maybe iPhone 6 will have a new design that looks totally different from current models, moreover, Apple will save a substantial hardware overhaul for this release.

This analyst has reported exactly major features and production of some other notable Apple devices like the screen resolution and camera technology in iPad 2 or the release of the white iPhone 4. Therefore, we can expect this report is a reliable source.