iPhone 5: Some Good News And Some Bad News

Posted by | 06/13/2011 | 6 Comments

The iPhone 5, or whatever Apple is going to call it, has apparently reached the final stage of testing and it appears that it’s still on track for the September launch that had been rumored before WWDC.

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Apple’s next iPhone has, according to 9to5Mac, reached the AP stage of testing which means that it is now in the hands of high level Apple and carrier executives. Let’s hope that those executives like to frequent Redwood City bars.

In addition, it appears that yes, Apple’s plan is to release the next iPhone to the public during the month of September. No specifics as to when.

There is also some news on a possible release on Sprint or T-Mobile, something we’ve heard about in the past. Within the iOS 5 SDK there are references to “n94″ and “N93″ which are code names for unreleased iPhone models. The N94 is likely the iPhone 4S that developers got their hands a few months ago while the N93 remains more of a mystery and it’s possible that it’s a model headed to Sprint or possibly T-Mobile.

That’s the good news and now for the bad news.iPhone 5

It appears that some sleuth work has uncovered possible evidence indicating the iPhone 5 will employ the same camera sensor as the one on the iPhone 4 meaning it’s rear camera will remain 5MP. There had been rumors that it would be 8MP but that appears to be a long shot now.

So, it’s looking more and more like this is just going to be a minor refresh of the iPhone 4 with a better processor for the new software and some other tweaks which means that many of you will likely be looking ahead to 2012′s iPhone.



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Adam is an editor based in San Francisco, California who loves his iPhone 3GS, iPad third-generation and Samsung Galaxy Nexus. He's also becoming intrigued with Windows Phone. You can follow him on Twitter or reach him by email at adam@notebooks.com.

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  1. I said it myself a month ago! The iPhone 5 (4S) will be a snoozer! I’m making the switch to Android. My device of choice? The Samsung Galaxy S2 AT&T version, “Attain”. Thanks Apple for an interesting 2 years.

  2. Pbr1221 says:

    Time for android

  3. [...] word of advice, keep this in mind when you start flaunting your new iPhone 5 this [...]

  4. JESUS PENA says:

    As A Past Android User, Bad Memory, Battery life Etc… And same Os On All Android Phones, Changed To Iphone4  No regrets…

  5. [...] up from the 5MP camera that was found on the previous model of iPhone, the iPhone 4. We had seen evidence that suggested the 8MP camera was not going to be a reality so consider us a little bit [...]

  6. Kevincommand says:

    The iPhone has been the father of all phones since it’s arrival and I don’t think any phone will replace it….

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