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Is it iPhone 4G, 4GS or 5?

By Jimmy Bing


The first 3 months of 2011 have at present been very competitive within the technology sector. It looks as though the competition is about to heat up further bearing in mind the latest developments from computer giants Apple. Despite being relatively quiet of late they have exploded into action once again with the release of the iPad 2. On the back of this comes a fresh set of rumours regarding the iPhone 5.

A lot of technology blogs on the net have pitched the release date of the iPhone 5 as being in summer 2011, following on from Apple's previous track record of sticking to late June/earl y July rolling out times.

When it comes to the name of Apple's newest handset, it doesn't seem certain that it will be christened the iPhone 5. A number of articles have previously mentioned the likelihood of entering the lower end smartphone market with the code name 'iPhone Nano'. This does in fact seem a logical choice for Apple, in an effort to reduce the domination of cheaper Android handsets from HTC and Samsung, however lower end markets isn't something the Apple brand is normally associated with.

Other sources report that the new mobile will follow the previous platform of 3, 3G, 3GS. So it may be that we get an updated iPhone 4 - 4GS perhaps. No doubt, the Californian business will want to avoid any release nightmares as with the iPhone 4 antenna.

With this in mind, the iPhone 5 looks set to move away from the previous glass back handset and instead opt for a metal case which will also house a new antenna in the form of the Apple logo.

2011 has already seen lots of updated versions of handsets being released, a number have included fresher operating systems such as Android, a bigger screen and quicker processors. Both Samsung and HTC have released phones likely to compete with Apple. The iPhone 5 will probably include a speedier dual core processor, and perhaps see a shift in screen size to around 3.7 - 4 inches. Graphics on the phone are unconfirmed in terms of full 1080p HD capacity.

The handset won't feature NFC technology like that on the Google Nexus S phone, so as yet iPhone consumers won't be able to use their phone like a credit or debit card.




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