As it happened, there was no iPhone 5 after all, but the company did announce the iPhone 4S.
However,
the iPhone 5 is still on the cards - we're expecting it to debut in mid
2012. You can check out the latest rumours about iPhone 5 below.
First though, why not read our complete iPhone 4S review?
Also check out our iPhone 4S video review:
Here are the new iPhone 5 rumours we've gathered together since the iPhone 4S launch
iPhone 5 release date
UPDATE: For the latest on new iPhone 5's release date, check out our regularly updated article iPhone 5 release date.
Given
the pattern Apple's iPhone launches, we're expecting the next-gen
iPhone 5 to debut in mid to late 2012. We reckon it's most likely to be
shown off at Apple's Worldwide Developer Event (WWDC) which usually
takes place in early June.
Rumours that we reported on on 18 October claim an iPhone 5 release date of Summer 2012. Analyst Ashok Kumar claimed that the absent iPhone 5 was meant to be the big announcement at the recent event where the iPhone 4S was launched.
iPhone 5 form factor
Unlike
the iPhone 4S, it'll be a completely new design from what has gone
before, so that means an entirely new casing as we saw with the iPhone
3G and, later, the iPhone 4.
iPhone 5 specs
Based on the
roadmap of mobile chip design specialist ARM (of which Apple is a
licensee), we'll see a quad-core processor debut in the iPhone 5 -
probably called the Apple A6. We know that we'll see other quad core
handsets debut in 2012, so it's not too much of a stretch to say that
the iPhone 5 will be the same.
iPhone 5 will have 4G/LTE support
With
many 4G handsets already announced in the US, it can't be long before
the iPhone supports 4G technologies - even if we won't even have a UK
spectrum auction until 2012.
Cnet.com quotes
Will Strauss from analyst firm Forward Concepts, who says that the next
iPhone will feature LTE technologies."They're saving iPhone 5 for the
LTEversion and that won't be out until next spring," said Strauss.
Steve Jobs' iPhone 5 legacy
Many sites have reported that Steve Jobs was working hard on the iPhone 5 project, which will apparently be a "radicalredesign". We shall see...
