The introduction of a new iPhone every year is a given, but the details of what that device will look like and the new features it'll bring are rarely so straightforward. So far this year, Reuters and The Wall Street Journal have come out strongly in support of the idea that we'll see a new 4-inch (or even larger) form factor, plus there's all the usual SoC speculation, invited by the introduction of the 2012 iPad and its upgraded chip. Follow along here as we work to disentangle the useful information from the thickets of rumor surrounding Apple's next flagship phone.
Sep 14, 2012, 1:34 PM UTCVlad Savov
The iPhone 5: a secret unkept
The iPhone 5 was Apple's worst kept secret to date.
Sep 12, 2012, 5:13 PM UTCVlad Savov
Apple announces 4-inch iPhone 5 with LTE, Lightning connector, September 21st release date
Apple's highly anticipated announcement of the iPhone 5 has finally revealed the specs, features, release date and price for its all-new flagship smartphone.
Sep 12, 2012, 11:50 AM UTCChris Ziegler
Our live blog of Apple's iPhone 5 event starts today at 10AM PT, 1PM ET
Everything will be revealed at 10AM PT on Wednesday, September 12th, and we'll be covering it live.
Sep 11, 2012, 4:37 PM UTCChris Welch
Vodafone stockpiles 500,000 nano-SIMs, hints at imminent iPhone 5 announcement
Just one day before the latest iOS handset is expected to make its debut, the carrier mistakenly posted a blog article titled "First photos of Vodafone nano-SIM cards." In the post — which was quickly deleted but preserved thanks to Google Cache — Vodafone reveals it presently has a huge stockpile of 500,000 nano-SIMs in stock and says "the first devices have now been announced."
Sep 7, 2012, 11:14 AM UTCLouis Goddard
EarSmart filtering tech for Siri 'unlikely' to be included in iPhone 5
Audience has announced that Apple is "unlikely" to use its earSmart filtering technology in the next-generation iPhone.
Sep 4, 2012, 4:05 PM UTCJoshua Topolsky
Official: Apple holding iPhone 5 event September 12th, and we'll be there live!
Apple will announce its latest iPhone on September 12th, and we'll be there live
Sep 2, 2012, 2:50 PM UTCVlad Savov
The iPhone 5: see how the rumors look and feel (video)
Among the more anonymous booths at IFA this year, a mockup for Apple's next-gen iPhone has surfaced, looking like a fully realized compendium of all the rumors and leaks we've been hearing about the device.
Sep 2, 2012, 1:19 AM UTCSam Byford
New Apple earphones for iPhone 5 allegedly appear on video
The new iPhone will allegedly ship with new earbuds according to a video from Tinhte.
Aug 31, 2012, 6:50 AM UTCSam Byford
WSJ: Sharp suffers iPhone 5 screen production delay as LG and Japan Display start shipping
The Wall Street Journal reports that while LG and Japan Display have already begun shipping new iPhone screens to Apple, Sharp is yet to even start mass production.
Aug 28, 2012, 1:50 PM UTCSam Byford
iPhone 5: making sense of the rumors
We round up the most credible rumors relating to the new iPhone.
Aug 23, 2012, 10:42 AM UTCLouis Goddard
LG Display starts mass production of in-cell panels, ready for new iPhone
LG Display has begun mass production of in-cell touch panels, with the displays expected to be included in Apple's iPhone 5 next month.
Aug 23, 2012, 1:08 AM UTCSam Byford
New iPhone USB cable with smaller dock connector surfaces
Photos have surfaced online of an iPhone cable that looks to use the rumored smaller dock connector.
Aug 21, 2012, 12:53 PM UTCVlad Savov
An LTE iPhone could be the most disruptive thing in the UK mobile market since the original
The iPhone has disrupted every market it's been in — is it getting ready for an encore in the UK?
Aug 18, 2012, 4:44 AM UTCNate Ralph
Photos emerge of alleged new iPhone and iPad Mini dock connectors
Repair company iResq claims to have photos of the dock connectors for the new iPhone and iPad Mini.
Aug 13, 2012, 8:22 PM UTCChris Welch
Apple to start taking pre-orders for new iPhone September 12th, says iMore
According to iMore, Apple will begin taking US preorders for its next-generation iPhone on September 12th, the very same day the company is expected to unveil the product.
Aug 13, 2012, 3:29 PM UTCNathan Ingraham
iPhone 5 coming into focus as dock connector, motherboard, and assembly photos emerge
If everything we've heard lines up, we're less than a month away from the introduction of the next iPhone — and as such, the rumor mill is churning out a wide variety of leaked potential parts and body designs.
Aug 7, 2012, 5:12 PM UTCT.C. Sottek
iOS 6 scales to rumored 'iPhone 5' resolution, adds fifth row of apps to home screen
We've seen plenty of mockups and rumored parts for Apple's next iPhone that show an elongated form, but a report from 9to5Mac provides the most convincing evidence we've seen so far: 9to5Mac says that it was able to run the iOS simulator at the next iPhone's rumored resolution of 1136 x 640, and that iOS 6 is "completley scalable to a larger display."
Aug 2, 2012, 11:36 AM UTCVlad Savov
Sharp to begin shipping displays for the next iPhone this month
Following its rather downbeat quarterly earnings disclosed earlier today, Sharp had one bit of bright news for its near future: the company is about to start shipping out a new iPhone display this month.
Jul 30, 2012, 8:54 PM UTCDante D'Orazio
Sources: next iPhone likely to be unveiled on Wednesday, September 12th
Sources familiar with the matter say that Apple will be holding an event on Wednesday, September 12th. It is likely that is when the next iPhone will be announced.
Jul 30, 2012, 8:39 AM UTCVlad Savov
Purported 'iPhone 5' case makes video debut
Macotakara has video of the purported iPhone 5 assembly, giving us the first glimpse of what this enlarged iPhone may look and feel like in the hand.
Jul 29, 2012, 4:57 PM UTCDante D'Orazio
Alleged 'iPhone 5' device shown fully assembled for the first time
Chinese supplier iLab Factory has published photos of a fully-assembled device that's said to be the next-generation iPhone.
Jul 23, 2012, 8:02 AM UTCSam Byford
'iPhone 5' moving to 19-pin dock connector to make room for headphone jack, Reuters reports
Reuters is reporting that the next iPhone will indeed have a new, smaller 19-pin dock connector port.
Jul 19, 2012, 2:09 PM UTCNathan Ingraham
Verizon CFO hints that the next iPhone will launch in Q4
During Verizon's conference call discussing its Q2 2012 financial performance, CFO Fran Shammo let some information slip out about the next iPhone launch
Jul 17, 2012, 7:15 AM UTCTom Warren
Next iPhone will use in-cell technology to produce a thinner screen, says WSJ
Apple is reportedly planning a thinner screen for its next iPhone.
Jun 21, 2012, 7:27 AM UTCSam Byford
New iPhone will reportedly switch to smaller 19-pin dock connector
TechCrunch is reporting that a new 19-pin dock connector port will make its debut on Apple's next iPhone.