This pattern began with the iPhone 3GS, then the iPhone 4S, and now it seems the iPhone 5S, which analysts suspect will launch later this year and will look physically identical to the current iPhone 5. Analysts watching Apple also spotted a trend in the companies performance and spending before the launch of a next generation iPhone, and claim that the signals are pointing to an iPhone 5S rather than all new phone.

With this in mind we can look forward to seeing yet another iPhone-shaped iPhone which will likely receive an improved processor, more RAM, updated camera and possibly a boost in resolution and storage. Are you looking forward to an update to the iPhone 5 or not?

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We’ve heard rumors before of the iPhone 5S and even the idea of a lower-end Apple device potentially for developing markets such as China. Now the rumor mill turns again, this time claiming that this year will see three new iPhone devices.

The first of these alleged devices is the iPhone 5S, which will arrive sometime around June. Next up is the iPhone Math (?). This oddly named device is supposed to pack a 4.8-inch display, awfully big jump from Apple’s current standards. Last phone on this crazy rumor train is a new iPhone with a 12MP camera that will arrive in time for the holidays. The two “June-bound” devices will only offer 8MP cameras.

This “report” comes from Commercial Times, with the aid of information reported from China Times. The original China Times article also talks about specific producers that will be gearing up for the production of these new iDevices, as translated by BrightWire:

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. will undertake 90% of the manufacturing orders, and Largan has received orders for 8 million camera lenses. Fujikura, Flexium and Zhen Ding will share production orders for printed circuit boards. Foxconn Technology and Coxon will provide molding parts for Apple’s new models; Foxlink will continue to offer connectors; Hon Hai Precision’s Microelectronics Technology will start designing 4G network solutions for Apple.

While the iPhone 5S portion of the article might very well prove correct, take the rest of this with an entire salt mine. The original source article seems to have specifics down, but that certainly doesn’t make it any truer.

The idea of Apple jumping up to such a large screen size so quickly after requiring developers to tweak apps for the move to 4-inch displays just doesn’t make sense. Additionally, such quick turn around cycles between an iPhone 5S, 4.8-inch iPhone and a higher-end iPhone (6?) doesn’t seem like a smart plan either.

The bottom-line is that while anything is technically possible, don’t get your hopes up for a launch of the iPhone Math or iPhone 6 this year. What do you think of this rumor, any chance that all of this could be happening or is it pure speculation and nothing more?

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It appears that Apple is at it again, according to The Next Web, Apple Inc is testing a new version of its iOS software. App Developers have found references in their app usage logs from a new iPhone, iPhone 6.1 powered by iOS 7 OS.

The current iPhone (iPhone 5) lists iPhone 5.1 and iPhone 5.2 operating on iOS 6 OS.  The logs show that the app requests came from Apple’s Cupertino site, which leads us to believe they are in the testing phase and checking some of the popular apps for compatibility.  Device data can however be faked, but the fact that the unique IP leads straight back to the Cupertino site, it leaves little chance of it being a fake log.

The Apple iPhone 5 was officially launched in September and the new phone is rumored to be cut loose mid 2013. Obviously we know very little on what to expect from iOS 7, though we have already heard rumors about an iPhone 5S.

Does this new “leak” make you excited there will be a new iPhone soon, or frustrated because you are just getting used to your iPhone 5?

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While the iPhone 6 is probably a long ways away, the same might not be true for an iPhone 5 update, known as the iPhone 5S. According to Jeffries analyst Peter Misek, the phone is coming in June and will offer hardware updates including NFC and an improved camera.

Similar to the recent iPod Touch refresh, Misek claims that the next iPhone will arrive in much more colorful variations. Considering Microsoft has also went after the colorful look with the its HTC and Nokia phones, this wouldn’t be too surprising.

So we are getting NFC, new colors and a better camera, according to the analyst. Anything else? Yep, the phone will be SuperHD– or so he says. Keep in mind that this Jeffries analyst doesn’t mention any specific sources and could just be talking based on what he is seeing coming from competition. I would take all of this with a big grain of salt for now.

Still, the idea of an iPhone 5S with all these new features sounds like a nice way to push the iPhone forward and help it better compete against upcoming Android, BB10 and Windows Phone rivals. Do you think that Apple will in fact use the “5S” naming convention, or maybe they will skip forward and just call it the iPhone 6? What do you think?

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The boys and girls at Research in Motion are dedicated to bringing NFC technology to every new BlackBerry, but it looks like their counterparts in Cupertino aren’t nearly as enthusiastic. Based on a report from UK paper The Independent, Apple is not going to include NFC in its iPhone 5.

The possible reason for this? Like so much else that Steve Jobs and his crew choose to do these days, they seem more inclined to select some sort of closed ecosystem rather than use a more widely accepted standard. In this way, the iPhone won’t have NFC until they’ve developed an NFC payment system that ties right back in to the iTunes Store.

Why? Because Apple is “discouraged by the lack of a clear industry standard” when it comes to NFC-based payments. That might be true, but it could also be true that Apple is missing the boat and will get left behind… then again, they were late to party with mobile hotspots and video chatting, and that didn’t exactly hurt business.

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