Production of iPhone 5 is poised to start and sample devices have already been released; the eagerly awaited follow up to iPhone 4S is expected to become available this summer, according to a new report.
The report by 9to5mac.com is based on a reliable source at Foxconn in Taiwan.
According to the source, the sample devices have minor differences but each has a display that is 4-in, or larger; and a symmetrical form factor that is longer and wider. Reports last summer talked of a tear-drop shape.
According to the report, the final form factor has yet to be decided.
The contention of the 9to5mac.com source that Apple sample devices are longer and wider is drawing skepticism from industry watchers who say that while it is likely Apple's next generation iPhone will feature a larger display, it is unlikely to be larger sized, because the current size feels just right.
A summer launch for the iPhone 5 is being predicted based on the pattern observed with iPhone 4S; first report of production gear up for it appeared late in Spring 2011 and the device was launched in October 2011. IPhone 4S predecessors were all launched in Summer.
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