iPhone 5S Release Date and Rumors
Just two months after Apple unveiled the iPhone 5, reports have emerged that the company is taking steps to release an iPhone 5S. Said iPhone 5S reports were started by Chinese-language publication The Commercial Times Monday, sending Apple fans into a frenzy. Now, the Commercial Times isn’t the most reliable of sources, so other tech publications have since thrown their two cents into the iPhone 5S rumor mill, leading to a wide range of speculations. Here’s everything you need to know about the alleged iPhone 5S, including release date, probability, and potential specs.
iPhone 5S Release Date
According to Commercial Times’s report, Apple will start trial production of the iPhone 5S in December. Initial production volumes will be small, around 50,000 to 100,000 phones. If this rumor is true, Apple would increase production to full shipping volumes in early 2013, putting the iPhone 5S release date sometime in the second quarter of the year.
The Commercial Times isn’t the most trustworthy of sources, but such an early release is far from unprecedented for Apple. Although the company has historically kept hardware upgrades on a yearly cycle, the 4th generation iPad was released in October, just 6 months after the 3rd generation hit stores.
TechCrunch says that this may be a sign of new policies by Apple. “[The iPhone 5S rumors may show] what kind of changes we might expect from mid-year overhauls: improved specs, retaining the design, to take advantage of the faster pace of component development and supply pricing changes.”
The Commercial Times doesn’t offer much insight into the 5S’ specs, but if past “S” releases are any indication, we’ll see a faster processor, more RAM, and identical design. Apple could also take the opportunity to fix some of the issues iPhone 5 owners have complained about, like the purple hue that the camera puts on overly-lit photos. Other than those likely upgrades, we can’t speculate on additional changes.
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