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iPhone 5 might have NFC support, among other exciting specs iPhone 5 release date The iPhone 4S has been selling by the millions, over the holiday season. But, that does not necessarily mean that there aren't millions of people who are actually very disappointed or even irked at what the Apple iPhone 4S has to offer. Not too many iPhone lovers liked the fact that the  iPhone 4S kept the same exact appearance as the now aged  iPhone 4, considering that the  iPhone 4 was released sixteen before the launch of the  iPhone 4S. Though the iPhone 4S had a quicker processor, IOS5 and a pretty cool virtual assistant in Siri, there were thousands who were just not satisfied with what the  iPhone 4S had to offer. Some even ridiculed Apple that it had had simply stuck a "S" sticker on the Apple iPhone 4. Even though the 4S has been a pretty big hit in terms of sales, there are millions of Apple iPhone 4 users who passed on the upgrade, to obviously scale up to the next generation  iPhone instead of the  iPhone 4S. In the following sections, we will discuss the probable specs that might be included in the Apple iPhone 5 and will also briefly touch upon the launch date of the  iPhone 5, due to be launched in 2012. iPhone 5 news

iPhone 5 Specs

iPhone 5 4G

The 4G LTE network has hit the markets, with a pretty big bang. 4G speeds can produce some insane download speeds of up to 30 Mega Bits per second, which makes a 3G network look like a sloth crossing a road. Considering the fact that 4G has taken off quite well, in terms of reception by the public, Apple would be committing a huge blunder if the iPhone 5 does not include 4G LTE support. Steve Jobs has actually made public statements to the press that he is worried about the use of large displays on Apple devices as they will result in a unacceptable compromise on battery life. According to Jobs, the only solution to the problem would then be to increase the capacity of the battery although that will require design modifications that are just not feasible, considering that Apple has always made some of the most stylish electronic products.

Another pressing problem that might prevent the next iPhone from getting a larger screen is that a larger screen might not allow Apple Inc. to incorporate it's patented retina display resolution on a bigger screen. If the display is going to be bigger than 3.5 inches, it would naturally be difficult to stack up the same amount of pixels per square inch, thereby severely compromising the quality of the display's resolution. There have been rumors that seemed to say that Apple just couldn’t figure out a method to maintain the quality of the retina display resolution on a screen that was bigger than 3.5 inches, hinting that Apple might keep the screen size of the iPhone 5 at just 3.5 inches, instead of increasing it to 4 or 4.3 inches.

When in 2012 will the iPhone 5 be released?

Apple has always been secretive about release dates for its gadgets. As a result, we can only estimate the possible release date for the next generation iPhone, the  iPhone 5. There are a few who suggest that the iPhone 5 will be released in Fall of 2012. However, the Summer release date is usually set aside for the iPad models. With the next generation iPad production and distribution almost finalized, there is very little possibility that the next iPhone will be launched or released along with the next generation iPad. The iPhone is just too popular a product to share a launch date with another high profile gadget.

Very recently, we saw some pretty interesting rumors or assumptions that suggested that the next iPhone will be released on the 1st death anniversary of Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, who passed away on the 5th of October, 2011. The 5th of October, 2012, aside from being a meaningful release date for Apple, is also a date that makes a lot of sense in terms of sales potential. October is not very away from the holiday shopping season and it will be a great time for launching a high profile gadget like the next generation iPhone.

What are other new or surprising specs that might be featured in the iPhone 5?

Apart from 4G LTE, a bigger screen and an October release date for the next iPhone, the other big news about the  iPhone 5 has to do with the choice of processor and OS. There has been some wild guessing where some people are expecting that a brand new quad core A6 processor will be the new engine of the iPhone 5, which should also feature a brand new operating system in the form of IOS6. Though these sensational rumors about a brand new quad core processor sound very inviting, we think that the iPhone 5 will get the same A5 processor that was used in the iPhone 4S. If anything, just the RAM memory might be increased to 1GB, instead of the rather inadequate 512 MB that is currently featured in the iPhone 4S.

Honestly, we think that a quad core processor is nothing but overkills for a mobile phone. So, it is likely that the iPhone 5 will retain the dual core A5 processor that is featured in the  iPhone 4S. Although the iPhone 5's processor might remain the same as the one used in the  iPhone 4S, we think that the OS will be upgraded to IOS6 that will be able to handle extra capabilities such as NFC support, 3D camera capture mode, panoramic camera mode, facial unlocking and wireless data exchange between Apple devices and  iPhones.