These are the best renders yet of the iPhone 5

By Joe Svetlik on 17 June 2012, 12:00pm

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Apple didn't let anything slip about the iPhone 5 at WWDC, so leave it to the Internet. These are the finest iPhone 5 renders so far, knocked up by Martin Hajek on Flickr.

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Hajek punted out his renders of the black iPhone 5 last week, based on the backplate we spied recently. He's not the first to put together a render based on what we've been hearing rumour-wise, but these are the prettiest yet.

The iPhone as imagined by Hajek features the striped aluminium back, as well as the larger 16:9 screen that's expected to make an appearance on the next-gen phone. The screen on the next iPhone is expected to be 4 inches tall but no wider than the existing 3.5 incher, and with an aspect ratio ideal for movies.

The next iPhone is expected to launch around October time, which is the same time as Windows 8. As well as the bigger screen, it'll come touting the next generation of its software, iOS 6. New additions include Apple's own mapping software (replacing Google Maps), as well as turn-by-turn navigation, meaning the phone doubles as a sat-nav.

A much-improved Siri will also be on board, thankfully capable of telling us about local businesses like pubs, restaurants and taxi services. Previously it could only do this in America.

The iPhone 5 may well have the same A5X chip as in the new iPad too, boosting performance and making it even more of a gaming heavyweight than the iPhone 4S. We could have 4G by the end of the year, so the iPhone 5 could well be 4G-equipped for super-fast surfing and downloads.

What do you think of these renders? And what are you hoping for from the next iPhone? Let me know in the comments, or on our Facebook page.

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Michael Ernst 18 June, 2012 02:02

Apart from the obvious this is basically the same design, pretty disappointing if these images are close to the real thing, I'd much rather go for any of the concept ideas seen all over the web rather than this design. Also surely they can make this phone thinner? Hopefully a fake.

anonymous 18 June, 2012 05:08

I agree with the person above.

anonymous 18 June, 2012 08:56

I had no idea that iphones didn't already include turn by turn navigation. How quaint. Even my two year old android has that.

Presumably all the industry commentators will try and tell us this is an amazing and radical new design that redefines the mobile. Really? It looks pretty much the same to me, with a slightly bigger screen, some different colours and a few new internals. iphone 4S XL surely?

anonymous 18 June, 2012 08:59

i pretty much agree with the ex-iphone user,
I would say the s3 might feel too light. I have a gel tpu case on my phone and the case is heavier than the total weight of the s3 lol.
I also think the S3 is very plasic, and I know if I dropped it theres a good chance it would end up with a cracked screen almost instantly.

anonymous 18 June, 2012 10:48

The plastic of the Samsung Galaxy range is NOT an indicator of the build quality. I know, from experience, that a Galaxy Ace can take an unbelievable blow with only the screen cracking, the plastic casing will not break.

You can build a phone from metal if you want. Great. You look really cool when playing mobile phone Top Trumps. But the fact is this makes your phone heavier, it makes it more expensive to produce, more expensive to buy, and more expensive to repair if somehow you did manage to crack the plastic case which from my experience is close to impossible. Samsung make the case from plastic because it is the best material to make the case from unless the customer is more interested in looking better than others than having the best phone that the company could have made at the best possible price. I struggle to believe that anyone would honestly prefer to pay more for case material and less for internals, but that is the trade off.

I have a Galaxy S and I have never thought that it feels cheap in the hand, nor does it look cheap.

The glass will always be the weak link, that's true of any phone. Doesn't matter how big or small it is, or what material the case is made from.

anonymous 20 June, 2012 00:31

^ i agree with the person above..people always compare metal and plastic, yes plastic is cheap, but it is the best for mobile, its light weight and if properly heated and done it can bend rather than break, but also retain its original molded shape. for metal, yes its durable but once you drop it, and it bends it will retain the bend and don't go back to its former form.