Sources have told BGR
the iPhone 5 will indeed be a complete redesign, with an appearance
much like the form factor of the iPad 2. The front glass of the next
generation iPhone will be connected to an all-aluminum back via a
rubberized bezel. The mockup below illustrates what the aluminum iPhone
might look like.
The bezel is said to be made of a similar material to the Apple
Bumper cases. Not only would this bezel conceal a completely redesigned
antenna system, it sounds like this would help make the iPhone 5 less
slippery to hold. After all, the machined aluminum found on the iPad 2
is slick in more ways than one.
BGR is confident the next iPhone will not see the light of day until
next fall, which puts the release date approximately one year after the
iPhone 4S launch. The days of a summer iPhone release seem to have
fallen to the wayside for the time being. When it comes to the cellular
antenna, using the rubberized bezel would permit Apple to configure the
antenna without needing a large plastic window as is seen on the
AT&T and Verizon iPad models.
It's not clear whether or not the
Apple logo would provide a window for additional components such as the
Wi-Fi antenna.Link
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