Apple iPhone 5 to get completely Release

Apple iPhone 5 to get ‘completely redesigned’ Summer Release Date Expected

So it would seem that Apple weren’t all that happy with the current iPhone 4, as they are planning a major design and hardware overhaul according to a leak that also suggests a successor will launch in the summer.

According to reports across the pond from Engadget who has spoken to multiple sources, they claim that a complete redesign of the handset body is on the cards and that the device is already being tested by staff at Apple HQ.

A new processor is expected in the shape of a A5 CPU boasting a multi-core chip bringing it in line with the current chip that can be found in the power house LG Optimus 2X.

Apple is also being tipped to swap wireless chipset providers moving from Infineon to Qualcomm, likely in a bid to avoid connectivity issues previously faced with the iPhone 4.

Talk of the iPhone 5 has intensified in recent weeks and last week we reported that patents filed by Apple hinted that the iPhone 5 would get a slimmer design, and possibly incorporate a solar charging system. Although we wouldn’t hold our breathe on the solar charging.

An iPhone 5 summer release would fall in place with Apple’s usual cycle for its jewel in the crown, and we fully expect one or two more ‘leaks’ of information to emerge until then.