Production of the next iPhone has already begun, a Japanese-language Apple blog claims.
And to back up its claim, the Macotakara blog cites listings for iPhone 5 cases on China’s Alibaba.com.
The blog goes on to say that the back of the new iPhone has both glass and aluminum. “In the area where aluminum is not used, there is glass.” (see image below).
This contrasts with previous reports that claim the next iPhone will have an all-aluminum back like the iPad.
iPhone 5 Camera
The iPhone 5 is also expectedto be “completely redesigned,” with an aesthetic more closely mimicking that of the iPad, Piper Jaffray analysts predicted in May, adding that it is also likely to have a larger display than its predecessors. “We believe there is a 50 percent chance the new phone has a slightly larger, 4-plus-inch screen,” according to the Piper research note. “We believe large screen size is one of the few areas in which Android devices have been able to compete.”
iPhone 5 Conceptual Image
If you’re interested in preordering an iPhone 5 Chinese resellers on Taobao (a unit of Alibaba) are already accepting orders, according to Reuters.
