iPhone 5: Features we can expect

Every new Iphone release has always been a hectic yet very successful one for Apple, selling faster than they can deliver. People always want what they can’t have which just makes these launches that much more troublesome. Fear not, when the Iphone 5 release date is leaked you can be certain that we will have it for you first.
The Iphone 5 was expected to be released with the new iOS 5 but complications happened which made the release of the iphone 5 with iOS 5 impossible in Apple’s eyes. So here we have the Iphone 4S, which to many was a major disappointment. Most people were expecting more from one of the world’s biggest and most technologically influential companies to date. The day the Iphone 4s was announced, Apple’s stock plummeted and for good reason. While the Iphone 4s does offer performance upgrades and added features, it was not enough according to the majority of Iphone enthusiasts. While it isn’t the first time Apple released an ‘S’ version in between official versions, it was the fact that it was so out of the blue and unexpected it has shocked people and Apple’s stock.
That’s exactly what we can expect, according to CNET. The tech blog also cites anonymous reports that the iPhone 5 will introduce a smaller dock connector. The current 30-pin proprietary connector has been in use since the first iPod release in 2001 and has been the main form of charging/connectivity of every iPhone, iPad, and iPod aside from the Shuffle.
Originally a Firewire cable with small “teeth,” the venerable cable has gained USB 2.0 capability, lost those teeth, and shrunk as much as possible while keeping the same amount of pins. Changing to a smaller dock connector like the mini-USB ones used by other smartphones will create a market for new accessories, but it will also make the legion of accessories and stereo equipment with the 30-pin Dock Connector immediately obsolete without an adapter. Any grief caused by the change will be worth it to Apple, who needs to pack more and more into ever shrinking mobile devices. Tear downs show that the 30-pin Dock Connector takes up a rather large amount of space at the bottom of the iPhone. That space can be put to better uses like increasing the size of the battery for a power-hungry 4G LTE radio.
CNET are probably a familiar name to most readers and they have a solid track record, having correctly predicted the date of Apple’s iPad 3 and inclusion of 4G LTE. They have pegged the iPhone 5 launch for Fall/October 2012, close to the iPhone 4S last year. Further reports indicate a similar size screen for the new device, suggesting it could remain 3.5″, but that size is “not set in stone.” Watchers who hoped for a slightly larger, bezel-free, edge-to-edge screen that didn’t increase the overall iPhone size may be disappointed.
After the subtle enhancements seen in the 4S, fans are geared up for a fully redesigned iPhone 5. Apple looks to be on track with 4G LTE that meets its rigorous battery standards, but could really give buyers a pleasant surprise if the new Dock Connector used a standard mini-USB connection or a magnetic connection similar to the Mag Safe MacBook cable.