totalFlux: Apple iPhone 5 rumors compilation

Apple iPhone 5 prototype features

There are a lot of iPhone 5 rumors floating out there. Some of them suggest another complete re-design from the ground up and a significant hardware upgrade all around. We can only hope those rumors are true. Below is a compilation of the iPhone 5 rumors we think are likely to meet the Apple's next generation handset. Also enjoy a few teaser pics. [Engadget]

Apple iPhone Pro prototype

- Release date around June or July
- New better antenna design
- Apple's AirPlay technology to share content between different screens
- Apple's new A5 dual-core processor (based on Cortex A9 design)
- New SGX543MP2 dual-core graphics chip (offers about four times the processing power at the same clock speed as compared to the current SGX535 chip)
- New graphics supports OpenCL (used to offload general purpose computing tasks to the GPU)
- New Qualcomm mobile chipset (supports three networks: CDMA, GSM and UMTS)
- Available on both AT&T and Verizon networks
- Likely to see a bump up in memory
- Even more storage
- Small increase in screen size (3.7-inch instead of 3.5)
- Upgraded 8-megapixel 1080p video recording cameras (to compliment the newly upgraded graphics processor)
- Possibly 4G capable
- HDMI-out (to TV)
- Near-Field Communication(NFC) technology would turn iPhone into a proximity credit card - just wave it over a terminal
- Ability to watch live over-the-air digital TV
- An integrated pico projector (for sharing small screen with others)
- Conceivably increased battery life