Will the iPhone 5 be the iPhone 4GS?

13 Aug 2012

iphone 5 render

If the word ‘motherboard’ makes your eyes roll, bear with us. The latest iPhone 5 leak is just that – but it comes with a few tasty clues about what we can expect in Apple’s forthcoming handset.

Chiefly, the component has extra antenna connections, suggesting the iPhone 5 could be the first iPhone with 4G LTE connectivity. Or will Apple simply call it the iPhone 4G (or 4GS) in line with its naming strategy for earlier handsets?

iphone 5 motherboard leak

9to5 Mac, which dug out the pictures from the WeiPhone forum (from a user who posted pics of the iPhone 4S’s motherboard ahead of release), sent its find to the iPhone experts at iDeviceGuys, who confirmed a smaller SIM slot, suitable for the expected Nano SIM.

Other observations include a new screen digitiser (hinting at a new display standard) and a new battery connector, though there’s no sign of the CPU, so we won’t know more about the iPhone 5 (or iPhone 4GS’s) new crunching skills until next month. Not long now

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