The upcoming version of Apple's iconic Smartphone to come with 'nano-sim' card and extra 19-pin connector. Apple chief executive Tim Cook is predicted to launch the iPhone 5 in September.
The latest iphone is also expected to have 4G mobile broadband capabilities, but only offer compatibility with networks in the US. 4G networks in Europe and the rest of the world transmit on various frequencies and so are incompatible with US systems.
Apple will be the initial major company to use the nano-sim card. Some operator began ordering the chip cards in extensive numbers even while Apple, Nokia and BlackBerry-maker RIM were still wrangling over the fine details in spring this year.
The nano-sim is 40% smaller than the micro-sim used in smartphones such as the iPhone 4S, Samsung Galaxy S3 and Nokia Lumia range introduced in the past 12 months, and was only agreed by the European standards body ETSI on 1 June.
Mobile phone companies expect a mid-September launch for the iPhone 5, and expect demand to be very high as present owners of iPhone 3G and 3GS look to upgrade, and those who have not yet bought a Smartphone consider a shift from an previous feature phone.
Speculation is already building, with a survey carried out by ChangeWave Research reporting unprecedented demand for the next iPhone: a poll of 4,042 American consumers found 14% "very likely" to buy one, and 17% "somewhat likely" to.
UK operators, too, wait for to see heavy demand for the new phone, whose release would also bring a new version of Apple's iOS which dispenses with Google for its mapping system.
O2, which originally signed up many iPhone customers in the UK, could lose out as the new phone is expected to be offered through every carrier, most important to a more competitive market than previously for owners looking to advance.
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