We all know that the iPhone 5S is coming, the question, though, is when, and perhaps more importantly, what: As in, what's changed. Well, if new details emerging are correct, it's a lot.
Many rumors have been swirling around about Apple's newest update to the iPhone, and some of them may or may not be true. But if a new report from the Chinese site Weibo, picked up by BGR, is correct, the full specs of the iPhone 5S may have just leaked. And they show a lot of changes coming to the Cupertino giant's best-selling device. Additionally, the Weibo leaker, "C Technology," provided images, which may be from the inside of Foxconn's Apple factory, according to the Boy Genius Report.
The new iPhone 5S could ostensibly be the largest upgrade to the handset we've ever seen. Already there were talks about a fingerprint sensor designed by AuthenTec, as well as a new processor and a doubly detailed retina screen.
The leak from "C Technology" gains some credence in that it contradicts the last two rumors, which were tenuous from the start (or "stretching the level of believability toward the upper limit").
The new report says that the 4-inch IGZO display will run the same Retina resolution and an A6 processor - same as the iPhone 5 - that is just clocked a little bit faster. Additional rumored internal specs from the Chinese source include a quad-core SGX 554MP4 graphics processor and 2GB RAM.
But if those specs don't get you excited, don't worry: It's the stuff on the outside that's a big change. Purportedly, the iPhone 5S will carry a 12-megapixel camera with dual-LED flash. And the report confirms that that AuthenTec fingerprint reader will be on the new iPhone. Apple's new device is also reportedly going to include NFC technology, finally.
As with all rumors, we'll have to wait and see, so take this with a grain of salt. But as Apple's development cycle usually slates big releases for September/October, we won't have to wait too long. Stay with us for more updates on the iPhone 5S and other tech news.