iPhone 5S Rumors, Release Date: June 2013 Might Be the Year of NFC, Colors, and 128GB Internal Storage, Says Analyst

As the iPhone 5 continues to launch in 53 countries in the next two weeks, speculation of the next Apple smartphone has already surfaced.

Just to give a brief reminder, the current iPhone 5, which made its debut in September, it features a four-inch Retina Display screen with a resolution of 1,136x640, iOS 6, an eight-megapixel camera on the rear and two-megapixels on the front, A6 processor making the device run twice as fast compared to the iPhone 4S, available in black and white color options, and the new Lightning Adapter.

Now what's being said about the successor of the iPhone 5?

According to Jefferies analyst Peter Misek, the next iPhone will have one feature that was widely expected to be in the iPhone 5 - Near Field Communication (NFC).

Misek said the upcoming smartphone will have "super HD camera/screen, a better battery, and NFC."

Perhaps taking a page from the iPod Touch devices, Misek added that the iPhone 5's successor will have six to eight color options.

The new smartphone is expected to feature another GB model - 128GB with IGZO screen for Retina+,

And what is the name of the iPhone 5's successor?

In Misek's report, it is referred to as the iPhone 5S.

And when can people expect the iPhone 5S to launch?

The Jefferies analysts predicted a June 2013 date, which is not farfetched as the iPhone 3G and iPhone 4 made their debuts in the summer months of June and July, as Business Insider noted.

Business Insider's Jay Yarow also noted Misek's accuracy history. Although noting that Misek has been off the mark on the rumors of Apple TV "for years," Yarow mentioned Misek was among the first to call the iPhone 4S when it was presumed the iPhone 4's successor would be the iPhone 5.

"So, his iPhone predictions seem trustworthy," stated Yarow.

What are your expectations for the next iPhone? Let us know in the comments section below.

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