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Apple is rumored to announce the iPhone 5S later this year, possibly during a rumored 10^th of September event which could see the announcement of the low-cost iPhone 5C as well. While the hardware specs of the iPhone 5S remain a mystery since nothing official has been announced, we have heard it could sport a fingerprint scanner under its sapphire-covered home button, along with the possibility of an A7 processor. Well according to a recent tweet by Clayton Morris, not only has the A7 chip for the iPhone 5S been “confirmed”, but apparently his sources have told him that it will be running about 31% faster than the A6 on the iPhone 5.

To top it off, the sources of 9to5Mac have also informed them that Apple has been testing 64-bit A7 chips on iPhone 5S prototypes as well. It is not clear if these 64-bit A7 chips will be making it to the final product, but if it does, iPhone 5S owners could be in for a treat. Apparently with these 64-bit A7 chips, the graphical effects on the phone, especially with iOS 7, will appear to be much smoother compared to other iOS devices. The 64-bit processor has also been reported on by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in the past, who believes that the move to 64-bit could happen in the near future and could either debut with the A7 or the A8, which presumably would arrive on iOS devices in 2014.

In any case take it with a grain of salt for now, but hopefully Apple’s 10^th of September event will pan out and we will be able to get our hands on official details soon!

iPhone 5S Rumored To Sport A7 Chip, 31% Faster Than The A6 original content from Ubergizmo.

Over the past couple of weeks and months, we’ve seen photos of Apple’s alleged upcoming devices, the iPhone 5S (the successor to the iPhone 5) and the iPhone 5C (the low-cost alternative). However thanks to blogger Sonny Dickson, they have managed to get their hands on a handful of new photos of the alleged devices, and this time even comparing them against one another as you can see in the image above. The images obtained by Sonny Dickson more or less corroborate what we have been hearing and seeing the past few months, and in some of the photos it seems that the iPhone 5S pictured even looks like it has a champagne finish (at least from some angles) which according to rumors, would be one of the available finishes.

The iPhone 5C as we can see in the image above is still the same blue finish that we had seen previously, so no surprises there, but it is also expected to be one of the many color choices that customers can choose from. Apple is expected to announce both the iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C on the 10^th of September with a possible release date pegged for the 20^th of September for some regions, but until then do take it with a grain of salt for now.

iPhone 5S And iPhone 5C Caught On Camera Side-By-Side original content from Ubergizmo.

We’re hearing rumors about the next generation iPhone on a daily basis now. Apple is expected to unveil the smartphone on September 10th, though the company is yet to confirm its plans. Over the past couple of weeks there has been speculation about iPhone 5S being offered in gold color as well. By now we’ve been treated to two purported casings and various analyst reports in favor of this possibility. Reuters now chimes in with its own report, claiming that its sources based in Taiwanese supply chain “confirm” that Apple will offer a gold covered iPhone next month.

It is believed that the gold color wouldn’t be tacky or over the top. One analyst recently claimed that the color would be less gold and more champagne. There’s speculation that the gold iPhone 5S would do well in China, given that a lot of local brands make gold colored smartphones and features phones in the country that are popular with customers. Jerry Zou, Senior VP of Beijing based PR firm FleishmanHillard, says that a new color would add variety and novelty. He calls them key to “winning over fickle Chinese customers.” Still, there’s no official confirmation that Apple would break away from its tradition of offering the iPhone in black and white only. For that we’ll have to wait, hopefully, until September.

Gold iPhone 5S ‘Confirmed’ By Reuters original content from Ubergizmo.

According to earlier rumors, Apple is said to announce the new iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C during an event on the 10^th of September. Apple has yet to send out the official invites, so for now the 10^th of September seems to be the “official” date. Assuming the 10^th of September date is true, when will Apple release the new phones then? Apple has been known to release their products within a relatively short amount of time between the launch and its release, so a couple of weeks would be a safe bet, and according to recent reports, it seems that the 20^th of September could be a possible date.

This is according to a report from Nikkei who claims that the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C will see a release on the 20^th of September, where both phones are expected to go on sale in both Japan and Greece. We expect that the phones will also make its way to other countries like the US and UK (just to name a few) on the 20^th of September as well, but for now both Japan and Greece have been named. In any case since nothing official has been announced, take it with a grain of salt for now but check back with us at a later date for the details.

Apple’s New iPhones Rumored For 20th September Release original content from Ubergizmo.

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The last we heard, the upcoming iPhone 5S is said to feature a fingerprint scanner which would be placed underneath the home button. The home button is said to have been redesigned and would be convex and could be sapphire-covered, however according to a report from Mark Gurman from 9to5Mac, it does not seem like that might be the case. According to Gurman, who has been pretty spot on in the past, he revealed that the home button on the iPhone 5S will look nearly identical to the iPhone 5. This is in contrast to KGI Securities’ Ming-Chi Kuo who suggested a home button that would be noticeably different.

According to Gurman, “The new Home button’s design will not be noticeably convex. Perhaps the shape has changed slightly, but the tweaked button is nothing distinct enough for the iPhone 5S to be identified as anything but an iPhone 5 by the untrained eye. There’s the possibility, however, that the etching and border of the Home button could become more shiny and look slightly different.” Gurman also stated that the reason why Apple is introducing the fingerprint scanner is to add more security as not many iPhone users use a passcode to activate their devices. In any case take it with a grain of salt for now, but hopefully more will be revealed at Apple’s rumored 10^th of September event.

iPhone 5S Home Button To Look Nearly Identical To Predecessor original content from Ubergizmo.