The best iPhone 5 leaked images to date
Ahead of the iPhone 5’s release date we’ve seen hundreds of supposedly leaked iPhone 5 images. Here’s our pick of the best
Published on May 11, 2011
People, generally speaking, go crazy for Apple – it’s their new opium. In the run-up to the iPhone 5 release date we’ve seen quite a few supposed leaked images of the device.Apple’s iPhone 5 is probably the most highly anticipated smartphone in the world. And the iPhone 5's release date is fast approaching.
Granted, no one will know what the device looks like until Steve Jobs struts out on stage with one tucked in his Levi 501’s back pocket. This hasn’t stopped an absolute plethora of images hitting the web - what else are we meant to do with our days?
Some are extremely plausible and could be the real deal, whilst others are just plain silly. Nevertheless, we’ve compiled a list of our favourite for your consideration.
Enjoy!
We like this one. It's plausible and shows some minor modifications to the iPhone's aluminium body piece. Having said that, we're expecting something a little different with the iPhone 5 – bigger, better etc – so, maybe this one was a left over iPhone 4 prototype.
One of the first of quite a few white iPhone 5 leaked images. From what we can see in this image, the device looks pretty good and kind of like Wall-E's friend as well. If this was the iPhone 5 – and it may very well be – we'd be more than satisfied.
Oooh err, this one's a bit of a weird one. It looks kind of cool, but also extremely bulky. In fact, it looks more like an external hard drive than a mobile phone. We think the iPhone 5 will be much thinner than this – it'll have to be if it wants to take on Samsung's Galaxy S2.
We had heard some reports about the iPhone 5 not featuring a Home button. Instead, Apple was said to be favouring multitouch gesturing over a simple Home button. Well, as you can see from this image. The Home button is present and quite a bit bigger. Of course, we don't expect Apple to get rid of the Home button but this image is just plain stupid – the Home button is massive!
Ah that's more like it – sleek styling, a new-looking operating system and UI and a larger display. We really like the look of this image – it's got everything you'd expect from the next iPhone device. Lets just hope it's pretty close to what we'll see come September-time.
A lot of reports have claimed that Apple is reverting back to using an aluminium backpanel on the iPhone 5, apparently this will remedy the antenna issue. So, is this the new iPhone 5 with it's retro aluminium back panel? Doubtful – but it's certainly thin enough by the looks of it to be the iPhone 5.
