Cincinnnati Bell, a mobile service carrier in the United States, briefly
put up advertisement for iPhone 5 and iPhone 4S, testifying that the
two will go on sale, very soon.
It also reveals some of the
most-sought details including core iPhone 4S specifications like the
CPU, storage capacity and camera specs besides the price at availability
of each of these devices.
The iPhone 4S is priced at $99, which
by all fair means, is the 'cheaper iPhone' that we've been talking
about. It will be similar to iPhone 4 in terms of external aesthetics
and will sport the same 3.5" display that iPhone 4 has.
However,
there's a faster dual-core A5 processor under-the-hood against the
iPhone 4's single-core A4 processor. The camera appears to be just the
same with a 5 megapixel sensor, and the device seems to be available in
16GB and 32GB versions. The iPhone 4S price for the 32GB version should
be naturally more.
The iPhone 5 specifications mentioned on the
site include 4" display, 8 megapixel camera and 4G internet
connectivity. The iPhone 5 price is listed as $639 for a 32GB version.
Just as rumored,the it has a larger screen at 4.0" which is expected to
use edge-to-edge display technology. 8 eight megapixel camera (perhaps,
with dual-LED flash) on the back, will be an upgrade from the 5
megapixel camera found in iPhone 4 and also reported in iPhone 4S).
iPhone
5 will also be powered by the dual-core A5 processor. It will support
"4G speeds" according to the report. However, we are not entirely sure
if that could possibly refer to LTE technology in any way.
There's
nary a word on the market availability dates for any of these devices.
We didn't even notice a "Add to basket" button as you'd find on
different phones that are already available through the reported
carrier.
It is possible that Apple may announce both the devices
simultaneously on October 4, 2011 at Apple media event in California and
the devices may begin to ship soon after.
It is worth noting
that the screenshots posted above were provided by a TUAW reader Cory L.
who happened to stumble over them while browsing through the wireless
prepaid section of the Cincinnati Bell website, which is also an
indication that the devices will launch under pay-as-you-go schemes as
well, besides the usual postpaid plans available through AT&T and
Verizon.
We will keep you posted as more details surface. Stay tuned!

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