It seems Apple is preparing to offer iPhone 5S customers with new options as fresh rumors reveal that next iPhone will be available in multiple screen sizes and different colors.
Topeka analyst Brian White speculates that Apple's next-generation iPhone will feature at least two or possibly three different screen sizes, CNET reports. "We believe Apple is coming around to the fact that one size per iPhone release does not work for everyone, and offering consumers an option has the potential to expand the company's market share," White says in an investors note. The analyst apparently received the information from a meeting with a 'tech-supply chain company; however, he did not elaborate about which screen sizes might be available.
Echoing earlier speculations about the iPhone 5S release, White thinks the Apple smartphone will debut in July. Earlier, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted that the iPhone 5S would be announced in June and be available by July while Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster predicted that the next iPhone will be unveiled in late June.
Meanwhile, Japan-based publication Macotakara reports that the next flagship smartphone will come in five colors including the usual black and white variants. The publication also anticipated that the device will see an official launch in July.
In other iPhone 5s news, Designntrend notes that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office released a new patent application on Thursday that suggests Apple will showcase new security features like an embedded fingerprint sensor. "The fingerprint sensor also offers details about Apple's iWallet technology, as the patent describes "a method for conducting a financial transaction," as well as methods for letting users take pictures "using a camera of a portable electronic device," the report says.
The rumors about Apple's initiatives on a fingerprint scanning technology for the iPhone 5S have been solidified with a new job listing, spotted by Apple Insider. The company seeks a candidate who will work on software called 'LabTool' that is used for sensor integrated circuits developed at Apple's 'Melbourne Design Center.'
