14 DAY TRIAL // New iPhone prototypes have been seeded internally with designs akin to that of the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S to throw off leaks. However, the cat’s out of the bag regarding some of the phone’s specs, such as the amount of on-board memory to handle applications.
Citing no specific sources (but generally accurate in their reporting), 9to5mac has learned that the iPhone prototypes in question feature a version of the A5X’s S5L8945X architecture.
The new iPhone prototypes are packing 1GB of RAM, according to the report, but their design is virtually identical to that of the current-generation iPhone so that testers are unable to leak any vital design details to the media.
It's also very easy to deduce that the new iPhone’s display is no larger than the one found on the current model, despite rumors saying otherwise.
It is worth noting that even if Apple's engineers do leak something (the media will pretty much take anything they can get their hands on), they’ll face jail time.
This year’s iPhone refresh is expected to come out with a complete redesign of the chassis, not necessarily because the current design is ugly (far from it), but because Apple already has two iPhone iterations on the market boasting identical looks.
If some conceptual works are to be believed, the iPhone 5 / sixth-generation iPhone / The New iPhone will feature a tear-drop shaped design.
As far as the rumored iPod touch is concerned, a file inside an internal iOS 5.1 build seems to suggest that Apple is working on a fifth-generation iPod touch labeled iPod 5,1 internally. It is being speculated that Apple is finally moving to an A5 or A5X-like chip in the iPod touch.
