If rumours are to be believed, than the next generation iPhone, which is most likely to be named iPhone 5S, and the new low-cost iPhone or iPhone 5C, would be released in about a month's time on September 10.
While the source of the rumour, AllThingsD, is one of the most credible source when it comes to all things Apple, The Loop's Jim Dalrymple, who is well connected at Apple, has also
responded in the affirmative. He has a great track record of being accurate with Apple related rumours, so it's all but certain that the event will take place on September 10.
Meanwhile, pictures featuring parts that appear to be the top and bottom strips for the back of the iPhone 5S, have also surfaced online. French website Nowhereelse.fr has
posted these pictures that originally appeared on Chinese microblogging site Sina Weibo. The top strip has space for a dual-LED flash, in line with previous rumours that pointed to the next generation iPhone sporting a pill shaped dual-LED flash or a smart flash which will have white or yellow light depending on the ambient light conditions. Previously,
purported pictures of an iPhone 5S prototype that appeared in June, had also revealed the same camera flash.
Recently, Japanese website Mac Otakara had also suggested that the iPhone 5S camera would sport the same 8-megapixel resolution but
the lens would feature some enhancements including a wider f/2.0 aperture for taking low-light photos, reaffirming KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo's predictions.
While it's still not clear if the low-cost iPhone, rumoured to be named the iPhone 5C will also be unveiled on September 10, images of the alleged volume rocker buttons of the budget iPhone have also appeared online. Sonny Dickson, who had previously posted a gallery of high resolution pictures of the purported low-cost iPhone, has now
posted a set of pill shaped plastic buttons in Green, Yellow, Red and Blue colours.
It's interesting to note that the low-cost iPhone has leaked several times but the pictures were of preproduction units and did not feature cut outs for the Power and Volume rocker keys. The plastic, coloured buttons are in line with the low-cost iPhone's alleged coloured shells, also made of plastic.