iPhone 5 may have been delayed due to faulty Apple processors

By on Jul 14, 2011 at 6:50 PM
mobile July 14, 2011

Apple may have delayed the iPhone 5 launch until next year due to an overheating dual-core A5 chip, a new report from Sohu.com suggests. Rumor has it (and it’s purely a rumor right now) that Apple will instead launch the iPhone 5 later this year or early next when the A6 chip is available — or after it figures out the A5 overheating problems. Sohu.com also said Apple will instead introduce a slightly upgraded “iPhone 4S” device, with the same form factor as the iPhone 4, in September or October. The device is expected to feature an 8-megapixel camera, and it will also sport a faster dual-core processor, two specs that are on a par with earlier reports. With all the recent chatter surrounding a more significant iPhone update due later this year, it’s likely that Sohu.com is working with old intel in this instance.

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  • TOMMMMMM

    “Purely just a rumor” and “working with old intel”

    Could you guys defend Apple anymore? I only come to BGR to read the hilarious comments and not the horribly iSlanted articles.

  • Anonymous

    It’s not overheating in the iPad 2 but it is in the iPhone? Ya sure. Dumb made up bs.

  • Anonymous

    Awesome Apple, another underclocked overhyped iDevice…..when it comes out it won’t touch the Galaxy S 2 in power. I am going to laugh my ass off if it still has the tiny 3.5″ screen…LOL

    • Steve Lee

      They better have 3.5″ screen its the best size -Steve Jobs

  • Anonymous

    Question: Why does the A5 chip in the rumored iPhone 5 overheat when the millions of A5 chips in the iPad 2 don’t?

    • Booboolala2000

      Some actually did in the iPad 2′s. That is why they were “Sold Out” a month or so after release. Ask WalMart.

  • Donthateme

    If that supposed to be the faster iphone… what an ugly piece of steel it is

  • Anonymous

    Jesus Christ. I’m getting sick of waiting for this thing.

  • Mr Combs

    Rumors, rumors, and more rumors. Well I guess we can all post rumors and mine is the upcoming iPhone is the same as the current and its releasing on Sprint and T-Mobile this fall and iPhone for 2012 will be a LTE for Verizon and AT&Talso HSPA+ to fall back on for AT&T, WiMax for Sprint and HSPA+ for T-Mobile

  • Guest

    iPad has more space for ventilation. Overheating happens when the device has a small and crowded board.

  • Anonymous

    The phone hasn’t even been announced yet and BGR seems to speak of it as it has been.  Come on.

  • KCRic

    They’re using it wrong

  • Steve Lee

    I should open up a new blog and post -
    Analist said new Iphone 6 will have 4″ screen.And Steve Jobs just realize that The new 4″ is old 3.5″.
    Analist also said the New Iphone 6 will over heat if you hold it wrong. 

  • marK

    “Down-throttle the cpu and pretend that it was supposed to act that way.

    p41 – Apple Marketing SOP”

    I’m sure the boys over at samsung are working overtime to fix apples problems….

  • Thevoiceofreason

    Not an apple fan, but in their defense at least they’d rather not release than to release a crappy buggy overheating product ::cough:: MICROSOFT ::cough:: XBOX360 ::cough::

  • http://twitter.com/jackrazzlin Jack Azlin

    I hope Samsung purposely did this. It would be a well deserved kick in Apple’s face.

  • Ulysses Grant

    I am a BB user but I say its good that Apple is delaying the shipment for iPhone 5 not due to competition but Steve Jobs values quality and I like that… Apple will be fine.  I expect big from iPhone 4s even people were disappointment.  Apple is Apple.

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