According to reports, employees at the Best Buy consumer electronics chain have been briefed that pre-orders for the iPhone 5 will begin this week in readiness for a release in the first week of October.
Apple has not yet announced a press event for the new phone, but the retail chain revealed the launch window in a memo to selected employees, says the BGR website.
Other reports have indicated that the iPhone 5 is going into production in China this week, which would dovetail with the timescale revealed by Best Buy.
There has been fervent speculation on the internet about the potential new features of the iPhone 5, of which a prototype was reportedly lost by an Apple employee in a bar.
Among the speculated features is a teardrop design similar to the new iPod Touch, being thicker at the top and thinner at the bottom. The handset also may have an aluminium metal backing rather than the current glass back piece.
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