Given the pattern of Apple’s iPhone launches, we’re expecting the next-gen iPhone 5 to debut in mid to late 2012. White believes that China Telecom, which has the third-largest wireless subscriber base, may also get the iPhone 5 this year. That’s 228 carriers to be exact, 74 more than carried the iPhone 4 at its launch — and Sprint and China Mobile could soon join their ranks, which would add a mind-blowing 680 million more potential white iPhone 5 owners. Among the new features rumored are a larger display, improved cameras, and Apple’s new A5 dual-core processor, similar to that found in the iPad 2. This goes against the rumored release date of Oct. 7, which has been most recently reported by 9to5Mac.

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