Adding to the endless iPhone 5 rumors, a Monday analyst note claims the fifth-generation iPhone will not start mass production until September, and possibly hit stores in October, according to AppleInsider.
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of Concord Securities said he heard from "supply chain sources" that the iPhone 5 will be equipped with a faster A5 processor, better antenna, 8-megapixel rear camera, and a Qualcomm baseband.
According to AppleInsider, Kuo said the next iPhone will go into trial production in August and mass production in September, and likely enter stores in October. Kuo's timetable means Apple will likely announce the iPhone 5 at the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in early June rather than at its annual iPod event in September.
Kuo also wrote that iOS 5 will be the "big feature" in the next-generation iPhone. Based on a blog post from Adobe last week, many speculated that iOS 5 will support Flash with a new method.
Earlier this month, Avian Securities said it had heard from supply chain sources that Apple won't start iPhone 5 production until September, due to physical setbacks caused by the Japanese earthquake and tsunamis in mid-March. Japanese blog Macotakara.jp also reported that Apple hasn't ordered components yet for the iPhone 5, which means the phone probably won't launch until Apple's 2012 fiscal year.
Meanwhile, Taiwanese newspaper DigiTimes reported that Apple is in no hurry to launch an iPhone 5 because of strong iPhone 4 sales.