It's Friday afternoon, so how about another iPhone 5 rumor? This time around, we're looking at an alleged iPhone 5 case that makes it look like the next-gen Apple smartphone will be wider and taller.
Italian blog Macitynet.it has posted a photo gallery of a case that it says will fit the iPhone 5. The blog took comparison shots with the iPhone 4 and the iPod touch, both of which fit into the case with plenty of extra room, suggesting the iPhone 5 will be wider and taller than the current devices.
Slots for the power button and headphone jack remain at the top of the case, but on the left side, there are only two buttons for volume; the slider "mute" option is now on the right. Macitynet.it also notes that the curves of the case are better equipped for the iPod touch rather than the iPhone 4.
Of course, pre-release cases in the wild aren't always the best predictor of what Apple might do. Most third parties likely have just as much information as we do and simply build a few different cases based on rumors. This could be one of those cases.
In May, another iPhone 5 case suggested the device would have an edge-to-edge screen. Many recent rumors have actually focused quite a bit on the device's screen size. There were reports that the next-gen iPhone would have an HD, 4.2-inch screen (the iPhone 4 is 3.5 inches), but recent rumors put it at less than four inches.
On Monday, meanwhile, MacPost and Engadget posted photos of an LCD display labeled "N94 EVT 1." The posts said the photos were from an iPhone prototype in the Engineering Verification Testing phase that date back to March 3.
Losing track of all the Apple iPhone 5 rumors? Be sure to check out What the iPhone 5 Might Look Like and Six Amazing Phone Technologies We Want in iPhone 5, as well as the 8 Likely iPhone 5 Rumors, and 2 Wild Ones slideshow below.