Apple rumours: iPhone 5S will replace iPhone 5 and more picture leaks

As the release date for the next iPhone comes closer, the number of leaks about Apple’s next device are growing too. Apple is expected to release the new iPhone 5S and a ’low-cost iPhone 5C on 10 September. However a new report suggests that iPhone 5C might not be so cheap after all. According to a new report in Apple Insider , which quotes Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities Apple’s iPhone 5C will be a mid-range device. Kuo is quoted as saying in research note on Monday that the so-called “iPhone 5C” to cost between $400 and $500 without a contract subsidy. Meanwhile, the iPhone 4S — first released in 2011 — will run between $300 and $400, according to Kuo.  [caption id=“attachment_1047165” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] The iPhone 5C(left) and iPhone 5S(center) next to the iPhone 5. Image from GSMArena.[/caption] The report also adds that the iPhone 5C will replace the iPhone 5 and Apple will have same components as the iPhone 5. This includes the A6 processor and a 4-inch Retina display, except that it will come in a cheaper plastic casing which will ensure lower cost margins for the company. In terms of picture leaks, the latest one is rom China’s Weibo site where a picture of the next iPhone 5S and the low-cost iPhone 5C was put out. The images were picked up by  GSMArena  which shared them as well. In the photos users can see the iPhone 5S , iPhone 5C and the iPhone 5. The site points out that the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C are actually dummy devices but it seems that Apple will not be launching a bigger screen device and the phones don’t look very different from each other. In the pictures, the iPhone 5C sports a white plastic body and the iPhone 5S bearing a metallic finish similar to the iPhone 5. Apple is also reported to be working a gold coloured-version of the iPhone. Images of the phone were released on  iMore , which also spoke of the gold phone, and shared pictures of the shell of the phone. A report in  TechCrunch  also spoke about a gold iPhone stating, Apple would break from the tradition of offering the simple choice: black and white (or “slate” and “silver” if you prefer for the iPhone 5) for their flagship device. Gold simply seemed too gaudy, perhaps even tacky. But a few compelling arguments countered my disbelief. And now, upon checking, sure enough, there will be gold.