iPhone 5 to Boast All-New CPU, Analyst Says

An analyst with Susquehanna Financial is boasting that Apple will build a different chip inside the next-generation iPhone 5, breaking the trend of using the same A-series chip in iPhones and iPads of the same generation.

"With respect to iPhone, iPhone 5 production is expected to start around the June timeframe," Susquehanna Financial analyst Chris Caso wrote in a note to clients.

According to a report by the IB Times, the analyst expects the iPhone 5 to have a completely new CPU that will not be present in the iPad 3.

"The processor in the iPhone 5 appears to be a completely new CPU, and different from that of the new iPad," Caso added.

The report adds the latest rumors to Caso’s claims, including near-field communication (NFC) technology, a quad-core chip clocked at 1.2-to-1.5 GHz, 1GB or more RAM, a bigger display, LTE, and inductive charging.

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