Prep your pinch of salt but here comes an iPhone 5 rumour that sounds really intriguing. Remember the curved glass screens of iPod nano models gone by? Well it looks like Apple could be bringing that expertise to the iPhone 5 if supply chain whispers are right…

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DigiTimes, which has a variable track record when it comes to Apple rumours, claims Apple has snapped up between 200 and 300 specialised glass-cutting machines to produce curved glass displays for the iPhone 5. The move is reportedly to accelerate production with glass makers reluctant to make the investment themselves.

We’ve seen a number of phones with curved glass in recent times – the Dell Venue, the HTC Sensation and even the slightly concave display of the Google Nexus S – but what this rumour doesn’t nail is quite why Apple would introduce one with the iPhone 5.

Hit the comments and let us know: do you think the iPhone 5 will rock a curved glass screen? And should it? More than a new screen design, we’re holding out for an iOS notifications overhaul.

Out TBC | £TBC | Apple (via DigiTimes)

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  • Zedthegreat

    stop….please. just cos someone says something does not make it news.
     
    here, the iphone 5 will contain a flux capacitor!!
     
    there is a need for updates on an item such as this, just not every time someone “in the know” sneezes. 
     

  • http://www.techendeavour.com Aggarwal Rahul

    Though the information about the
    curved glass screen is said to be rumored, the possible advantages for the much
    awaited iphone 5 is that it might be non-conductive and would have smooth
    surface to hold which will have a feature of acquiring perfect reception of the
    signals. However, having glass on the edges might be prone to the clumsy
    mistakes and thus must be handled with most care.
     

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