Rumor: iPhone 5 Will Have 4G LTE, NFC, 1GB RAM

 A site called BGR claims to have an exclusive source that’s feeding them iPhone specs and production progress, and their info is about on par with what we’d expect to see. The new iPhone is currently going through the process of engineering testing, with sample devices being produced in small numbers. The fact that it’s at this stage of the process right now means it should be on track for a Fall release, as expected.

BGR also says their source has some details on the new phone’s specs. The test prototypes of the iPhone 5 are apparently holding 1GB RAM, up from just 512MB in the iPhone 4S. Two technologies we’ve been guessing would be included are on board, too: NFC and 4G LTE. Apple may be late to the LTE party, but it seems they have no intention of missing the boat entirely.
If we look at previous iPhone iterations, we can get a decent idea when the iPhone 5 will be retail ready. For example, the iPhone 4 was in engineering testing in February, and was released in June. If the iPhone 5 is in engineering testing now, we should be looking at a September release. That makes the earlier rumored August 7 release date look like a pretty tight squeeze.