A rumour that is fast approaching to becoming a reality, Apple’s soon to be launched iPhone 5 all set to rage in to the market with a never before seen dual mode GSM (AT&T, T-Mobile) and CDMA (Sprint, Verizon).
A world phone, the iPhone 5 CDMA and GSM will now eliminate the need to use two handsets.

Reports are of people having recently registered for one of their applications from a single, brand new Apple device, most certainly an iPhone 5 dual band – meaning an iPhone 5 to support GSM and CDMA.

Decidedly, some registrations for the apps – which haven’t been named as per request – were logged from a new Apple device, using the MNC/MCC codes from both Verizon and AT&T.These codes, MNC that stands for Mobile Network Codes, and MCC that stands for Mobile Country Codes are specifically used to identify different mobile carriers, in this case, both Verizon and AT&T.

It’s hardly a surprise that Apple intends to have a hybrid phone, compatible with both network types, allowing users to switch between the two carriers if needed, without having to replacing the hardware. Considering that the Qualcomm chips powering the Verizon-branded iPhone 4 are technically capable of connecting to both GSM and CDMA networks, this change would make the iPhone 5 dual band the perfect travel smartphone to work with virtually any phone carrier in the world.

The iPhone 5 hardware is supposed to include an 8-megapixel camera, as opposed to the iPhone 4′s 5-megapixel one, an A5 processor (which is also built into the iPad 2), and a larger screen. There are also rumors that Qualcomm would replace Intel as the baseband supplier to the iPhone 5 CDMA and GSM smartphone.

The first iPhone was a GSM phone released on June 29, 2007 exclusively on the AT&T network in the United States. On February 10, 2011, a CDMA version of the iPhone 4 for Verizon made its debut.

According to reports, the iPhone 5 release date is expected to be in the first half of October, inline with the release of iOS 5, the next generation of Apple’s operating system. However, the soon-to-be-unveiled iPhone 5 probably won’t be an LTE device, perhaps disappointing for some.

An Apple-made ‘world phone’ would be great news for consumers, especially in countries where certain carriers use CDMA like the U.S., India, Japan, Argentina, etc. With a dual-mode iPhone 5, users will now be able to travel between both networks effortlessly

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