Apple iPhone 5: What reports suggest about its specs?

Apple has sent out the invitations for the upcoming event, scheduled for September 12 and is widely expected to be launch of iPhone 5.

Apple Inc comes come out with a new iPhone each year, and that's likely to continue. The new model is expected to work with fourth-generation, or 4G, cellular networks that phone companies have been building. That capability is something the S III and many other iPhone rivals already have. A bigger iPhone screen is also possible.

Apple will host an event in San Francisco. The topic wasn't disclosed, but the email invitation contains a shadow in the shape of a "5" - a sign that the iPhone 5 is coming. Sales usually begin a week or two after such an announcement.

Apple plans to update its phone software this fall and will ditch Google's mapping service for its own, as a rivalry between the two companies intensify.

As Apple gears up to release the next iPhone, its competitors are on a launch spree to meet up the attentions iPhone would grab. Nokia and Motorola have unveiled five new smartphones between them, while Amazon is expected to announce a new Kindle Fire this week.

With AP inputs