Steve Jobs Designed the iPhone 5

Apple CEO involved 'from concept to final design': analyst
By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff
Posted Oct 16, 2011 1:35 PM CDT
Apple CEO Steve Jobs Completed Design for iPhone 5
iPhone 4 hard case cover with portrait of Steve Jobs are on sale on October 9, 2011 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province of China.   (Getty Images)

While pancreatic cancer was slowly killing him, Steve Jobs dedicated his final months to a new project: the iPhone 5. The next-generation phone "was the last project that Steve Jobs was intimately involved with from concept to final design," a financial analyst wrote in a report acquired by CNET. The analyst predicts a slimmer phone, bigger screen size, 4G capability, and the same overall proportions as the 4S.

Another source says the phone will boast a brand-new design. "This is a very large project that Steve dedicated all of his time to," the source says. "He was not that involved in the 4S because his time was limited." The next-gen device will be a "cult classic" due to Jobs' involvement, the financial analyst predicted—and should be released around the Apple's Developer's Conference next summer. (Click through to see another Steve Jobs creation: the short-turtleneck-and-jeans look.)

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