Apple To Unveil iPhone 5 on October 4th [Report]

AllThingD reports that Apple will announce the much awaited iPhone 5 or 4S on October 4th next month. Sources confirmed that Apple has selected October 4th date for next generation iPhone announcement and iPhone will be available within next few weeks after announcement on October 4th. We’d suggest that is just setting expectations a little too low, and if we had to bet we’d say that the iPhone 5 would be available within two weeks of the announcement, possibly even a week after.

AllThingsD previously claimed the new iPhone would be announced in mid-October, and whilst Apple hasn’t publicly disclosed plans of any new iPhone or device in any time frame, the timeline seems likely at this point. Apple usually sends invites to the press a week ahead of the event, and multiple rumors are suggesting iOS 5, which the iPhone 5 will likely run out of the box, like new Macs come with Lion pre-installed and is approaching the GM status by the end of this week.

The expectation from the event has been much more than previous events as this time the iPhone will be unveiled by the Apple’s new CEO Tim Cooks and also reports of two new iPhone in production rumors makes it more special. Though Steve Jobs continues to serve as chair of the Apple board, Tim Cook has already had a tough couple of months. Nevertheless, for consumers, the iPhone 5 will be the prime focus for the day.