iPhone 5 Leak Shows New Edge-to-Edge Screen

Alibaba.com, a chinese global trade site is selling a new item in its product listing, namely "Newest design crystal case for apple iPhone 5g", gives some hints on new iPhone's big changes.

The design of the case made by Kulcase, LTD in Guangdong and offered for bulk orders on alibaba.com. If the case design is based on leaked plans from Apple, it seems the next iPhone could have a new edge-to-edge display and a new location for the rear flash. At least, that's what we can say by looking at the photos posted on alibaba.com:

iPhone 5 case (image: alibaba.com)

But it wouldn't be the first time plans for Apple products have been leaked into an ultracompetitive Chinese manufacturing market.

Employees at Foxconn, which manufactures many Apply products in China, were arrested for leaking iPad 2 plans to accessory makers in the reports earlier this year.

Lending a little bit of credence to this particular rumor is the fact that the images seem similar to an engineering mock-up leaked back in March (according to AppleInsider) that showed a bigger screen.

iPhone 5 engineering drawings
(Image: Apple Insider)

But third-part manufacturers have also been known to start production based on other rumors and leaks, only to see Apple make last-minutes changes.

If you're willing to take a risk and invest in the iPhone 5 cases, alibaba.com might be able to hook you up for as little as 10 cents a piece, as long as you want to buy at least 1,000.