Report on Next iPhone: Thinner, Lighter, Better Camera

06.07.2011
Details about continue to leak out.

The latest word is courtesy of The Wall Street Journal, which is that Apple is readying its new iPhone for

OK, the Q3 launch information is at this point, but other details in the WSJ story paint a clearer picture of what we'll see when Apple unveils its latest, greatest mobile phone in either August or September.

The new iPhone will be "thinner and lighter" than the already-svelte according to the WSJ's sources. Given Apple's obsession with wafer-thin gadgetry -- consider the anorexic and , for instance -- that's no shocker.

A from DigiTimes said the new iPhone will have a curved glass screen, and it remains to be seen how Apple may (or may not) integrate these design elements into a phone that stands out among the smartphone crowd.

The new iPhone will feature an 8-megapixel camera, the WSJ reports. Sony CEO Howard Stringer also on this enhancement some three months ago.