The new Apple iPhone is said to be thinner, lighter and housing an 8 megapixel camera, a bit like the Samsung Galaxy S 2 which Apple claims is a copy of their iPhone design.

The new Apple iPhone is said to be thinner lighter and housing an 8 megapixel camera, a bit like the Samsung Galaxy S 2 which Apple claims is a copy of their iPhone design.

Scheduled for release in September Apple is believed to have placed orders for 15 million phones, however sources in China are claiming that the new phones are proving difficult to manufacture and that production of a new iPhone 5 is said to take “significantly” longer than the iPhone 4.

A Foxconn source told the Wall Street Journal that, “Apple’s sales estimates of the new iPhone is quite aggressive. It told us to prepare to help the company meet its goal of 25 million units by the end of the year.”

The source also went on to add that “we were told to ship the components to assembler Hon Hai in August” – suggesting that the September release date that’s been put forward by many is just about spot on.