The iPhone 5 is almost upon us – it’s so close, in fact, that (according to this report) the next-gen iPhone is already showing up in cell carriers’ databases! Placeholders for the new device have already reportedly showed up Korea Telecom’s database in 16GB and 32GB capacities.
![Korean iPhone 5 PlaceHolders](http://www.mactrast.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Korean-iPhone-5-PlaceHolders.png)
The image above shows the SKU’s of the new handset under the SKU AIP5 – Apple iPhone 5, obviously. We suspect, however, that these are simply placeholders in their database. The fact that there is a SKU for an “AIP5-00” is also interesting.
Further, now that Apple has established a tradition of releasing both black and white versions of their mobile products, the fact that there are only database entries for a single model of each capacity is also suspicious. Additionally, I’d be surprised if Apple didn’t launch a 64GB iPhone 5 this time around, which there is also no placeholder for.