Will the new iPhone be curved, have fingerprint scanning and look like this?

Fingerprint technology would greatly simplify and speed up a customer’s interaction with their device.

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The possible design of the new iPhone. (Image: Ciccaresedesign.com)

THERE ARE LOADS and loads of rumours about what the new iPhone 5S might look like.

And here’s another – an iPhone with a curved screen, a fingerprint scanner, and a fingerprint sensor to take the place of the home button.

Business Insider reports that Topeka Capital analyst Brian White is adamant that Apple will add fingerprint scanning technology to the next iPhone, as well as the next versions of the iPad.

Speaking on a technology tour in Taiwan, he said: “Fingerprint technology will greatly simplify and speed up a customer’s interaction with iOS devices.”

He believes fingerprint technology will be the killer feature that makes the iPhone 5S stand out from the iPhone.

We’ll just have to wait and see, but for now, here’s what it might look like:

(Image: Ciccaresedesign.com)

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- Additional reporting Business Insider

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