iPhone 5 leaks hit the net from Vodafone and O2

There’s been several pieces of leakage regarding Apple’s next-gen smartphone today, both coming fresh from UK network operators.

First up is O2 with news from Know Your Mobile that one of their sources has confirmed the release date of the iPhone 5.

The unnamed source in question apparently spoke to O2 customer services regarding the smartphone, and was told that the network would be offering the handset on October 21st.

Obviously that has to be taken with a pinch of the usual, or more than a pinch, but October is the expected release month so it’s a fair estimate at any rate. We’d have expected to have seen it slightly sooner, if anything.

The second bit of iPhone gossip is more concrete given that there’s actually a leaked image floating around of a Vodafone web page showing phone compatibility with the company’s Sure Signal box.

And guess what was accidentally listed there? That’s right, the iPhone 5, with specific capacities and colours.

The device will apparently be available in both black and white, meaning that there should be a snowy version out there from the get-go. Unlike the iPhone 4 white version which took a year or so to arrive due to manufacturing difficulties with the finish.

And the iPhone 5 will be available in 16GB or 32GB models, just as with the previous smartphone. That’s no big surprise, really, although it does kill the hopes of folks who wanted to see a storage heavy 64GB upgrade. Not going to happen, apparently.

So, if Know Your Mobile is correct, we’ll be seeing the iPhone 5 five weeks on Friday, white colour and all.