Since the begin of the original iPhone, smartphones have evolved and screens have gotten inevitably bigger. For example, Samsung's best-selling Galaxy S2 handset comes touting a crowd-pleasing 4.3-inch touchscreen, along with the Htc Sensation and the Zte Skate - each offering a more multimedia amiable alternative to Apple's Retina Display. Either it comes in at 3.7 or 4-inches, iPhone users are pining for a larger screen, which would no doubt offer-up a better browsing experience and would make typing onscreen much less fiddly.
What we don't need, however, is a 3D screen. Although the Lg Optimus 3D and Htc Evo 3D have made it to market, there's still a lack of 3D article to make the most of the expensive technology. Not to mention a the fact that a stereoscopic screen is likely to make you dizzy after 30 minutes of using.
We may not be hoping for 3D stereoscopic cameras, but a market-leading camera is other must-have highlight for the Apple iPhone 5. Although the iPhone 4's 5 megapixel camera is my no means poor, it's overshadowed by its Android rivals, where 8 megapixel efforts seem to come as standard. If the ongoing rumours are anyone to go by, we can start to get excited about seeing Sony's 8.1 megapixel Exmor R sensor on the back of the next-gen Apple smartphone.
With Apple's main rivals touting quick dual-core processors, dual core power is other must-have feature. With Apple's A5 chipset onboard - which made its debut on the iPad 2 earlier this year - the next-gen iPhone would be much more excellent to hardcore gaming and video streaming. This would also make way for 1080p Hd video capture at 30 frames-per-second, too - hopefully using that 8 megapixel rear-facing camera.
While it's seeing likely that we'll see a dual-core processor, it's less unlikely that we'll see microSd retain - one of the most sought after features from iDevice users. However, there is speculation that the iPhone 5 will be available in a 64Gb version, offering up that much-sought after added storage.
There's no doubting, iPhone users have a long want list, host to a bunch of features they'd like to see onboard. However, with Samsung claiming that it's Galaxy S2 is the thinnest movable phone available on the planet - everyone's hoping for a more-svelte iPhone 5, too. If the transition in the middle of the iPad and the iPad 2 is anyone to go by, Apple will no doubt shave off a few grams here and there.
We know what we want to see, but we still don't know when we're going to see it. Apple are notoriously keeping quite on the handset's begin date, although all fingers are currently pointing towards a mid-September release.
What We Want From the Apple iPhone 5