The folks over at iDealsChina are now claiming that the iPhone 5 will accompany two SIM cards to support two phone lines. We shouldn’t take the news otherwise as the same teaser site dangled the original fourth generation iPod Nano, edge-to-edge screen design images, and iPhone 5 panel with thinner bezel before our eyes. The following is what was mentioned by the folks: Heard from a reliable source that iPhone 5 will support 2 sim cards allowing you to use 2 phone lines. We hope to see some proof. Since the Verizon iPhone 4 is using a Gobi chip that supports both the GSM and the CDMA network, we can assume that the 5th generation iPhone could use the same chip and offer true dual-mode functionality. It is worth nothing that some of the CDMA networks (outside US), do require SIM cards. Dual-SIM card functionality could allow users to use the iPhone 5 on other carriers keeping the initial contract with carriers intact. When traveling, a user could simply configure settings (per carrier), after inserting another SIM, to swap out carriers as required. As pointed out by the folks over at GigaOM, dual-mode iPhone 5 would also help decrease Apple’s supply chain costs in the long run, and make the phone usable in a number of previously unreached international markets as well. CDMA isn’t nearly as popular as GSM internationally, but there are markets where it is on equal footing with GSM. Apple would be gaining a significant amount from selling a phone in these markets with network interoperability. The iPhone 5 is speculated to be released in June or July at WWDC 2011 without a rear glass surface. As for now, stay tuned for more news and info on the topic by following us on Twitter and/or subscribing to our RSS feed. [Source: 9to5Mac, iDealsChina] Authors:

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