eBay Smartphone Trade-Ins Spike After iPhone 5 Rumors

It may be iPad 2 day, but that doesn't stop the Apple news mill from grinding–now there's a fresh leak from China that hints what the iPhone 5 may look like. It's convincing. The images are of a purported engineering drawing

The closer we get to the rumored announcement day of Apple's iPhone 5, the more inclined your average iPhone-owning Jane and John will be to sell their antiquated devices in the hopes that they'll be able to pick up a brand-new Apple smartphone.

According to all accounts, Apple's (AAPL) sixth-generation iPhone is going to be even better than its fifth-generation iPhone. Shocking, we know. Dozen.

The iPhone 5 will ditch the glass-back for a metal back face, shaving off a good 1mm. KGI Securities analyst Ming Chi-Kuo suggested in an April note that by switching back to a metal back face from the current glass one, Apple's next iPhone could be

It may be iPad 2 day, but that doesn't stop the Apple news mill from grinding–now there's a fresh leak from China that hints what the iPhone 5 may look like. It's convincing. The images are of a purported engineering drawing