First reported image of iPhone 5 appears

The first image of what is reportedly the next version of the iPhone has been spotted, with a commuter in the United States spying an unidentified version of the phone while on a train, according to TechCrunch.

The publication reports, along with a photograph, that a person was using the iPhone, which does not look like any of the current versions. The device apparently featured curved edges and a bigger screen, following rumours of both developments.

While various iPhone rumours pop up before major announcements, with many of them fake, now is the time when Apple employees would be testing device before a launch in September, as has been rumoured.

The photograph also comes a year after the iPhone 4 was leaked, after an employee left it in a bar. The prototype eventually landed in the Gizmodo office and a full description was leaked online.