Apple Looking To Bring Buttons To Future iPhones?

Will the iPhone 5 have a new set of controls?

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The rumors surrounding future iPhone models have the next iterations sporting better cameras, bigger screens, and the removal of the home button. Well, according to a patent found by the folks over at Patently Apple, Apple is exploring the idea of adding a "smart bezel" around the iPhone's screen that would contain soft-touch buttons. 

The "smart bezel" would essentially be an electroluminescence display that would show information and a series of phone controls without taking up valuable screen real estate. 

Head over to Patently Apple for more info and to see more images of the patent. 

[Patently Apple via Mac Rumors

 

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