Taobao, the Chinese equivilant of Amazon, has started to accept pre-orders for the next-generation of iPhone, dubbed the iPhone 5, and is listing the device along with purported mock-up images and technical specifications.
Orders are now being accepting by a variety of different sellers, some charging up to $1,100.
See also: iPhone 5 enginnering sample leaked
Apple has made no official announcement regarding the next-generation iPhone, which is expected to be announced sometime later in the year. We excepct the iPhone 5 to be announed in either September or October, and on sale officially in the UK in October.
Taobao sellers claim they plan to purhcase the iPhone in Hong Kong or the United States and bring it to mainland China.
See also: Chinese 'don't want' New iPad, report
Although there are no official details regarding the next generation iPhone, it is widely expected to feature a quad-core processor and perhaps a slightly larger screen, there are also rumours of a smaller dock connection, liquidmetal casing, NFC wallet and all kinds of things (see: rumour roundup). The only thing anybody is really sure of is that it will run Apple's upcoming iOS 6 software.
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