Nowhereelse.fr shares [Google translation] a pair of photos of what may be the rear shell of Apple’s rumored lower-cost plastic iPhone. The site does acknowledges that it could simply be a part of a Chinese iPhone 5 clone, but some features such as a round rear microphone hole and rounded rear edges are consistent with previous claims for the lower-cost iPhone. » Photos of Plastic Rear Shell from Apple’s Lower-Cost iPhone?

Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities “who has a reliable track record in predicting Apple’s future product plans” got some new details about the low-cost iPhone. According to Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple’s new entry-level handset will have a 4-inch display, matching the size of the iPhone 5. The phone will also have a “super-thin plastic casing mixed with glass fiber”, between 0.4 and 0.6 millimeters thick, and will be available in 4-6 colors. » Lower-Cost iPhone: 4-Inch Display, Super-Thin Plastic and Fiberglass Shell In 4-6 Colors [rumor]