Apple holding iPhone 5 press conference on October 5?

Apple is rumoured to be holding its iPhone 5 press conference on October 5.

The event is reportedly scheduled for the first week of next month, and the fifth iteration of the iOS device released one week later, Pocket Gamer reports.

France Telecom CEO Stephane Richard previously claimed that the handset will arrive on the market one week later than previously speculated, claiming that the iPhone 5 is down for an October 15 launch.

Speculation about the phone's specifications flooded the internet after a prototype version of the handset was reportedly lost by an Apple employee in a bar.

Rumours have suggested that the device will sport a teardrop design akin to the new iPod Touch, with an aluminium metal backing rather than the current glass back piece. It is expected to feature the new iOS5 operating system.

Apple is yet to officially confirm a date for the press conference, or announce a release date for the iPhone 5.