The iPhone 5 is nearing release, and you could have a chance of winning this new smartphone before it has been released. We will let you know how you could be in with a chance of winning an Apple gift card worth $399.

On October 4th Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook will be unveiling the new iPhone 5 smartphone along with iOS 5, the latest news coverage follows Facebook and Twitter integration within iOS 5, as well as the new Voice Assistant.

Anyway, GottaBeMobile is going to be giving away an Apple gift card, so that you can redeem it for the iPhone 5, and even if this handset does not release you can use the card to spend on what you like.

All you need to do is fill out a simple survey over on GottaBeMobile right here; it is very short with simple questions.

The iPhone 5 is rumoured to feature an 8MP camera with possibly a 5MP cam on the front for video chats, much better graphics and much faster performance. The iPhone 5 will be announced hopefully at the Apple media event on Oct 4th with a possible release date of October 14th or somewhere around.

The iPhone 5 price might be around the $199 mark for the 16GB, and $299 for the 32GB model, we will let you know lots more when we know more. We will be covering the Apple event on October 4th, so stay with us.

Above we mentioned that the iPhone 5 may feature the new “Voice Assistant”, basically means users can listen to English voice commands and then turn them into actions on the iPhone. You could speak into the iPhone saying “Set up a meeting with Phones Review”, the phone will then ask how will you like to contact them, via email or phone, it will work on these principles.

If you are considering filling out the GottaBeMobile survey (Fill Out Survey), please read on. This survey is open to U.S. residents only, you have to be 18 and over, void where prohibited by law. You can only enter once, the winner will be chosen at random using Random.org’s random number generator.

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This contest will close September 30th at 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time, once the winner has been chosen they will be contacted via email, if you do not respond to the email within 3 business day to claim your prize you lose out. The final award amount will be determined after Apple announces the iPhone 5 (or similar product) on October 4, 2011. The maximum value of the award is $399.

The gift card will cover only the cost of the subsidized cost of the iPhone 5 and will not cover wireless subscription fees. The winner will be responsible for redeeming the gift card at an Apple retail store or Apple.com. If Apple does not announce an iPhone 5, a gift card for $399 will be issued, which can be redeemed for the prize.

Good Luck