According to an analyst Apple’s next generation iPhone will contain a casing that acts similarly to its Magic mouse.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analyst Robert Chen said in an interview, without identifying who gave him the information.

“Apple’s going to put a lot of innovation, not just on the hardware, but also on the software of the new iPhone,” said Taipei-based Chen, a member of Asia’s top-ranked technology hardware research team. The handset will feature a new plastic casing similar to that used for Apple’s touch-panel Magic Mouse released last year, he said.

The next iPhone will go into production as early as April and be available to consumers in June or July, Chen said. The handset may include an updated version of the iPhone Operating System as part an overhaul of Apple’s applications store, he said.

Via Bloomberg.