Boy Genius Report is reporting that Apple is planning on launching a completely redesigned iPhone in the fall of next year. This would follow the trend set by the release of the iPhone 4S of new hardware being released later in the year rather than the mid year release.

According to their sources, the iPhone will have an aluminum back rather than the glass found on the iPhone 4 and 4S. The new design will have the incorporation of a rubber or plastic bezel, similar to the Apple iPhone bumpers that will cover to protect the device’s antenna from direct skin contact.

We have also learned that Apple is planning to use a rubber or plastic material — similar to the material used in the company’s bumper cases — that will be built into the new iPhone case. In all likelihood, this material will be used as a bezel surrounding the front edge of the phone (like the iPhone 3GS bezel) and it will serve two purposes. First, it will join the glass iPhone face with a new aluminum back plate. It will also cover a redesigned antenna system that surrounds the device, allowing Apple to build the rear case out of aluminum without having to use a large plastic insert above the antennas as the company does on its iPad 2 Wi-Fi + 3G.

BGR has has a mixed track record when it comes to hardware rumors, but it has come relatively close on a couple of rumors, such as the late 2011 iPhone lineup, with the one slipup being the WIMAX exclusive iPhone 5.