Former Chinese teen idol Jimmy Lin has posted pictures of what's suspected to be the next Apple handset ahead of its official release.

"So it is the so-called iPhone 5C?" Lin posted two pictures on his Sina Weibo accounton Thursday. Last year, he had similarly leaked photos of the iPhone 5 on the Chinese version of Twitter, including a list of new features which were all proven to be true.

However, Lin did not specify any features of the suspected iPhone 5C on his Weibo this time.

In one picture, Lin holds the suspected iPhone 5C, showing the back of the phone.

In the other photo, the suspected iPhone 5C is shown beside an iPhone 5. The two devices look identical in size, while the back cover of the iPhone 5C notably appears to be plastic.

The 39-year-old Lin now has over 20.3 million followers on his Sina Weibo account, a big jump from the 13.6 million followers he had with the previous leak involving the iPhone 5.