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More 'iPhone 6s' Part Photos Surface as Production Ramps Up
Less than two months before Apple is expected to launch the so-called "iPhone 6s" and "iPhone 6s Plus," new photos of leaked components for the next-generation smartphones continue to surface from within the supply chain. The images support rumors that claim the next iPhones will have minimal design changes compared to the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus.
The main part shared by French website Nowhereelse.fr is a purported iPhone 6s single flex cable that houses the volume rocker, mute switch, power button and LED flash. The blog also shared photos of the device's Lightning connector and headphone jack assembly, rear-facing camera rings and home button enclosure, which appears to be anodized in a gold or champagne color.
Apple has returned to using a single flex cable for the iPhone 6s after splitting the flex cables for the iPhone 6, but otherwise that part and the Lightning connector assembly remain largely unchanged, which is unsurprising given Apple's "tick-tock" refresh cycle for iPhones. Apple typically makes major changes in a "tick" year (iPhone 6) while focusing on smaller improvements and refinements in a "tock" year ("iPhone 6s").
The leaked camera rings suggest that the "iPhone 6s" and "iPhone 6s Plus" could also have a protruding rear-facing camera lens, a design choice that Apple received some complaints over for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Particularly, some users expressed frustration at being unable to lay their smartphone flat on a table because the camera lens sticks out about one millimeter.
"iPhone 6s" and "iPhone 6s Plus" production is believed to be underway, with leaked images of the front panel, rear shell and logic board surfacing earlier this month. The smartphones are rumored to feature an A9 chip with 2GB of RAM, Force Touch, a faster Qualcomm LTE modem, an improved 12-megapixel rear-facing camera, 7000 Series aluminum and more.
The main part shared by French website Nowhereelse.fr is a purported iPhone 6s single flex cable that houses the volume rocker, mute switch, power button and LED flash. The blog also shared photos of the device's Lightning connector and headphone jack assembly, rear-facing camera rings and home button enclosure, which appears to be anodized in a gold or champagne color.
Apple has returned to using a single flex cable for the iPhone 6s after splitting the flex cables for the iPhone 6, but otherwise that part and the Lightning connector assembly remain largely unchanged, which is unsurprising given Apple's "tick-tock" refresh cycle for iPhones. Apple typically makes major changes in a "tick" year (iPhone 6) while focusing on smaller improvements and refinements in a "tock" year ("iPhone 6s").
The leaked camera rings suggest that the "iPhone 6s" and "iPhone 6s Plus" could also have a protruding rear-facing camera lens, a design choice that Apple received some complaints over for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Particularly, some users expressed frustration at being unable to lay their smartphone flat on a table because the camera lens sticks out about one millimeter.
"iPhone 6s" and "iPhone 6s Plus" production is believed to be underway, with leaked images of the front panel, rear shell and logic board surfacing earlier this month. The smartphones are rumored to feature an A9 chip with 2GB of RAM, Force Touch, a faster Qualcomm LTE modem, an improved 12-megapixel rear-facing camera, 7000 Series aluminum and more.
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46 months ago
the "iPhone 6s" and "iPhone 6s Plus" could also have a protruding rear-facing camera lens, a design choice that Apple received some complaints over for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Particularly, some users expressed frustration at being unable to lay their smartphone flat on a table because the camera lens sticks out about one millimeter.
Hmm, if Apple doesn't want to increase the thickness of the phone, they could always implement my rather ingenious design change:
:p
46 months ago
The Chinese characters on the plastic bag containing the home button parts translate to "rose gold"
46 months ago
This is an honest question: Do that many people go without a case that a protruding lens is a problem?
46 months ago
I know the yearly leaked pictures of the flex-cable always gets my heart racing ... sheesh.
46 months ago
I don't mind a protruding camera. I only want FORCE TOUCH!!!!
Having used 'force touch' with the Apple Watch, I'm underwhelmed. I'd prefer to simply double tap.
46 months ago
Around here nobody really uses a case any longer. I remember a few years ago, at the time of the 4/4S, almost everybody I saw with an iPhone used a case. That changed. I literally never saw an iPhone 6 with a case here.
I never understood why people did that in the first place. "I don't want to ruin my beautifully designed iPhone, so I slap an ugly case on it so it will always look neat, at least hypothetically" I just don't get it.
Apple's leather case is rather nice. iPhone 6 is way too thin and round and slippery to hold comfortably...
46 months ago
If Steve would be still around there is no way he would approved those hideous protruding lenses. His immersion in the philosophy of Zen deeply affected Apple design, his own purity of vision and sense of perfection in design simplicity. Not anymore.
46 months ago
This is an honest question: Do that many people go without a case that a protruding lens is a problem?
I go without a case. If you read the iPhone section of this forum, there have been dozens of threads on this topic, and it is clear a solid portion of users go without a case. To me, it never feels or looks as good as it does without a case. I'm pretty careful with my iPhone, and I'd rather just risk having to get a new screen or a new iPhone than put a case on it.
So the protruding lens thing is a bummer for me.
46 months ago
Hmm, if Apple doesn't want to increase the thickness of the phone, they could always implement my rather ingenious design change:
To each their own, but, that looks hideous! I'm sorry!
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