Proposed iPhone 5 assembled from leaked parts
- 30 July, 2012 09:36
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A proposed iPhone 5 has been assembled with leaked parts, according to Chinese blog iLab Factory.
The photographs show what appears to be a fully assembled iPhone 5, fuelling recent speculation that Apple's sixth generation smartphone is not too far away from an official release.
The iPhone appears to be similar in design to the current iPhone 4S model but is coated in what looks like dark grey aluminium.
The biggest changes are a smaller dock connector and a bottom mounted headphone jack, two of the most heavily rumoured changes in the proposed iPhone 5. The headphone jack, currently situated on the top left of iPhone devices, has been moved to the bottom left corner.
The iPhone also appears to have a metal backplate, a move away from the glass finish of the iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S models. Apple's original iPhone, which wasn't released in Australia, used a metal back before Apple altered the design to plastic on the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS models.
The traditional home button remains, despite past rumours suggesting Apple could abolish it for future iPhone models, while the images also show redesigned speaker grills at the bottom of the handset.
In addition to the fully assembled phone, iLab Factory has also published various images of what it says are legitimate, individual components of the iPhone 5.
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Hayk Larsson
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Thanks for fresh news! I must say I expected a little more interesting design, but this one is also ok. Maybe it is assembled from the leaked parts, but one thing I know for sure, I am going to buy this iPhone in a never locked version. I am so tired of trying different services to unlock my iPhone 4S. The last service I used was http://www.unlockiphonefast.org/ and did a not a bad job but anyway. I want a never locked iPhone 5!!!!!