New photos purport to show fully-assembled 'iPhone 6' logic board
A seemingly fully-assembled logic board — with most of its attached silicon unseen under metal shielding — said to be destined for Apple's next-generation iPhone surfaced on Thursday in a new set of photos from the Far East.
A number of smaller chips and connectors can be spotted on the part, including what appears to be a NAND array, though the majority of its components are covered. The photo was sourced by Chinese repair firm GeekBar.
The overall shape of the board, including mounting locations, matches up with previously seen printed circuit boards that were thought to be intended for the rumored 5.5-inch model. Both that part, as well as another said to be bound for the anticipated 4.7-inch variant, appear larger than the logic boards found in the iPhone 5 series.
Many other components apparently being prepared for the next-generation iPhone lineup have been revealed in a series of leaks from Asia in recent weeks. Those include a control cable said to be for the 5.5-inch variant; another flex cable featuring a Lightning connector, microphone and headphone jack; an inlaid Apple logo; and a number of metallic rear casings.
Apple is expected to officially announce the 4.7-inch model at a Sept. 9 media event. Production for the 5.5-inch model has repeatedly been rumored to have been delayed thanks to production issues.
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Why must every bloody story set in China be referred to as "the Far East"? We know where China is located. This isn't the 1700's. If the writers here get any lazier, might as well just go completely to a Reddit-style user submitted content format instead. Jesus.
Unless it's from Taiwan. Then it's "out of the Far East." Maybe so they don't have to say "Digitimes."
and for those in China, the far east is probably the USA
[quote name="schlack" url="/t/181828/new-photos-purport-to-show-fully-assembled-iphone-6-logic-board#post_2579103"]and for those in China, the far east is probably the USA[/quote] Yep.
and for those in China, the far east is probably the USA
LMAO.
Geekbar has been pretty accurate source in previous leaks as well. ( And there are actually a few more photos shown with size measurement )
Assuming the board leaks are correct, then the 5.5 will likely be a secret design. Hence why we haven't seen anything about it. And that the Pegatron isn't actually getting more total % iPhone orders, but likely Foxconn will be the only supplier for the 5.5" iPhone. While Pegatron gets more of the 4.7" orders.