AppleInsider Staff
The purported leak, from site iColorOS (via Nowhereelse.fr), shows a number of components already seen in previous reports, including the protective glass cover, internal sensors and external buttons like the volume rocker, but the most interesting piece is a thin sheet of metal seemingly intended to be a protective shielding for the 4-inch screen's back.
It should be noted that as of this writing, the iColorOS website is now being directed to a "Lion Server" splash page.
While the photos don't depict an "assembled" unit, as a previous report did a week ago, the new display shield component offers a peek at what a 4-inch iPhone screen could look like. The metal piece could be used as an EMI shield or to separate the iPhone screen from hot components, though the part's true use remains a mystery as the handset's internal design is still largely unknown. Apple is rumored to be using a larger, 4-inch display with in-cell touch panel technology in the upcoming handset, marking the first screen size change since the first iPhone was released in 2007.
Most of the purported next-gen iPhone's externals have allegedly leaked out as upstream suppliers churn out the parts ahead of manufacture.
Among the alleged iPhone parts revealed on Thursday is a protective display backing (bottom left). | Source: iColorOS
Flip side of parts shown above. | Source: iColorOS
Thursday's parts leak comes on the heels of a report claiming to show a finalized version of the nano-SIM card tray rumored to be making its way into the sixth-generation iPhone. The Apple-backed nano-SIM design was selected by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute in June to be the fourth official form factor for the SIM card standard, and recent reports claim European carriers are stockpiling the new cards in preparation of high demand for the next-gen iPhone.
Apple is widely expected to debut the sixth-generation iPhone at an as-yet-unannounced special event on Sept. 12.
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These sites are going to look silly when the next iPhone is called the new iPhone! <Attempt at humour>
[RIGHT][/RIGHT][quote name="IQatEdo" url="/t/151832/photos-of-screen-backing-for-rumored-next-gen-iphone-surface#post_2165194"]These sites are going to look silly when the next iPhone is called [I]the new iPhone[/I]!
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Wow! You're making me think you're Mr. Tallest.
However I do agree anyway.
Also, I think it's funny that when you look at the pictures, one after the other, you see...
"Walks like an Egyptian".
I miss the days of bad photoshop "leaks", nuggets of information, and out right guesses. Now all the parts are leaking all over the damn place. Takes the fun out of it.
Walk like an E-gyp-tian. Now that's funny. And I also agree with Phone UI, all these leaks takes all the fun out of it. We basically know everything about the phone before it even is announced. I'll be getting one anyway as I'm currently using a crapdroid. Counting the days!
At this point, I know what every part of the new iPhone looks like.
What happened to doubling down on security, Tim?