AppleInsider Staff
A set of photos out of the Far East on Sunday reportedly give an up-close view of an assembled 4.7-inch display bound for Apple's "iPhone 6," complete with cover glass, mounting structures and flex cables.
The images from Apple.club.tw are said to be production versions of both black and white faceplate options, a color scheme that mirrors Apple's current iPhone 5s offerings. Sunday's photos are the first to show a complete screen unit containing cover glass and display.
Consistent with current rumors, the display features trimmed-down side bezels to accommodate the larger format 4.7-inch LCD, while the top and bottom "chin" and "forehead" areas with holes for Touch ID and ear speaker/sensor package are also slightly modified. The new bezel widths are most apparent with the white version.
Moving to the rear, the part appears to have a complete display package with backlight installed, as seen by the protective film covering most of the panel. A central QR code and serial number are left revealed for what is thought to be manufacturing and quality control purposes. Missing is the usual electromagnetic shielding that has in the past been attached directly to the faceplate. It is possible that the metal plate will be added on during a later stage of production, or Apple may have rejiggered the phone's internal design to marry the component with the rear chassis.
A pair of flex cables are clearly seen jutting out from the display's top section, a design consistent with current and past iPhone models. The connectors themselves are noticeably different from the iPhone 5s, which are smaller and extend farther away from the display body. Also seen on both the flex cables and a nearby QR code patch are Apple logos.
Apple is expected to debut its next iPhone this fall, with recent reports claiming the company is planning to unveil the handset at a special media event on Sept. 9. Many have forecast Apple to launch both 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch iPhone models for 2014, though production issues may be holding up the larger "phablet" device.
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And then Apple scans the QR code and nails the people responsible.
I met an Apple employee not long ago. He was really secretive. What I found strange is that he had an iPhone 5-sized screen in his office, a part directly from Apple. I asked if it was an iPhone 6, he then genuinely said "I don't know". He was being honest. I tried to convince him to let me take it home since he was done with it. He said he should hang in to it and I respected that. Where it gets really fishy is that around March he worked on a screen but this one was in a box with a lock and an Apple employee guarding it with his life. After he finished his work on it this screen was put back in a box with lock and sent back to Apple engineers with the employee guarding it the whole time. He had finished work on the regular suzed screen around May. So I'm hoping the current size will also be available.
He had a bunch of nVidia graphics cards strapped to his chest and hooked up to a button that, when pressed, ran an overclocking program on them.
This screen doesn't match what Marques Brownlee showed off on YouTube. I call fake. [img]http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/53bbb0c7ecad042817e57a55-1016-568/iphone%206%20glass%202.png[/img]
I like to see the back of the case to see how the antenna separators are visible or not! That my only puzzle left for the iPhone 6. I been told that it not that hard to cover them up with a piece of plastic and then overspray the back.