Home Button and Sensor Flex Cables From 4.7-Inch and 5.5-Inch iPhone 6 Shown in New Photos

[MacRumors]

Nowhereelse.fr [Google Translate] has published several high-resolution images purportedly showing flex cables from both the 4.7-inch and the 5.5-inch iPhone 6. These latest images add to the growing number of flex cables and other internal components for the iPhone 6 that have surfaced in the past few months.

These images include a possible look at the home button cables from both iPhone 6 models. The photos show two different designs for the part, each with a square section for the Touch ID sensor but distinct from the iPhone 5s part. While Apple's iPads are also rumored to be gaining Touch ID functionality this year, the parts shown in the photos are compact enough that they are much more likely to be for the iPhone.

Another set of photos shows a flex cable with the ambient light/proximity sensors and a microphone. The corresponding part from the iPhone 5s includes the device's FaceTime camera, but the camera is not included on the purported iPhone 6 cable.

As the rumored September launch of the iPhone 6 approaches, we expect to see additional part leaks, especially for the 5.5-inch model which may enter mass production in the coming month. Supply chain reports claim the 4.7-inch model entered mass production in July.

Rumors suggest Apple may stagger the launch of the iPhone 6, introducing the 4.7-inch model in September and following that launch with the 5.5-inch version later in the year.

Article Link: Home Button and Sensor Flex Cables From 4.7-Inch and 5.5-Inch iPhone 6 Shown in New Photos

 

[carjakester]

Iphone air?

 

[1Zach1]

iPhone Air?

 

[markyr17]

iPhone Air?

 

[Luap]

MacRumors really needs some sort of "New iPhone Parts!" thread.. Then they can just keep adding to it with each new morsel they get.

 

[Jsameds]

Looks like the iPhone 6 is happening, people!

 

[Erphern]

I went to sleep last night hoping that I'd wake up to pictures of new (alleged) flex cables. Thank you, MacRumors!!! Thank you!!!

 

[PowerBook-G5]

I miss the days where we would be surprised by new products from Apple, even though there are still some that come out of the blue and catch us off guard. Maybe I should stay off of MacRumors/the internet then...

 

[TWSS37]

I think I can speak for everyone when I say "It's about time we had another part leak post!"

 

[cocky jeremy]

I just want the 5.5" to come out with the 4.7". I hate the idea of waiting longer.

 

[MiniEggs]

I suspect the larger cable is for the iPad Mini refresh

Maybe there will be a 5.5 device but could it be an "iPad Nano" as opposed to a phone ie paperback/e-reader sort of size. Smaller and lighter than the current crop of Kindle my pants are on fire readers

 

[myrtlebee]

So no mention of the most curious part of the entire thing in the article -- iPhone Air?

 

[KazKam]

...showing flex cables from both the 4.7-inch and the 5.5-inch iPhone 6.

Um, there's nothing about these parts that has anything to do with the RUMORED screen size(s) of the iPhone 6.

Also, I'm with Gruber on this one... I don't think Apple will be coming out with a 5.5" iPhone, at all. At least not this release cycle. I just can't see Apple having that many iPhone models available at once. "Phil Schiller's head would explode."

 

[Daronk]

sizzling hot!

 

[Yvan256]

I know I'm repeating a lot of earlier comments, but... iPhone Air? What could that possibly be? An ultra-thin iPhone with 30 minutes of battery life?

 

[x-evil-x]

I went to sleep last night hoping that I'd wake up to pictures of new (alleged) flex cables. Thank you, MacRumors!!! Thank you!!!

i stayed up all night hoping for this. i can finally sleep now

 

[pondosinatra]

Who cares!

MacRumors should really change their name to 'Useless, boring, fuzzy screenshots of every possible widget that may or may not be part of the next iPhone' instead.

 

[Agent OrangeZ]

Or... 1 set could be from an updated iPad.

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[GeneralChang]

Woo! Flex cables! My favorite of all the internal components!

 

[BornAgainMac]

Wow, someone is getting fired right now for letting this leak out.

 

[JohnArtist]

iPhone Air?

 

[GeneralChang]

Who cares!

MacRumors should really change their name to 'Useless, boring, fuzzy screenshots of every possible widget that may or may not be part of the next iPhone' instead.

Isn’t that description kinda implicit in the RUMORS part of the name? This is exactly the kind of post I expect from a rumors site.

 

[EldonChew]

"Doubling down on secrecy"
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I think they have done a great job.
These parts are leaked from the suppliers that they have limited control over(thousands of employee that are on the other side of the globe)

They did manage to double down on secrecy on their side.. iOS 8 and Yosemite's features was not leaked before hand..(3rd party keyboard, Continuity features, Swift, Metal etc was not leaked before hand)

 

[Leonard1818]

parts is parts!

and why is "iPhone Air" surprising? If there are going to be two sizes, Apple will need to call it something to differentiate them... You think Apple is going to call them: "four point seven inch iPhone" and "five point five inch iPhone"? If so, they're paying their marketing team WAY too much...

the iPhone Air name to distinguish the smaller of the two would not be a surprise to me at all.

 

[69Mustang]

I think they have done a great job.
These parts are leaked from the suppliers that they have limited control over(thousands of employee that are on the other side of the globe)

They did manage to double down on secrecy on their side.. iOS 8 and Yosemite's features was not leaked before hand..(3rd party keyboard, Continuity features, Swift, Metal etc was not leaked before hand)

Parts leaks primarily means hardware. Software doesn't qualify as parts.