Rumored iPhone 6 Parts Show Volume and Power Buttons on Separate Cables

[charlituna]

I have to wonder if this is less about unit size and more about repairability.

According to the BF, a common trick for scammers is to jam up the power or volume buttons because they know that Apple has to swap the whole unit. And doesn't generally bother to check inside to see that a logic board was swapped etc so long as the unit turns on. Often they don't even check that the display is legit.

If the buttons could be replaced then no more burning a $300 part over a tiny bit. And moving to two more isolated cables rather than one that goes across the whole top of the device and requires a lot more dis/assembly could be part of it

 

[BornAgainMac]

I wish one day someone would forget to take the geo tags out of the image.

 

[Tumbleweed666]

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Those folks who dont like the 5.5 iPhone are really going to go ******* over that

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For comparison, here is the iPhone 5's version of the same part:

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Notice how it has power/mute/volume customized to run along a single cable.

Didnt taking that out ruin your phone?

 

[_Refurbished_]

I'm sick and tired of all of these Powerbook G5 rumors....

 

[Parasprite]

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This change is far too superficial to warrant using this particular image.

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I'm sick and tired of all of these Powerbook G5 rumors....

I must be new here because I honestly can't tell if this is an ancient version of a "Safari is snappier"-type post or is something that was meant to be posted elsewhere.

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Didnt taking that out ruin your phone?

Nah, I just leave it on now.

Posted from my gold-coloured iPhone 5s.

 

[_Refurbished_]

This change is far too superficial to warrant using this particular image.

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I must be new here because I honestly can't tell if this is an ancient version of a "Safari is snappier"-type post or is something that was meant to be posted elsewhere.

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Nah, I just leave it on now.

Posted from my gold-coloured iPhone 5s.

http://lowendmac.com/ed/moore/08cwm/powerbook-g5.html

 

[Parasprite]

I wish one day someone would forget to take the geo tags out of the image.

I find it ironic that the quickest simple way to ensure you've sanitized EXIF data on an image is to upload it to imgur ("the internet") first.

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http://lowendmac.com/ed/moore/08cwm/powerbook-g5.html

The amount of words running intoeach other in that article is making myhead hurt.

 

[Reason077]

Either that or a mini-bamboo mat! any takers it's photoshopped?

Photoshopped and confirmed fake.

Apple would never make an iPhone with separate volume and power button cables.

 

[Reason077]

The amount of words running intoeach other in that article is making myhead hurt.

To be fair, that article was written way back in 2008. The internet had far less bandwidth than it does now, so it was common practice back then to reduce the use of spaces in order to save on data transfer costs and minimise page transfer times.

 

[cmichaelb]

If those parts were photographed on someone's decking, they're enormous.

LOL.

It's like the parts were shot while on a sushi mat...

 

[rtdunham]

So what does this mean for the iPhone 6??

Are we tuo understand there will be no 4" iphone6? That if we want the new phone, we have to buy a bigger phone?

 

[HarryWild]

Are we tuo understand there will be no 4" iphone6? That if we want the new phone, we have to buy a bigger phone?

No, there will still be a 4" iPhone but it will be dumb down in specs to that of the current 5S and maybe the storage will be reduce to 16 and 32GB only. That what has happen with the plastic 5C. I think it may be called the 6C??? or something else maybe 5C2?

 

[mentaluproar]

I was considering a 6, but if they move that power button, screw it.

 

[700-Grizz]

Just give me the 5.5!