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Leaked Photo Shows Partially Assembled iPhone 4S/5 Components with A5 Chip

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Late last month, we reported on photos of what appeared to be the logic board for the iPhone 4S or 5, showing a form factor for the board more similar in appearance to the CDMA iPhone 4 than the GSM iPhone 4, as well as space for Apple's rectangular A5 system-on-a-chip.




phoneArena.com now points to a new image that has surfaced on Chinese microblogging site Weibo appearing to show that same logic board with all chips in place and at least partially assembled. A connection to what appears to be a white iPhone 4-like front panel/LCD display is visible, as are a battery and several other flex cables from the device.

The image clearly shows an A5 chip, which is of course expected for the iPhone 5. There has been some debate, however, about whether Apple will be introducing an iPhone 4-like model that has been unofficially dubbed the iPhone 4S, a redesigned iPhone 5, or both. If Apple does indeed release both an iPhone 4S and an iPhone 5, an A5 chip in the lower-level iPhone 4S would be a significant inclusion given that Apple has typically chosen to offer versions of its previous-generation models and technologies as its entry-level devices.

The battery included in the leaked photo is also generating some conversation, as it appears to be the same model number is seen in previous photos, but carries slightly different specs. Earlier photos had shown the battery offering 3.7 V and 5.3 Whr, for a charge capacity of about 1430 mAh. For comparison, the current iPhone 4 battery checks in at 3.7 V and 5.25 Whr, offering 1420 mAh of charge.

This new photo appears to have the charge of 1430 mAh stamped directly on it, but curiously seems to list the voltage at 4.2 V. It is unclear exactly why the battery seems to be reporting a different voltage, and thus a different energy close to 6 Whr to reach the same 1430 mAh charge seen in earlier photos of the same part.

Article Link: Leaked Photo Shows Partially Assembled iPhone 4S/5 Components with A5 Chip
 
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A change from 3.7V to 4.2V would probably indicate a change of chemistry. Different Li-ion chemistries have different nominal voltages. That said, 6Wh is pretty beefy for a cell phone battery. Makes you wonder if they're going to go LTE and the larger battery is there to compensate for any additional battery drain.
 
They just need to make the screen bigger. That is my ONLY gripe about the iphone. Running on 4 years with the same screen is getting a little old now.
 
I imagine there will be a lot of disappointed people if iPhone 4S is THE iPhone for 2011.

Personally though, I wouldn't really mind an iPhone 4 shape for another year, it's really a fantastic design.
 
It seems there's zero redesign as far as the front camera, ear speaker, and sensor. Some prior case designs only had a single slit at the top, so either they were wrong or this is.
 
Although this doesn't tell us much about the form factor on the next iPhone, interesting nonetheless.
 
TOOFY said:
They just need to make the screen bigger. That is my ONLY gripe about the iphone. Running on 4 years with the same screen is getting a little old now.
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Change just for the sake of it? Let me think about it - ummm - no!
 
My iPhone 4 is holding up real nice, unlike the original 3G I had. The new phone will have to be pretty sweet to convince me to switch (like way more battery life, or some kind of magical camera lense with optical zoom).
 
Shouldn't this picture be pretty easy to get a gauge of how big the device is? I mean we see the A5, the camera hole, the ear speaker and what not. With the known knowledge of the size of those, shouldn't we be able to guess as the how much further the battery would extend and then see if the width of the whole thing together is larger than the current iPhone?

And therefore most likely larger screen?
 
Vitruviux said:
I imagine there will be a lot of disappointed people if iPhone 4S is THE iPhone for 2011.

Personally though, I wouldn't really mind an iPhone 4 shape for another year, it's really a fantastic design.
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I agree, if the iPhone 4S had the same initial design as the iPhone 4, a new A5 Chip, 8MP Camera, larger screen and bigger battery, I would be happy.

I highly doubt apple is just releasing an iPhone 4S however.

The CaseMate leak really upped my hopes and belief for an iPhone 5.
 
3.7 and 4.2 are 2 voltages that are *both* used in Li-ion. 4.2 is nominal charging voltage and 3.7 is operating voltage.

It seems *highly* unlikely that apple managed to find a completely new battery chemistry before the rest of the world even knows it exists (I mean, yes, if anyone can it's apple, but I still very much doubt it), and much more likely that they (their manufacturer, that is) simply printed the one or the other voltage.
 
Hmm, I overlayed the outline of the iPhone 4 over this image. Looks like the screen is higher and wider:

ip45.jpg


Interesting how smaller the bezel is, especially at the top.
 
For me this is just further proof that the 4s will have an A5. I Bet it's cheaper for Apple to produce more A5s than it is to produce both the A4 and A5.

I wonder if there is a possibility to use A5s that didn't pass QA for the 5 in the 4s like Intel used to do with the Celeron?
 
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