Questionable Photos Depict iPhone 5S Packaging With Redesigned Home Button

[lousada]

Well, at least it seems the iPhone is finally getting a notification led.

 

[Popeye206]

What makes you think this is iOS 5, iOS 5 isn't even supported on the 4" screen.

My mistake on the version... just seemed so not iOS7 at a glance... and not very Apple like for the perspective in the photo.

 

[Munky]

Here's higher quality photos..

http://www.iphoneincanada.ca/news/leaked-iphone-5s-box-fingerprint-ring/

 

[50548]

He never mentioned innovations he said its a new phone.And it is a new phone.

So now we are playing semantics? Of course it is new, just like the Ford Edsel once was; is it innovative? Not at all.

 

[bchery21]

Like so??

No, I meant on the home screen. For instance the LED would be blue and you'd see a little red notification bubble on the mail app indicating the number of new emails. But yea, I guess I'm being picky.
This new mock up moves away from your previous post since it's text coming in but the LED ring is blue (which I thought you said would indicate email).

No biggie, I digress :/

 

[LordQ]

Ugly packaging. I will buy a nexus S4 on Tuesday!

«Perro que ladra, no muerde»

Barking dog won't bite... If you're going to do it, do it and get over it, we don't care if you're not buying an iPhone because of an ugly packaging

 

[Paddle1]

It would be nice if the button could light up. It could be a notification light.

 

[TC03]

I don't like that ring. I've always loved how the front of the iPhone has been completely flushed, ever since the original iPhone. Other phones yet have to match that level of cleanness and simplicity, and now Apple is throwing that away. Too bad.

 

[Noctilux.95]

It would be nice if the button could light up. It could be a notification light.

It would cool if the thumb detection gave you a thumbs up per every scan

 

[thedeejay]

Can they not use something other than a potato to take the photo of the box? Jeez

 

[cmichaelb]

I'm one of those people. I love iOS, but I really would like a screen that's around the size of the HTC One, although that phone feels slightly too big, it's still pretty close to what I'd prefer.

That phone(HTC One) feels pretty good in the hand for a 4.7" screen. Much better than my wife's SIII with a 4.8" screen.

 

[Riverton]

So now we are playing semantics? Of course it is new, just like the Ford Edsel once was; is it innovative? Not at all.

Can we stop using that word so haphazardly? It's starting to lose its meaning. How often do you expect a company to create or re-invent a product category or service? What are other companies like Samsung doing with their phones that are innovative in the true sense of the word? iPhone is getting an incremental update, just like all the other smartphones that got incremental updates this year.

 

[singhjeet29]

I hope the ring has another function, such as being an LED for notifications.

 

[xNYMetsx]

So you just want Apple to be spec whores like everyone else. Why not just buy an Android device?

You don't get iOS. I'd throw the iPhone 5 in the trash and take the Nexus 4 (with LTE of course) with iOS on it.

 

[JobsGang]

So now we are playing semantics? Of course it is new, just like the Ford Edsel once was; is it innovative? Not at all.

Who said it was?No one was arguing that it is innovative.

 

[cmichaelb]

My mistake on the version... just seemed so not iOS7 at a glance... and not very Apple like for the perspective in the photo.

Very Apple like if you go back to the earlier models-

Here is the 3GS, 3G, and original iPhone boxes.

 

[tigres]

...taken with Samsung Gear, no doubt.

If the battery held out ...

 

[sulpfiction]

I can not believe you said that?!
Can't you see that the so called iPhone 5S packaging displays iOS 5?!

I also can't believe that MacRumors posted this?!

iOS 5?? And if you meant 6, you're still wrong.

And you belong to a site called MacRUMORS! Maybe this story isn't appropriate for MacFacts.com, but for MR...It's exactly the kind of story they should be posting. Sheesh!

 

[cmichaelb]

And you belong to a site called MacRUMORS! Maybe this story isn't appropriate for MacFacts.com, but for MR...It's exactly the kind of story they should be posting. Sheesh!

Post of the day!!!

 

[Gamewave]

Isn't the box for the black iPad mini white?

 

[ArtOfWarfare]

... Why would they ditch the sole feature that makes an iPhone obviously an iPhone even when the screen is off and the Apple logo covered? The home-screen-icon-icon (for lack of a better term) has been the defining feature of the iPhone since the first - and it made sense, too!

Ditching it is like ditching the Apple icon from the Apple keyboard.

 

[Noctilux.95]

Just saw this on Yahoo business. I'm sure its a fake considering the 5S come with iOS 6.

 

[sulpfiction]

1. This is Real, stop saying its not


what is your point?

It looks just like it, except white this time and not black.

Cmon....Why do people say things like this? How the hell would you have any clue at all if this is real or not?

And you think this box looks just like the 5 box? Not even close bro.

If I were a betting man, i'd put my money on "FAKE". Looks more like China knockoff packaging to me. And if it is real (and maybe it is) this photo makes it look terribly cheesy.

And if it is a China knockoff, one thing i can take from it is that the home button will change and most likely look similar to this one. But in a nicer, more refined kinda way.

Just relax. All these rumors will be over before you know it. 3 days...Just 3 more days. Hang in there.

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

Has anyone considered that this 'ring' around the Home button could actually be metal, like that which surrounds the camera flash on the 4S?

It's not in Apple's nature to use exposed LEDs anymore, so the chances of it being some sort of light unit right on the front face is slim. A metal ring would at least separate the Home button from the rest bezel, visually.

Also, the black background ties in nicely with the 'same colour' themes of the iPhone 5C boxes. It's a neat way to reiterate the colour of the phone body and to make the iOS 7 icons stand out more.

 

[AdonisSMU]

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Unconfirmed photos of what is alleged to be the packaging for the iPhone 5S have been released by Chinese site C Technology [Google Translation]. The photographs depict a standard white iPhone box, similar to the boxes Apple has used as packaging for previous versions of the iPhone.

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A black iPhone is printed on the top of the box and the phone's home button is surrounded by a new silver ring and pictured without the iconic square in the middle. The design is in line with rumors suggesting the iPhone 5S home button will be slightly altered in order to accommodate an expected fingerprint sensor, but there is no way to confirm the veracity of the images.

The solid black background on the phone is suspect as Apple typically uses a wallpaper for a background, but leaked images of purported iPhone 5C packaging have also shown a solid colored background.

While KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has indicated the iPhone 5S will feature a sapphire-covered convex home button to support the fingerprint sensor, other reports have disagreed with this conclusion, with 9to5Mac suggesting a non-distinct design for the home button that might possibly contain a shinier border as seen in the photo.

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Apple will unveil the iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C during an iPhone event next Tuesday. In addition to a fingerprint sensor, the iPhone 5S is expected to have an upgraded processor, an improved camera, and a new "champagne" color option.

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Tim is the one holding the box.