Wednesday, August 13, 2014

iPhone 6 Rear Apple Logo Might Not Light-Up for Notifications: Report

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Apple is likely to announce its next iPhone model, rumoured to come in two screen sizes - 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch, at an event on September 9, which is less than a month from now. But the leaks related to the device just don't stop coming in.
The latest in the series of leaks comes from a Taiwanese publication that posted images of the Apple logo likely be fitted on the rear panel of the alleged iPhone 6.
Gforgames in a report, citing the Taiwanese publication, notes the image shows a number of Apple logos that will supposedly be fit on the anticipated iPhone 6. The logos appear to be plain, with no signs of LEDs or other connectors linked to them. The report also suggested that the Apple logos seen in the leaked image were not meant for emitting any light.
The current leak contradicts an earlier report that had claimed that Apple logo placed at the back panel might light-up for notifications. Earlier leaked images of the alleged iPhone 6 rear shell with the Apple logo had also showed the interior, which was covered with a translucent plastic material said to allow the light to pass through.
We remind readers however that nothing is official yet, and that all such leaks must be taken with a pinch of salt.
Last week, images allegedly showing the retail box of the rumoured iPhone 6 also made their way to the Internet.
Reports have been tipping that the anticipated iPhone 6 will come in two models - with 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch displays - that would also see a difference in their processors and touch modules. Apple was also rumoured to debut a 128GB storage variant for its next iPhone. However, it was said that the 128GB storage variant would be limited to the bigger variant of the rumoured iPhone 6, and the alleged 4.7-inch iPhone 6 will offer the conventional 64GB as its maximum storage variant.

These New iPhone 6 Photos Are '100% The Real Deal,' According To Leaker Sonny Dickson

Sonny Dickson, the prolific Apple product leaker from Australia, posted some new alleged photos of the next-generation iPhone on Twitter Tuesday morning.
He said these photos are "100% the real deal. Just wait and see." See for yourself.

The photo shows the back panel for what is likely the iPhone 6, even though it's been scuffed and dented to a severe extent. As Apple Insider's Neil Hughes points out, the new iPhone model appears to feature a new antenna design, hopefully to allow for better reception through the phone's aluminum shell. 
In the iPhone 5 and iPhone 5S, Apple used glass cutouts for its antennas, but the alleged iPhone 6 appears to use a different kind of material for the antenna cutouts. We've reached out to Dickson to learn more about the material's composition and we'll update this story if we hear back.

The alleged part also shows one other design change from the iPhone 5S: The pill-shaped flash appears to have returned back into a normal circle, which means Apple may have figured out how to create a "True Tone" flash in a smaller module, likely to allow more room for other camera components.
Since this alleged part doesn't have any branding or regulatory information printed on the phone's exterior, it's possible this is an older prototype. And if that's the case, the final iPhone 6 may look a bit different than the damaged model Dickson is showing off here. We'll know for sure on September 9, which is when Re/code says Apple will unveil its eighth-generation iPhone.