Plastic Rear Shell For Apple's Lower Costing iPhone Surfaces?

Plastic Rear Shell For Apple's Lower Costing iPhone Surfaces?

Just after the French site Nowhereelse.fr leaked the iPad 5 schematics, an alleged rear shell of the rumored lower costing iPhone surfaced on the site as well.

While this case could always be for a Chinese clone, the overall template of the shell is very similar to the iPhone 5. We have heard rumors the the lower costing iPhone could come in multiple colors including green.

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To begin, we note that this case is prima facie not designed in one piece . It would appear that the hull itself and the panel on which the various internal components of the device will be attached are two distinct elements.

It then noted that the location of the multiple attachment points of the internal components such as the motherboard and the connection port Lightning roughly coincide with the positioning of the same attachment points within the iPhone 5.

The case is not designed in one piece and it will instead have two distinct elements that will be attached instead.

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iPhone 5S to Feature Dual LED Flash, New Colors Rumored for Low Cost iPhone?

iPhone 5S to Feature Dual LED Flash, New Colors Rumored for Low Cost iPhone?

Citing information from various sources, Japanese blog Macotakara has released a report today with details regarding the rumored low cost iPhone, the iPhone 5S, and the iPad 5.

According to the site, the low cost iPhone will ship in various different colors. The first source claims that the low cost iPhone will come in colors navy, gold orange, white, and gray. On the other hand, a second source claimed that white, pink, green, blue, and yellow orange are the available colors. Some of these colors may not make the cut for final production.

The low cost iPhone will reportedly begin initial production in July to accommodate a September launch. Since the lower cost iPhone will have a lower price tag (rumored to be around $350 - $400), a polycarbonate shell is expected.

The site also believes the iPhone 5S will come in colors other than black and white, such as gold, green, and more. Additionally, the 5S is rumored to pack a dual LED flash, with a circular back microphone (instead of the current oval).

Finally the site did shed some light on the next generation iPad, suggesting that the it will ship after the iPhone 5S, and contain an additional microphone.

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Note: The images below are all renders.

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Leaked Schematics for the iPad 5 Reveal Its New Dimensions? [Photos]

Schematics for the upcoming fifth generation iPad have allegedly been leaked, revealing its new width, height, and thickness, reports French site Nowhereelse.fr.

As you can see in the photos below the thickness is expressly stated as 7.9mm. Unfortunately, the other photo is less clear; however, Nowhereelse compared it to previous schematic plans for the iPad and calculated a width of 178.5mm and a height of 232mm. That's a reduction of 1.5mm in thickness, 9.3 mm in length, and 7.3mm in width.

Unfortunately for us, this photo was captured in readiness, nose and beard team leaders that employee does not allow us to distinguish between multiple figures included in this document with the exception of one of them. Another shot (CF photo introduction to this article) shows us that the shell of the iPad 5 would measure 7.9mm thick. From there, so I tried to estimate the approximate size of 5 and the iPad it based on the schematic plans of the iPad 4 and iPad Mini provided by Apple. If my calculations are correct, the iPad 5 would measure around 232mm long and wide against 178.5mm 241.3mm 185.8mm long and wide for the iPad 4. 

Apple is expected to unveil its new iPad before the holiday season. Check out the photos below...

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