Monday, 12 August 2013

iPhone 5S gets glitzy? Sapphire home button, gold option

Call it the iPhone 5S rumor roundup, bling edition: The champagne gold option seems a bit farfetched, but a Japanese Apple site reiterates the speculation.


iPhone 5S with rumored gold color option, according to Japanese-language site Macotakara. Notice the dual-LED flash, compared to the single flash on the iPhone 5.
iPhone 5S with rumored gold color option, according to Japanese-language site Macotakara. Notice the dual-LED flash, compared to the single flash on the iPhone 5.
(Credit: Macotakara)
Gold and sapphire. No, we're not talking about Rolex wristwatches but the iPhone 5S. All rumors of course.
The iPhone 5 already has a sapphire lens cover. But the 5S will get a convex sapphire home button too, according to KGI Securities' Ming-Chi Kuo (via 9to5Mac).
The reason? Sapphire prevents the button from being scratched and a slightly convex shape creates room for the fingerprint sensor, according to the analyst.
Note that there has also been speculation that the 5S' touch display would handle fingerprint sensing chores.
The KGI analyst also mentioned the new iPhone 5S will keep the 8-megapixel sensor but make other camera improvements.
Another notable iPhone 5S rumor has it sporting a new Apple A7 processor.


Current iPhone 5 has sapphire lens cover.
Current iPhone 5 has sapphire lens cover.
(Credit: Apple)

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