Claimed iPhone 5 SIM Card Tray Appears Identical to iPhone 4S

- June 25, 2014

following last week's leak of home buttons claimed next-generation iphone, parts vendor sw-box.com has just posted information on claimed iphone 5 sim card tray fresh 1 of parts suppliers.

tray appears identical sim card tray found in iphone 4s , 4, , if part indeed legitimate suggests apple may retain similar flat-edged form factor forthcoming device. such design opposed tapered or rounded-edge design require curved exterior surface tray or @ least thinner tray profile seen in earlier iphone models such 3g , 3gs.

apple has been pushing own "nano-sim" standard, has far been unable win approval competitors have objected proposal , offered own designs smaller next-generation sim card. unsurprisingly, appears smaller nano-sim design not ready in time included in next-generation iphone.

apple expected introduce next-generation iphone later year, many observers suggesting apple once again target september-october timeframe launch. many users have been hoping significant redesign following apple's pattern of maintaining similar form factor 2 generations between major design overhauls, part leaks might reveal apple's plans have yet begin surfacing.

update: several observers have pointed out, sim card tray have subtle differences compared tray used in iphone 4s , 4, slight tapering of metal frame pieces , metal shelf not seen in current trays. consequently, part appears not iphone 4s sim card tray, , while knockoff part, sw-box.com , supplier seem believe genuine.

(thanks, cydiablog.com)

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