China Ontrade has published photos of a midboard they claim is from the next generation iPhone. They indicate the part will be available for purchase from November 1st.

Gizmodo notes that the company has been accurate in the past about parts for future iPhone models; however, it is very strange that the part would leak 8 months before the expected release.

Apple's products are built just-in-time to avoid stock congestion or last minute changes. They don't have parts ready eight months before release.

Could this possibly suggest an early release for a new iPhone model?

That seems crazy, and very unlikely. After all, we know that Phil Schiller said that the Apple holiday lineup was set. Some people argue that this means that the holiday lineup is set, but it hasn't been fully announced yet. However, for now we can only speculate about the true meaning of his words, and the fact that Apple called us to tell us an exact quote to publish.

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