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Safety Inspector Purports 'Huge Influx' of iPhones With Touch ID on the Back [Photo]

Safety Inspector Purports 'Huge Influx' of iPhones With Touch ID on the Back [Photo]

Posted July 5, 2017 at 2:25pm by iClarified
A shipping company employee that does safety inspections on large cargo shipments claims there has been a 'huge influx' of iPhones with Touch ID on the back en route to Apple, reports Benjamin Geskin.

The worker managed to take pictures of the display unit in a lower security area and it looks similar to some alternative leaks we've been seeing. The device does not have a Home button but does have larger bezels than the 'iPhone 8' design most commonly rumored.

It's possible that Apple may be leaking alternative designs to throw us off track and catch leakers. Sonny Dickson posted a schematic of the iPhone with Touch ID on the back in April. It's also been suggested that this is the design for the new iPhone 7s.


Here's what Geskin's source had to say:

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I work for a shipping company and do safety inspections on large cargo shipments to check the safety of batteries in transit. Lately we've seen a huge influx of the iPhones with the Touch ID on the back, probably a few pallets per day. I've also seen displays, chips, flexes, cases, you name it. It's really hard to get a photo at work but I managed to get this one of the iPhone 8 display unit in a lower security area.

Pallets of those displays I just sent you started rolling a few weeks ago. They're really ramping up fast.

The photo shows a tray of iPhone display modules en route to Apple (I saw the address on the shipping label. Everyday the same. See many of them. More and more), from an Apple supplier in Asia (name removed for protection). The box was opened during a customs and safety inspection. (make sure batteries are ok so you check the temperature with a thermometer and look at seals for leaks.)


Definitely it's mass production. Test is usually only a few. This more than a test.
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Safety Inspector Purports 'Huge Influx' of iPhones With Touch ID on the Back [Photo]

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Safety Inspector Purports 'Huge Influx' of iPhones With Touch ID on the Back [Photo]
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None45
None45 - July 6, 2017 at 3:40pm
Oh God! I really hope this is just fake news. It looks terrible.
Zane
Zane - July 6, 2017 at 11:51am
Fake News
Moz
Moz - July 6, 2017 at 7:23am
If that's the new iPhone its looks terrible. It looks like a cheap Android phone. what is apple doing?
odedoo1
odedoo1 - July 6, 2017 at 3:49am
There is no way that Apple is getting my money this time only to wait for the 8S which will need a few cool upgrades like a fingerprint sensor built in the screen which they already got but won't use because of greedy Tim, something that Steve would have never done!!!
merlin
merlin - July 6, 2017 at 2:20am
humm. fingerprint sensor embedded within the apple logo perhaps. that would be over the top badsss.
phonezalot
phonezalot - July 5, 2017 at 6:15pm
finger print scanners on the back are 2015. pretty sure apple is not making a pixel clone.
Cristian Martinez
Cristian Martinez - July 5, 2017 at 3:35pm
This design is so much better than the other one. I love how the earpiece and camera don’t curve down and cut off part of the display.
nono09
nono09 - July 5, 2017 at 3:32pm
As a camera shutter, the button makes sense, having a case on though fucks that up.
D4xM4Nx
D4xM4Nx - July 5, 2017 at 3:31pm
It's quite possible that Apple is trolling everyone with prototypes and to phase out leakers as the article implies. We need less drama and hype but hey! Dat iPhone news train is coming in with fanfare xP
Overwatch
Overwatch - July 5, 2017 at 3:27pm
Lol .... Apple is now copying Samsung.
carlos_j
carlos_j - July 5, 2017 at 2:58pm
Oh i miss Steve... He would never come with this crap...
odedoo1
odedoo1 - July 6, 2017 at 3:56am
I miss him to, he was product first only then the money, with Tim its money first then the product! In short it's no longer the Apple that we loved so much, those days are gone and removing Tim could be the answer but only could !!!
Ken
Ken - July 7, 2017 at 11:48am
The hockey puck mouse and G4 Cube beg to differ.
Rayl
Rayl - July 5, 2017 at 2:46pm
Looks like sh*t if its the new design.
Alberto Espinal
Alberto Espinal - July 5, 2017 at 2:34pm
Maybe it’s the 7s
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