Citing the usual "reliable sources," Taiwanese Apple blog Apple Daily says the images show
three components bound for Apple's rumored 5.5-inch iPhone, which some predict will launch
alongside — or shortly after — a new 4.7-inch version of the smartphone. The publication's
sources refer to the phablet as the "iPhone 6L."
However, even a cursory inspection of the photos reveals two parts, the display and logic
board, are nearly identical to those pictured in previous reports related to the smaller of
Apple's next-gen handsets.
With the display, architectural elements like screw bosses, circuit board anchors and
circuitry are placed in the exact locations as a part revealed last week. In addition, flex
cables are of the same size, located in the same position and feature proportionally sized
connectors as the supposed 4.7-inch variant.
It is highly unlikely that a 4.7-inch iPhone would share the same layout with a sized-up
5.5-inch model, while at the same time sporting different sized connectors.
As for the logic board, this part too lines up perfectly with a component unearthed
yesterday, complete with identical EMI shields, fastener holes and connector design.
The report does, however, contain one never-before-seen part in a 2,915 mAh battery, which
could feasibly be bound for Apple's jumbo-sized handset. Produced by known Apple partner
supplier Huizhou Desay, the battery'a capacity is much larger than the 1,800 mAh unit seen
in a supposed leak associated with the 4.7-inch variant. By comparison, the current iPhone
5s uses a 1,500 mAh battery, while Motorola's 4.7-inch Moto X boasts a 2,200 mAh part.
Although the battery is a possible fit for Apple's 5.5-inch iPhone, not much is known about
the phablet device. Most recently, photos of alleged wake/sleep flex cables and volume
controls hit the Web in July.
