French Apple website Macboutic posted a few pictures of the blingy casing of an iPhone, including the shell in which components will sit cozy – all in a bright golden colour. The leak comes close on the heels of a report by KGI Securities’ Ming-Chi Kuo, who had claimed that Apple was possibly working on a “Champagne” coloured handset for its next phone.
Bling bling!
Kuo has quite a reputation within the Apple circles for being able to predict the company’s upcoming devices and their features. He has also said that Apple may be thinking of a 128GB storage option for the next iPhone.
Macboutic has added fuel to Kuo’s predictions with the leak of the purported casing of the golden iPhone 5S. The blog claims that it blurred out the Apple logo and the word “iPhone” from the back of the chassis. The leak also claims to show a picture of the new proximity sensor as well as a few other parts that will be part of the iPhone 5S.
Apple is expected to release the next iteration of the iPhone at an event slated for September 10, almost exactly a year after it announced the iPhone 5. Given the leaks over the past few months, we won’t be surprised if coloured iPhones – especially this gold coloured one – are announced along with their black-and-white counterparts.
