Questionable Photos Depict iPhone 5S Packaging With Redesigned Home ButtonUnconfirmed photos of what is alleged to be the packaging for the iPhone 5S have been released by Chinese site C Technology [Google Translation]. The photographs depict a standard white iPhone box, similar to the boxes Apple has used as packaging for previous versions of the iPhone. A black iPhone is printed on the top of the box and the phone's home button is surrounded by a new silver ring and pictured without the iconic square in the middle. The design is in line with rumors suggesting the iPhone 5S home button will be slightly altered in order to accommodate an expected fingerprint sensor, but there is no way to confirm the veracity of the images. The solid black background on the phone is suspect as Apple typically uses a wallpaper for a background, but leaked images of purported iPhone 5C packaging have also shown a solid colored background. While KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has indicated the iPhone 5S will feature a sapphire-covered convex home button to support the fingerprint sensor, other reports have disagreed with this conclusion, with 9to5Mac suggesting a non-distinct design for the home button that might possibly contain a shinier border as seen in the photo. Apple will unveil the iPhone 5S and the iPhone 5C during an iPhone event next Tuesday. In addition to a fingerprint sensor, the iPhone 5S is expected to have an upgraded processor, an improved camera, and a new "champagne" color option. Update: C Technology has now posted higher-quality versions of the original two photos, as well as two additional photos of the box. Click for larger Recent Mac and iOS Blog Stories • Campers Already Setting Up for iPhone 5S/5C Launch at Apple's Fifth Avenue Store • Gameloft Releases Trailer for 'Thor: The Dark World', Coming in November • Google Drive for iOS Updated With Card-Style Layout, Quick File Sharing • Call of Duty: Strike Team Launches Exclusively on iOS • Social Network Path Updating iOS App with Private Sharing, 'Inner Circle', Premium Membership • Japanese Carrier DoCoMo to Gain iPhone This Fall • Google's Two-Factor Authentication App Pulled From App Store After Broken Update • PayPal for iOS Updated With New Mobile Wallet Features
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