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Leaked 'iPhone 7' Display Backlight Shows Moved 3D Touch and Flex Cables

Taiwanese website Apple.club.tw (http://www.apple.club.tw/%E5%82%B3%E8%AA%AA%E4%B8%AD%E7%9A%84iphone-7-%E8%9E%A2%E5%B9%95%E9%A6%96%E6%AC%A1%E6%9B%9D%E5%85%89/) has shared leaked images of the purported backlight assembly for the "iPhone 7 (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-7/)" display. The component draws some similarities to the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus backlight assembly, although the 3D Touch chip and LCD flex cables are relocated on this leaked part.





<img src="(http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2016/01/iPhone-7-Backlight-Assembly.jpg)" alt="iPhone-7-Backlight-Assembly" width="800" height="545" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-481240" /><center>Leaked backlight assembly purportedly for "iPhone 7" display</center>


The website speculates the component could also be for Apple's next-generation 4-inch iPhone, but previous reports have said the much-rumored "iPhone 6c (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-6c/)" will not have 3D Touch (http://www.macrumors.com/2015/12/01/iphone-6c-colorful-metal-feb-2016/). The pictured size of the 3D Touch chip and flex cables also suggests the backlight assembly is designed for larger than a 4-inch display.





<img src="(http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2016/01/iPhone-6s-6s-Plus-Backlight-Assembly.jpg)" alt="iPhone 6s 6s Plus Backlight Assembly" width="549" height="311" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-481251" /><center>iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus backlight assembly for comparison</center>


Apple.club.tw has accurately leaked or republished multiple Apple products in the past, including the iPhone 6 protruding camera lens (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/08/20/alleged-schematic-protruding-camera-4-7-iphone-6/), iPhone 6 logic board (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/08/14/assembled-iphone-6-logic-board/) and iPad Air 2 logic board (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/10/11/new-images-ipad-air-2-parts/), but its February 2015 rumor about Apple adding Touch ID on the MacBook, Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad (http://www.macrumors.com/2015/02/17/touch-id-macbooks-magic-mouse-trackpad-rumor/?utm_content=buffer50ede&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer&fb_ref=Default&fb_source=message) has yet to happen.





Apple may remove the 3.5mm headphone jack (http://www.macrumors.com/2015/11/27/iphone-7-no-3-5mm-headphone-jack-lightning/) on the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus in favor of an all-in-one Lightning connector, possibly helping the smartphones achieve between 6.0mm and 6.5mm thinness (http://www.macrumors.com/2015/09/06/iphone-7-thickness-ipod-touch/) and a waterproof design (http://www.macrumors.com/2015/12/29/iphone-7-waterproof-hidden-antenna-bands/). The devices may also have a faster TSMC-built A10 chip (http://www.macrumors.com/2015/11/06/tsmc-a10-production-info-wlp/) and non-metallic casing (http://www.macrumors.com/2015/09/28/iphone-7-already-rumored-to-be-waterproof/) with hidden antenna bands (http://www.macrumors.com/2015/12/29/iphone-7-waterproof-hidden-antenna-bands/).





iPhone 7 Plus could have 3GB of RAM (http://www.macrumors.com/2015/11/03/kuo-4-inch-iphone-2016-iphone-7-ram/), 256GB storage and a larger 3,100 mAh battery (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/01/02/iphone-7-plus-256gb-storage-3100-mah-battery/).

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