In the run-up to next week’s Apple event, the iPhone 5S rumor mill has become even more active with supposed leaks and mysterious images popping up from all corners of the Internet.
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The latest comes from a Chinese tech blog, which posted photos of what looks like a box for the long rumored iPhone 5S. In particular, one feature of the box’s artwork stands out — a silver ring around the normally all-black home button.
Originally posted by Ctechcn, Canadian tech site iPhone in Canada later picked up the story, and found clearer images of the box on Chinese microblogging service Weibo. The grainy images appear to fall right in line with hints dropped in recent months about the smartphone’s new fingerprint scanner feature.
While the authenticity of the images have not been verified, the ring around the home button shown in the images does match the description given by Fox News reporter Clayton Morris last month on the TWiT podcast. Citing his own, undisclosed sources, Morris said, “From what I’ve understood [the fingerprint scanner is] gonna have a silver ring around it.”
Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Image: iPhone in Canada