Photos of iPhone 6S components and shell leaked

9to5Mac has taken a look at some components from the unannounced iPhone 6S, revealing some changes coming to the new iPhone inside and out.

The big change seems to be a move towards simplicity – from 10 distinct components on last year’s motherboard, now there are only three. In addition, those that remain look to more power-efficient, which could increase battery life overall (or match a loss in battery life caused by new, power-hungry components elsewhere). The logic board is also slightly smaller than it was previously, which should also allow more space for the battery or other components.

The board that 9to5Mac are looking at does include 16GB of flash storage. It was thought that Apple would move to a 32GB baseline model with the iPhone 6S, and that may yet still happen. However, it’s also possible that Apple will remain with its current lineup of 16, 64 and 128GB.

The iPhone 6S looks to be the same size as the iPhone 6, which means that iPhone 6 cases will fit the iPhone 6S. Other changes that would affect accessory compatibility – such as a dual camera system or a new connector – don’t appear to be coming with the iPhone 6S. That means you won’t need new accessories if you’re upgrading to the iPhone 6S (although of course most users will be upgrading from an earlier iPhone model instead, given the usual two year contract lengths in the UK).

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