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In summary:
- Macworld reports on new leaks from Instant Digital revealing the folding iPhone’s internal design, with the main logic board positioned on the right side to maximize battery capacity.
- The device is expected to feature unprecedented button placement, including volume controls on the top edge and a distinctive black camera plateau housing dual cameras.
- Initial launch colors may include white and likely black, with the unique internal layout promising the largest iPhone battery capacity ever achieved.
Weibo account Instant Digital leaks a lot of stuff—some of it pans out, some of it is off base. But they’ve published a lot on the upcoming folding phone lately, and now they’ve got a new post alleging some details of the upcoming folding iPhone that are worth paying attention to.
First, the volume buttons will reportedly be oddly arranged. They’re situated on the top edge of the right side, which is quite different from any iPhone ever. The power button (which is said to be integrated with Touch ID) and camera button are still along the right side, as with current iPhones.
The main logic board is apparently located in the right side of the phone, and Apple wanted to run a minimum of cables to the left half, so all functional buttons and such are on the right side. The internals of the left half are primarily just battery and display circuitry. This iPhone is supposed to have the largest total battery capacity ever.
The back of the right-hand half will have a horizontal “plateau” similar to the iPhone Air, featuring two cameras, an LED flash, and a microphone. However, this plateau will reportedly be black no matter which color of iPhone Fold you get.
Speaking of colors, only white has been confirmed, according to the leak, but one other color is expected to be available at launch, which we have to assume will be black.
