Fingerprint Sensor to Skip iPhone 5S, Will Appear on iPhone 6 – Analyst
A new security feature that was earlier reported to debut with the iPhone 5S will not make it after all on the rumoured June 2013 release of the upcoming Apple smartphone, new reports said.
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster is sold to the persistent suggestions that Apple is bent on selling iPhone refresh three months from now but it will be without the fingerprint sensor chip on the phone's Home button.
Instead, the new technology will come rolling out with the 4.8-inch, quad-core iPhone 6, which Mr Munster said will be unwrapped on Q1 2014.
His assertion somehow is supported by recent leaks of purported iPhone 5S components that showed the iconic Home button still lacking the fingerprint sensor chip, Gotta Be Mobile said in a report.
Mr Munster's new take also ran in counter with the earlier projection published by KGI Securities - that the A7-powered iPhone 5S will bring in tougher security specs that consumers will love.
No reasons were provided for the technology skip, which Apple watchers have been expecting to be deployed on upcoming iOS devices following the tech giant's acquisition of security firm AuthenTec last year.
However, Mr Munster insisted that the iPhone 5S remains a compelling upgrade with a faster processing chip and iOS 7 as its latest attraction.
There is also a remote chance that Apple will include NFC chip with the iPhone 5S, which blog reports said will retail in colourful shells, departing from the usual black and white aluminium casing.
And all the missed features will somehow make their way to the planned Apple phablet, the analyst said, creating an iPhone 6 that is NFC-capable, with fingerprint sensor on the Home button and a portable machine that is quad-core with 64-bit computing prowess.
Apple's iPhone 6 will likely be the first iOS device that will introduce full wireless charging capability, meaning no tweaks or third-party kits are needed to enjoy the feature.