MacRumor is reporting that they received the back shell of Apple’s next generation iPhone from Feld & Volk – a Moscow-based company selling modified luxury versions of the iPhone. According to the report Feld & Volk reportedly works with factories that make spare parts for Apple and is confident that their models are genuine.
According to the report:
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Feld & Volk says it has been working with the same factories that make spare parts for Apple products for more than six years, enabling it to get a head start on modifying the device for its customers. Feld & Volk has been using sapphire crystal on its high-end modified iPhones for several years, and says that its sapphire suppliers are the same ones Apple has begun working with more recently.
The photo of the rear of the shell also offers a decent view of the antenna breaks, with Feld & Volk noting that they appear to be made of a “non-conductive polymer” to insulate the different antennas from each other.[/su_quote]
Feld &Volk models also feature the cut out Apple logo on the back shell, which the company believes will house a near field communications (NFC) antenna:
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Feld & Volk speculates that the Apple logo could house a near field communications (NFC) antenna, but rumours have been split on whether the iPhone 6 will include that capability given Apple’s emphasis on Bluetooth 4.0 for close-range communications and a long history of NFC iPhone rumours that have failed to come to fruition.
The photo of the rear of the shell also offers a decent view of the antenna breaks, with Feld & Volk noting that they appear to be made of a “non-conductive polymer” to insulate the different antennas from each other.[/su_quote]
