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Earlier in the day, we brought you word that there was an iPhone 5s teardown, except that it was not done by the folks over at iFixit, but rather, Australia’s iExpert. Neither was it the gold colored model that was taken apart, although the teardown then did reveal a slightly larger battery that should put to rest any potential arguments that the battery is smaller or of the same size as its predecessor. The folks over at iFixit have managed to wrap their hands around a gold iPhone 5s, and of course, they proceeded with the standard teardown.

After prying the iPhone 5s open, the iFixit team more or less touted that what they discovered within was more or less similar to the one in its predecessor, the iPhone 5. Of course, this is not to say there are no changes at all, but the changes are pretty much few in number. For instance, there is a cable that connects the fingerprint sensor to the Lightning port assembly, while there is no longer a pull-out tab for the 1,560mAh battery. The Touch ID itself is comprised of a bunch of capacitors which will do the job of “remembering” the ridges on your finger, and the 8-megapixel iSight camera has all the signs of a Sony constructed part.

Gold iPhone 5s Teardown By iFixit original content from Ubergizmo.

Apple’s latest flagship smartphone is due in stores tomorrow morning, and naturally, iFixit has put one of the shipping units under a screwdriver before launch. We can’t say we’re surprised: these folks have sort of made a habit of it. The iPhone 5s teardown is currently marked as “in progress,” but the disassembly artists have already found the device slightly more difficult to take apart than its predecessor, due to the Touch ID sensor’s short connector cable. The new iPhone’s 1560mAh battery (a modest upgrade from the iPhone 5’s 1440mAh) is also held down by a ton of glue. The team expresses some concerns over the CMOS Touch ID sensor’s sapphire crystal cover, cautioning that its accuracy could degrade over time if it isn’t adequately protected. At the time of this writing, the 5s is still coming apart, and iFixit is adding more detail by the minute. Hop on over to the source link below to see the tear down in progress, or check back here later for an update with the company’s final word.

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Source: iFixit

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