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I feel like I'm going insane. On every single model revealed today, there is a differently-colored patch on the right side of the phone, below the power button.

I feel like I'm going insane. On every single model revealed today, there is a differently-colored patch on the right side of the phone, below the power button. What is it? It's not the SIM card slot - that's on the left side. It's not a new TouchID sensor - the website doesn't even mention it at all. And yet it exists in every single render.

richardwhiuk 6y ago
No, the SIM card slot is on the right hand side.
- AgentEpsilon 6y ago
  Check the renders. The sim slot is on the left side.
  - noahtallen 6y ago
    You’re totally right. I just assumed it was SIM because that’s where it is today! I wonder what it is now
hobofan 6y ago
I think that's part of their antenna?
- AgentEpsilon 6y ago
  This seems like the most likely answer. Disappointing how different the color is if that is the case.
dont__panic 6y ago
I kept thinking it was the SIM card slot earlier in the presentation, but from what I've read on Reddit it sounds like it's part of the 5G antennae array.
kirill5pol 6y ago
It looks a lot like the magnetic charger for the Apple pencil in the iPad Pro and new Air, so it’s possible it could be a future addition.
stirlo 6y ago
It's not present on the renders on the Apple AU site so that would confirm it's related to mmWave which is not available outside US. AU: https://www.apple.com/au/iphone-12/images/overview/design_mini__c06shv17wemq_large.jpg https://www.apple.com/au/iphone-12/images/overview/design_mi... US: https://www.apple.com/v/iphone-12/a/images/overview/design/design_mini__c06shv17wemq_large.jpg https://www.apple.com/v/iphone-12/a/images/overview/design/d...
runeks 6y ago
It’s on my iPad as well. Model A2228. On the same side as the volume buttons. Here’s a picture: https://pasteboard.co/JvDAuop.jpg https://pasteboard.co/JvDAuop.jpg
teaswift 6y ago
It seems to be part of the mmwave antenna. I do wish it was a touch ID sensor. https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2020/10/13/21515128/iphone-12-mini-pro-max-mmwave-5g-antenna-window https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2020/10/13/21515128/...

richardwhiuk 6y ago

No, the SIM card slot is on the right hand side.

AgentEpsilon 6y ago
Check the renders. The sim slot is on the left side.
- noahtallen 6y ago
  You’re totally right. I just assumed it was SIM because that’s where it is today! I wonder what it is now

hobofan 6y ago

I think that's part of their antenna?

AgentEpsilon 6y ago
This seems like the most likely answer. Disappointing how different the color is if that is the case.

dont__panic 6y ago

I kept thinking it was the SIM card slot earlier in the presentation, but from what I've read on Reddit it sounds like it's part of the 5G antennae array.

kirill5pol 6y ago

It looks a lot like the magnetic charger for the Apple pencil in the iPad Pro and new Air, so it’s possible it could be a future addition.

stirlo 6y ago

It's not present on the renders on the Apple AU site so that would confirm it's related to mmWave which is not available outside US. AU: https://www.apple.com/au/iphone-12/images/overview/design_mini__c06shv17wemq_large.jpg https://www.apple.com/au/iphone-12/images/overview/design_mi... US: https://www.apple.com/v/iphone-12/a/images/overview/design/design_mini__c06shv17wemq_large.jpg https://www.apple.com/v/iphone-12/a/images/overview/design/d...

runeks 6y ago

It’s on my iPad as well. Model A2228. On the same side as the volume buttons. Here’s a picture: https://pasteboard.co/JvDAuop.jpg https://pasteboard.co/JvDAuop.jpg

teaswift 6y ago

It seems to be part of the mmwave antenna. I do wish it was a touch ID sensor. https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2020/10/13/21515128/iphone-12-mini-pro-max-mmwave-5g-antenna-window https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2020/10/13/21515128/...