Translation Results Requested Through Conyac Made Public

Last week, we shared a pair of photos of Apple's upcoming iPhone5S,revealing a few details such as a larger-capacity battery and a new dual-LED flash system for the rear camera. At the time, we had some questions about the main chip from the device, which lacked an A-series identification printed on it and which carried date codes indicating that it had been manufactured in Oct 2012.

We have now received several additional photos showing the device in greater detail, with a particular emphasis on the main chip.

As seen in one photo, the chip carries an Apple model number of APL0698,suggesting that this is indeed intended to be branded as an A7 chip rather than a modification on the A6 chip found in the iPhone5. Additional markings on this new iPhone5S chip indicate that it carries Elpida DRAM, apparently in the same 1GB amount seen on the A6.

In addition to the 1243 date code visible in the previous photo, the new photo also clearly shows another date code of 1239 for the DRAM, indicating that that portion of the chip was manufactured in late September 2012. We have also determined that the device itself was assembled in Dec 2012, making it a rather early prototype.

Another item of interest on the main chip is a K1A0062 identifier.