Apple's iPhone 6 may still be months away from an official unveiling, but that hasn't stopped one Chinese case manufacturer from potentially spoiling the show - if these images showing third party cases for the unreleased handset prove accurate.
The leak, which arrived courtesy of nowhereelse.fr, suggests that while the volume and mute keys will remain in the same location on the left side of the phone, the power button appears to have moved from the top of the handset to the right side. The french site has been responsible for accurate leaks in the past, and it certainly ties in with what we know (or what we think we know) about the iPhone 6 so far.
The relocated power button is likely down to the fact that Apple intends to release a larger 5.5in iPhone, which would be unwieldy to use with one hand if the power button was on the top. Although this leaked case appears to be for a smaller phone, it is still noticeably larger than an existing iPhone 5s - suggesting that the standard iPhone 6 will indeed be growing to a 4.7in display.
The move to a larger screen is apparently a way to better compete with larger Android handsets like the Samsung Galaxy S5, HTC One (m8) and Sony Xperia Z2, but giving iPhone customers a choice of sizes would be a first for the company.
With only one camera cut-out on the rear, however, it seemingly rubbishes earlier rumours that the iPhone 6 would use two camera sensors in order to make the handset significantly thinner.
As usual for Apple, it refuses to comment on rumour or speculation, so we'll have to wait for an official announcement to find out of the leaks are accurate, but according to Nowhereelse.fr that might be sooner than you think - the 11th of June is supposedly being pencilled in for an Apple event.
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