Apple iPhone 6s leak reveals updated chips, but the return of 16GB storage option

Over the past few days we’ve been checking out maybe the most exciting series of iPhone 6s leaks to date, as a source with apparent access to the phone’s frame and main board has been offering some up-close looks at the hardware. First we saw the handset’s largely unchanged body, and then on Wednesday got a look at a new modem chip. Today the focus on internals continues, revealing, among other things, a new NFC module and the return of a 16GB storage option.

Sorry for you proponents of a 32GB minimum, as it appears from this board, at least, that the 16GB variant will return. Here we see a 16GB Toshiba flash chip, and while it’s possible that this is just for internal testing, it doesn’t necessarily bode well for rumors that the 16GB iPhone might soon be a thing of the past.

Beyond that new NFC chip we mentioned, there’s a general streamlining of the circuit board, as compared to the iPhone 6: what previously took a large number of components sees a paring down to a smaller number of ICs, allowing Apple to reduce board size. Granted, not by much, but this reduction in parts also simplifies manufacturing and opens the door for more power-efficient operation.

Source: 9to5 Mac