iPhone 5S home button/Touch ID duo confirmed via manual

As the official iPhone event is just hours away the device's secrets become exposed one by one.

From an alleged user manual of the upcoming flagship iPhone 5S comes the home button slash Touch ID sensor, which is said to be a fancy name for a fingerprint scanner. Click on the image below for full-res details. The Wall Street Journal seems to back this fingerprint claim as well.

Snapshot from alleged iPhone 5S manual

Next up is the iPhone 5S' packaging, which also points to a new home button design, which looks like it has an aluminum/metallic rim around it - click for an enlarged picture.

Supposed iPhone 5S retail box

This is not the first time we've seen specs of the upcoming iPhone 5S. We've also seen the rumored cheaper plastic iPhone 5C a number of times, most recently including a video flaunting iOS 7.

Not long left - tune in later today to get the full scoop of novelties from the event.

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