The next generation iPhone 5S will apparently be destined for a launch in September or October of this year, rather than the June launch date which had previously been postulated. According to a new report from Reuters, Apple is spending more time developing the coating for the new fingerprint sensor situated under the Home button on the new device. As such, the development timetable has been pushed back slightly, but there is no detail offered on when the device will now launch
The source of the information is apparently an individual involved in the Taiwanese supply chain for Apple device components, who says that the coating materials that have been used are interfering with the fingerprint sensor. That said, a report earlier this month from KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggested that Apple was targeting a September launch for the iPhone 5S due to similar reasons regarding the fingerprint sensor.
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