Apple working on gold variant of iPhone X: Report

IANS  |  San Francisco 

is reportedly working on a gold-colour variant of premium X as seen in recent photos published by the US (FCC).

"This seems a little too good to be true but the FCC appears to have published photos of a gold X. Dated from last September and released earlier in April, these photos show an X unmistakably in an unreleased gold finish," 9to5Mac reported late on Friday.

The prototype X has rich and a lighter gold glass back that appears to match the gold colour in 8.

"The photo annotations do include reference to an 'LCD display' which is a little strange as the X uses an panel. Other than that, it resembles an X in every way," the report added.

The documents filed with the FCC reportedly suggest the photos were taken as much as several months ahead of the X unveiling in September, 2017.

Given the timing of the document, it is likely that the iPhone-maker planned on releasing the X in three colors -- gold, silver and space gray -- however was ultimately forced to shelve the gold colour option ahead of release due to production issues according to MacRumors.

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First Published: Sat, April 14 2018. 11:40 IST