Apple iPhone 4G: New photos, video leaked; Gizmodo claims it's real
Summary: Apple's fourth-generation iPhone has been photographed, videotaped and revealed in its entirety for the first time.
Apple's fourth-generation iPhone may have escaped captivity into the hands of the tech press.
Gadget bloggers Gizmodo claim they not only have images of a real-deal iPhone 4G, but the actual device itself. And to prove it, they've posted an elaborate essay showing off original photos, video and a lengthy justification for why, yes, this iPhone is indeed the real McCoy:
You are looking at Apple's next iPhone. It was found lost in a Bar in Redwood City, camouflaged to look like an iPhone 3GS. We got it. We disassembled it. It's the real thing, and here are all the details.
According to editor Jason Chen, this found iPhone is real -- and not an Asian-originated fake, as Engadget's readers had claimed when it first published photos last week -- for the following reasons:
- Apple has reported a lost 4G device
- The screen is higher resolution
- The operating system was not anything currently on the market
- It uses micro-SIM, an as-yet-unadopted standard
- It was found in a case that was engineered to make it look like a 3GS
- It accurately reflects what would be done at this point in the production cycle
There are more reasons, but that's the gist of it.
What's perhaps most shocking is the (claimed) new iPhone's industrial design, which is a departure from the curvy, tapered plastic of the last three models. The flat, metal-trimmed design evokes more of the current line of MacBook Pros, though it's not fully metal.
(Chen wonders: "But why the black plastic back, instead of going with an unibody aluminum design?" My guess: all that metal wreaks havoc on the phone's ability to send and receive signals.)
My gut is telling me this is the real deal. What do you think -- legit, or fake?
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- Rumor: Fourth gen iPhone handset due June 22 on Verizon
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Talkback
IF this is real then....
well, let's put it mildly.... their in deep trouble!
I think I'd rather face a hungry lion, tiger, shark, or what have you, then
to
face an emotional Jobs when he's mad!
God help the poor sap who ever lost that phone, because I have the
feeling they are going to lose a lot more at the end of the day!
A good time for an extended vacation to the Bahamas.
and yelling at him self. Liket he old man playing chess in the Pixar short.
Needless to say, something like this (at any company) can be the result of
a carrier ender. Memos and documents are one thing but the actual
device with serial number and everything makes it very specific as to who
lost it.
It could have been intentional...
Nah, it's intentional read my comment to find out why
Will the one who lost it do the honorable thing?
http://www.macrumors.com/2009/07/21/foxconn-employee-reportedly-commits-suicide-over-lost-iphone-prototype/
Long story short, a Foxcon employee who lost a prototype of an earlier iphone leapt to his death.
Not a 4G phone.
More inaccurate crap on ZDNet. Surprise, surprise.
^ that site is full of viruses
This is creepy
process. The right thing to do would have been to return it to
the owner, if he could be identified, or to Apple if not.
Where do they get off cracking this device open and posting
picture all over the web? It's not their property.
I agree with you.
accidently lost.
Too late for that
agree!
Aluminum design would wreak havoc?
I still have my first gen iPhone, and have never had signal problems.
I had an LG Slide at one time...
Trouble was, the signal wouldn't go through the steel. I had friends who had 4-5 bars standing right beside me... while I couldn't even get a bar to make a call. I had to go outside our building and walk, searching for a strong enough signal to use the phone.
Thankfully, my son decided he wanted to start using an older phone he had. I now have his Sony Ericsson something. I'm supposed to be getting an iPhone this summer. They are waiting to order them until the new ones come out. I CAN'T WAIT. Also getting a MacBook Pro. I've had a Mac since 1987 at school, but never a laptop. Will be nice to be able to carry my stuff with me where ever I go.
RE: Apple iPhone 4G: New photos, video leaked; Gizmodo claims it's real
I call BS on Gizmodo and or Apple or both
It's a leak phone to promote vaporware.. Apple is the only one that hasn't got anything to bring to market yet, so they're pumping up their product using viral marketing. If it was really something they wanted back, we'd see lawsuits. lots of them.. Apple loves to sue over their products..
This is a sad attempt at viral marketing to hype something they haven't gotten to work yet. If you noticed, they didn't show an OS.. just a phone.. a picture of the memory... a strategically placed Microsoft pen (to throw you off) and token green robot.. and the entire story read like an Apple press release.
Nice try.. i'm still not impressed.
RE: Apple iPhone 4G: New photos, video leaked; Gizmodo claims it's real
3gs...
RE: Apple iPhone 4G: New photos, video leaked; Gizmodo claims it's real
RE: Apple iPhone 4G: New photos, video leaked; Gizmodo claims it's real
Get rid of the metal - its about time
Better return the stolen/lost item soon!