More even better 4G pics!!

[DJ88]

It's real funny how everyone likes this design now. Just yesterday 95% of the population here was COMPLAINING about the design. Lol. You guys are a funny bunch.

Morons or fools seems like the more suitable term here.

All the self proclaimed "experts" here yelling

"cmon people use some common sense, apple would never release something so hideous!"

"Durr apple only makes pretty things, this isint pretty, and since it's made by apple it's obviously a fake"

All of them got the giant back hand slap to the face they needed. Of course now everyone loves the design to cover their asses from before.

 

[Cander]

I thought engadget found it first now they all have their hands on it? And didn't apple say they wanted it back? Wouldn't gizmodo or engadget give it back? Kinda easy to trace down public website editors...

Weird...

No Engadget did not find it. And John Gruber said Apple wants it back. That does not mean Apple has actually publicly stated they want it back. As far as we know Apple has already contacted Gizmodo about giving back. Gizmodo only publicly said they have it 1 hour ago.

 

[sammy2066]

This sure kills the keynote excitement ...

 

[-aggie-]

@thelatinist: My point was that Gizmodo might be faking it.

 

[jav6454]

Have you watched the video, looked at the pictures, and read the article? It cannot possibly be a fake (iTunes even recognizes the thing as an iPhone, after all), and it is clearly a pretty advanced pre-production testing model. Producing a fake that would fool Gizmodo when they have complete physical access to it and can do a tear-down would be prohibitively expensive and probably impossible for anyone but Apple. Designing a product that well integrated costs millions of dollars and takes months, even for a company like Apple. What possible motivation could anyone (even Apple) have for spending that much money to create a functional fake like this?

True, but it doesn't mean the iPhone to be unveiled will end up looking like this.

This iPhone could well be a prototype and not the final thing. I have to say, it looks definitely ugly. I was expecting something more elegant on the lines of the 1st Gen or current iPhone.

 

[STEVESKI07]

The only problem I see with this 'control leak' is that if Apple did a remote wipe. Which I am sure that they would. Wouldn't they have a Mobile Me like GPS tracker to ensure that they could find any prototypes that might have gone missing.

If they wanted it they would have it.

That makes me think even more that it is a controlled leak.

It was wiped remotely. The GPS tracking feature doesn't work if the phone isn't on. The phone is not able to turn on, so they can't track it. Also, even if they could track it, what are they going to do? Are they going to bust down the doors with guns blazing? I don't think so.

 

[TSX]

The only problem I see with this 'control leak' is that if Apple did a remote wipe. Which I am sure that they would. Wouldn't they have a Mobile Me like GPS tracker to ensure that they could find any prototypes that might have gone missing.

If they wanted it they would have it.

That makes me think even more that it is a controlled leak.

Apple remotely killed it so, there's no way they could activate gps. I'm pretty sure they looked for it first but decide to kill it instead so who ever had wouldn't revel all the new OS features.

 

[STEVESKI07]

True, but it doesn't mean the iPhone to be unveiled will end up looking like this.

This iPhone could well be a prototype and not the final thing. I have to say, it looks definitely ugly. I was expecting something more elegant on the lines of the 1st Gen or current iPhone.

I don't think the production model will have a removeable battery and I don't think there will be seams. I think it makes sense to have seams and make it easy to take apart for a pre-production model.

 

[thelatinist]

@thelatinist: My point was that Gizmodo might be faking it.

What motive would Gizmodo have to fake it? A short-term bump in their readership could not possibly make it worth the blow to the site's reputation when it was inevitably discovered. Gizmodo is a well-established tech rumor site owned by Gawker Media, not an upstart with nothing to lose.

 

[iArch]

Looks great!

 

[sammy2066]

I really don't want the seams ... NOOOO

 

[-aggie-]

I don't think the production model will have a removeable battery and I don't think there will be seams. I think it makes sense to have seams and make it easy to take apart for a pre-production model.

Why would it make sense to have a removable battery though?

What motive would Gizmodo have to fake it? A short-term bump in their readership could not possibly make it worth the blow to the site's reputation when it was inevitably discovered. Gizmodo is a well-established tech rumor site owned by Gawker Media, not an upstart with nothing to lose.

The removable battery is what makes me think it's fake. I asked why we couldn't have a removable battery a long time ago, and I was summarily shot down by all the (insert synonym for Apple aficionados) on this site.

 

[jav6454]

I don't think the production model will have a removeable battery and I don't think there will be seams. I think it makes sense to have seams and make it easy to take apart for a pre-production model.

Yes I agree with this. Like I said before, that looks more like iPhone3,0,1 prototype than the actual 3,1 thing.

 

[thelatinist]

True, but it doesn't mean the iPhone to be unveiled will end up looking like this.

I was replying to your assertion that it could be an elaborate forgery. That it fairly certainly is not.

As for the final version differing from this prototype, I don't think anyone is claiming that this is a production model (even Gizmodo posits that the seams might disappear from the production model). The layout of the internals suggests that the form factor, at least, is accurate...it would be impossible to fit these components into a 3G-style rounded case, for example.

 

[m0r4n1]

Apple will be pissed about this...

 

[jav6454]

I was replying to your assertion that it could be an elaborate forgery. That it fairly certainly is not.

As for the final version differing from this prototype, I don't think anyone is claiming that this is a production model (even Gizmodo posits that the seams might disappear from the production model). The layout of the internals suggests that the form factor, at least, is accurate...it would be impossible to fit these components into a 3G-style rounded case, for example.

I said it could be a very elaborate forgery, but then again, I also said in my post that the evidence deemed it to real for it to be 100% forged, so I gave it my neutral stance and accept the phone as a prototype and not the finished thing.

Yes, the internals do look very convincing and well thought.

 

[pvmacguy]

This is exciting! At first I didn't think I liked the design at all, but after seeing those better resolution pics and the comparison between the the 3GS it looks damn good. Now for proof that it has apple firmware I want to see the screen on and the connect to iTunes please.

 

[thelatinist]

Why would it make sense to have a removable battery though? The removable battery is what makes me think it's fake. I asked why we couldn't have a removable battery a long time ago, and I was summarily shot down by all the (insert synonym for Apple aficionados) on this site.

What makes you think the phone has a removable battery? This doesn't appear to be anything different from the current design; the 3GS battery isn't soldered in, but connected with a typical ribbon connector. What makes it non-removeable is that one has to disassemble the phone to replace it, something which the end user cannot do without voiding his warranty. I see no evidence here of a battery compartment isolated from the internal components and accessed through a removable battery cover.

 

[jav6454]

What makes you think the phone has a removable battery? This doesn't appear to be anything different from the current design; the 3GS battery isn't soldered in, but connected with a typical ribbon connector. What makes it non-removeable is that one has to disassemble the phone to replace it, something which the end user cannot do without voiding his warranty. I see no evidence here of a battery compartment isolated from the internal components and accessed through a removable battery cover.

Yet it brings nothing to the table of adding a removable battery. I want my battery soldered in since like the MacBooks, the gives it more space for energy storage.

 

[gloss]

What makes you think the phone has a removable battery? This doesn't appear to be anything different from the current design; the 3GS battery isn't soldered in, but connected with a typical ribbon connector. What makes it non-removeable is that one has to disassemble the phone to replace it, something which the end user cannot do without voiding his warranty. I see no evidence here of a battery compartment isolated from the internal components and accessed through a removable battery cover.

Yeah, Gizmodo said nothing about a removable battery.

 

[andrew0122]

Apple remotely killed it so, there's no way they could activate gps. I'm pretty sure they looked for it first but decide to kill it instead so who ever had wouldn't revel all the new OS features.

I know the phone was killed remotely I was simply saying that Apple would or at least should have some sort of GPS tracking to know where the phone is at all times. If the FBI can listen to conversations through your cell phone even with the phone off (As long as the battery is in the phone) I'm certain a cell phone manufacturer can enable a GPS tag to control a prototype.

I said all of that to help prove that as unlikely as it seems. I think Apple has "dropped" the phone in the bar to create a hype.

 

[acurafan]

i like this better then the previous curvy, rounded designs.

 

[vizkiz]

I went to check out the teardown pics again, on my computer this time, and they appear to be gone from Gizmodo's website, unless I'm just blind.
Anyone have a link, or did anyone save them?

 

[andrew0122]

Apple remotely killed it so, there's no way they could activate gps. I'm pretty sure they looked for it first but decide to kill it instead so who ever had wouldn't revel all the new OS features.

Considering all of the rumor sites have been digging through the iPhone 4.0 Beta for new features I'd say not a lot of features left for us to guess other than the physical form of the device.

 

[Carniphage]

What makes you think the phone has a removable battery? This doesn't appear to be anything different from the current design; the 3GS battery isn't soldered in, but connected with a typical ribbon connector. What makes it non-removeable is that one has to disassemble the phone to replace it, something which the end user cannot do without voiding his warranty. I see no evidence here of a battery compartment isolated from the internal components and accessed through a removable battery cover.

There is no removable battery. The pin hole next to the jack is a secondary microphone. The removable panel is not removable (its covered in buttons!)

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