iPhone 4G (iPhone HD) gets previewed - looks like the real deal
Gizmodo got their hands on that lost iPhone G4 (iPhone HD/iPhone 4G/etc) prototype purportedly lost then found in a San Jose bar and reported on extensively yesterday. They've given it a thorough, geektonic once-over and here's the take away:
- Front-facing camera, bigger back camera with flash
- MicroSIM (like iPad)
- Higher res screen (exact dimensions unknown but could be the rumored 960x640)
- Potential second mic for noise cancellation
All metal power, mute, and volume buttons
Flat form-factor that's more squared-off with an aluminum outer border
- Shiny glass/plastic (ceramic?) back
- Slightly smaller and 3 grams beefier than iPhone 3GS
- Battery is 16% bigger, made possible by shrinking everything else
Giz claims they've been playing with the 4th gen iPhone for about a week (?!) and they think its the real deal. They have some videos up and tons more info as well so check out the link up top for more and let us know what you think. This looks like an honest-to-Jobs unfinished 4th gen iPhone -- do you like it?
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This is obviously not what the final product is going to look like. I heard somebody say that it's mocked up this way so that they can hide the phones in 3G/s style cases. I would be willing to bet the new back will be designed much like the ipad. This is clearly just a prototype used to test reception in real world situations. There is no way Apple would ship this out... those of you who say they like it are just in denial and think everything Apple does is amazing. No way, no how is this the finished production model.
Two Questions?
Will the ceramic, glass, or thin plastic back allow "magic mouse"-like gestures on the backside of the device? Was there any electronics attached to it similar to how a "magic-mouse" does it?
Do ya think maybe that micro sim could be "legally" put into an iPad allowing you to use your dataplan if you're willing to have your phone not working during that time? (A tiny reward for iPad & iPhone HD buyers?)
I actually like the look of the phone
I got news for those wanting to use those little buttons for games — they'll last about two weeks, if that long.
I like it a lot! I know what i'm getting come june!
@Ruben Cruz
And tell us what you like. What's your phone of choice? And how does that not make you a sheep? You see, we all may have our own opinions but Every opinion is rooted in what someone else 'thinks'. So before you call everyone sheep that truly like an Apple product, maybe you should look in the mirror because everything we own is because 'we' like it. Troll on Cruz.
BOYA!! Finally a upgrade worthy of purchase since the 3g version.
I love it. I'll buy it soon as there is a jb for it...
Hmmm...
If this were really "lost" for a week, you can BET Jobs would have people all over looking for it AND they would be watching all the iPhone/Gadget sites every minute for it to possibly surface. I would bet there would be lawyers with C&D orders hitting all of the sites, as well as a visit to the offices of the folks that currently have the device in their possesion. This article would have been pulled 5 minutes after it went live and the device immidiately returned. I call fake or deliberate mis-information. Just my .02!
TERRIBLE! No way Jobs releases a phone this UGLY. Extremely hard to believe this crap is the next gen iPhone. I call BS.
And don't get me started with the screen size.
I think we all know where Apple got the inspiration for this design. (And I sincerely hope it's just a prototype, and not the final design.) http://www.floptech.com/images/vanillaiphone.jpg
Guys2.. Google this on the net please.. To stop the embarrasement.. This thing's a fake from japan/ china.. There were earlier pics from last year or so lokks exactly like this.. Apparently in china they do make phones( different form: candy bar, slide.etc) and attach apple logo on them. Just for fun i guess?
Can tipb check that my finding is correct?
This thing looks ugly and non-appley btw
I personally really dig the new design. Of course, I'm aware it may or may not be final but as it is now, I would buy it like that. Looks good, clean and edgy.
Q: Is the published 4g on gizmodo the final device, a prototype or a fake?
A prototype, we need to know what people think about a possible new design.
Steve
sent from my iPhone
@Audie
You didn't bother going to Gizmodo and reading about this, did you?
Wow he doesn't even turn it on.
Fake.
Reminds me of a Motorola
I can't wait. Totally buying it.
So long Nexus one piece of garbage, was getting sick of Android Apps... seriously
In my country this would see them charged with theft by find, and probably tacked on there would be to gain an advantage (more hits = more revenue) If I "find" something in the US, I can just keep it. Cool...
Why does it never turn on? Because its fake. Someone is scamming the entire internet. Yeah right I found it on a bar floor? Yeah, I have one of these phones too. Apple accidentally mailed it to my house. This phone is a fake.
@fastlane
I did i did.. I know it looks legit
i guess at the back of my mind i wanted to trust the other website who claimed this is fake? Lol
thats why im hoping tipb can cross chEck macrumors forum http://www.macrumors.com/2010/04/17/possible-iphone-4g-images-surface/
ugly or pretty, im buying one in the end anyway..
I love it but damn they couldn't have made the screen a little bigger???!!!
yo
i dunno why people are acting like they wont buy this thing i know i will!! i mean seriously if you can buy a fone thats been the same for almost 3 years in a row with little hard wear changes and changes far as software i know millions of ppl will upgrade to this just wait till june yall who says its ugly will jump all over DONT WANNA FEEL LEFT out when sumone walks past with the shiney NEW iphone I KNO I WONT cuz im buying it lol
This thing looks better than any of the previous phone designs. Large, clunky, brick-like? LOL! It's smaller than the 3GS, or did you not read Gizmodo's article. You know, the guys that have the above phone in their actual possession. For every cry baby talking about it being ugly, you know damn well you will buy the phone. The majority of people I've ever seen with a iPhone, have a case on it, so what the hell does it matter then anyway. Regardless of what it looks like, if you are a fan of the iPhone for its clear leadership in the class of devices, the app store, and everything else it is and does right, you WILL buy the phone. Crying here in CAPS just because you think Apple will change whatever design it has already settled for, is ridiculous.
If you aren't a fan of iPhone, what are you doing on a blog dedicated specifically to it? If you are a fan and think you won't buy the phone if it looks like the above, you are clearly smoking crack. Good news is, I'll be your dealer.
I would think this was a 3gs prototype, not a 4th gen phone. In fact no one mentioned the fabled a4 chip, that is supposed to be in this bugger. So if they tore it down they defiantly found a test devise not the real thing.
Wow too many comments to read. I don't like it, it makes it look older. I think pretty soon we will see the leaked cases just like when new nano came out and then we all have a general idea of the new look if any.
Micro SIM?! WTF Apple?!
A HUGE advantage of the GSM standard is the ubiquitous SIM card used in 99.99% of GSM phones.
Why Steve? Why?!
I think it's fake. How would anyone forget this in a bar? Just walking around with a prototype of something as top secret as this would ensure I was constantly aware of it's location at all times. Probably a college student playing a trick on us. It looks a bit lack lustre to be a real iDevice. It's pretty convieniant that it is deactivated and not shown functional. I'm not convinced.
I think it looks fine. Certainly NOT ugly. But for crying out loud, it's not a car, it's a phone. The looks are a very small part of the decision of what smart phone to buy. If looks was the only negitive how can you not buy it.
i like this look better than current iphone design. i cant wait until the official announcement
wait, rene? a prototype is likely to have a different shell than the finished model, right? like one article said it was disguised to look like a 3GS?
Don't like it. But will probably still buy it!
@Bcald7: I believe it's called "alcohol."
So Gizmodo either stole this, bought stolen goods and THEN DESTROYED stolen goods knowing well it was lost or stolen from Apple by disassembling it. They should be HUGELY LIABLE. And this from someone who thinks Apple is usually full of legal crap. This is NOT news gathering. This is illegal. Gizmodo are frankly THIEVES AND VANDALS.
Wait, how did it not occur to you'll that Steve Jobs could've purposely left this "prototype" lying around in a bar for the whole world to discover just so that it deviates attention from the real thing.
Think about it, a month or two before the 3GS' launch Chinese websites had specs pasted all over, which eventually turned out to be true. Same with 3G.
Wanting to probably avoid that this time around, Jobs sneaks in a very convincing looking iPhone "G4" and is probably rubbing his palms and snickering to himself at how the whole Apple universe fell for it.
Do you really beleive that a prototype of the most awaited device of the year(as is the case every year) could've been carelessly 'forgotten' at a bar? Apple is not known to make elementary mistakes like that.
I don't really like the look of it. I prefer my 3gs to this bulkier look. But I'm sure I'll end up changing my mind once the commercials start rolling out. ;p and the guy that "lost" this either has a corner office now or has been incinerated by Steve. Haha
Looks manly like my Droid
Whatever. All those pictures but none of them with the Power On. Sheeeee
I personally love the new design. Can't wait to get it
Wow, now this gets interesting..
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Police-take-Mac-of-blogger-apf-1424516780.html?x=0&.v=3
Looks HUGE!!!! i hope thats not the real one...
Absolutely a bad design... I hope these rumours will be a fake or this time Apple has done a terrible job!