iPhone HD/iPhone 4G tear-down
Before giving the iPhone HD/iPhone 4G back to Apple, Gizmodo have done a tear-down and provided plenty of pictures of what they've found inside, including 50% of the space being taken up by the battery (which is not user-removable), and a drastically smaller, metal cased logic board. (Not to mention screws aplenty).
They didn't want to break open the board, so no word on whether it has an Apple A4 or related system-on-chip (SoC) like the iPad, or how much RAM is inside, and no word yet on NAND Flash storage capacity either.
(And yes, they did put it back together again, dozens and dozens of screws and all).
Anyone see anything else interesting in the parts?
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anyway so how much smaller is the screen. Like cinimeter wise
Looking at these pics my only question will this void the warranty since it was taken apart. rofl @apple
Just as expected and emailed Rene about, no info on anything relevant, I call BS.
Had this been a true genuine leak, they would've removed the metal and x-rayed the SOC, especially after spending 5,000 dollars on it.
You've already overstepped the boundaries by purchasing stolen goods, why not go the full Monty
There is a difference between stolen and lost. As long as a good faith effort was made to return the phone they would be hard pressed to do anything beyond getting it returned.
@Matt(sZ): OMG. Really?
If I find something, it is lost. If I know who is belongs to (and can contact them), it was still lost. You can argue the moral aspects of attempting to return it versus keeping it, but that doesn't make it stolen. But according to the story, it was not stolen. So let's stop that rumor right here.
It is certainly possible it was lost as a "plant". But if it wasn't, I wonder what Apple would have given the guy who found it in exchange for not releasing it. Lifetime Apple products??
If you guys feel like this isn't stealing, then I know a guy who has a few laptops he's willing to sell that he found in a bar... smh
@matt(sZ) can I get the guys number
If I lost my iPhone I'd remote lock it and GPS it and once I got close I'd send the message sound and if I ultimately couldn't find it I'd only then remote wipe it.
Going straight for remote wipe would be a bad idea IMHO.
@Michael. Keep in mind the current 4.0 OS beta does not have the Find Me feature working. If this phone was using a similar build, it is safe to say the Find Me feature was not working and that is why they remote wiped via the Exchange server.
It's fake people. It cleared FCC already lol ya ok. Why is there a FCC logo on the back.
Controlled plant. Screams it. Good marketing(and very strategic) move by Apple. I'm very, very excited about the next iPhone. If this device is truly a prototype to this summer's phone, then well done Apple. They have dropped in a lot of exciting(and much needed) hardware features. Not like Apple though...these weren't their usual baby steps of copy and paste this year and MMS next...they've really outdone themselves. I guess all this Android competition has really paid off for us iPhone users.
While the prospective screen res, better camera with flash, new design, and bigger battery are nearly worth the upgrade over the 3GS...the real kicker for me will be the RAM and system specs. Keep your facing iChat camera and glossy back, tell me how fast this thing goes cause I'm tired of helping my wife with her snail ass 3G.
And for those of you crying sleeping Jesus over a "stolen goods" purchased by Giz, give me a break. Apple JUST officially announced it gone and they want it back. Grow some nads, enjoy the sneak previews, and realize this wouldn't hold much water in court. Prosecution at best would be handed to the original "thief" who walked out with it.
What does FCC logo mean!? Can someone explain that for me please!?
The FCC logo means it's been tested by the federal communications commission as meets their standard for hand held radio communications devices.
I think the remote wipe was a good idea. If you just screen lock it. All someone has to do is pull the sim and they have all the time in the world to get the screen unlocked and get into the phone. Remote wipe is like a self destruct. Although you aren't tracking the phone at all with it wiped.
"they did put it back together again, dozens and dozens of screw".
Yes, they screwed up.
@gregg then damn they should've removed the sim in the first place if thats the case then we would've been able to see some nice screenies of the phone.
@SomeGuy: Not true your legal analysis. Under the California theft by conversion law it is not necessary for the finder to know the item was lost or stolen. What matters is whether or not the finder/possessor used the item in a way that was inconsistent with the intent of the owner, here being Apple. Truly Apple had not intended its prototype to be pictured and taken apart by a third party. Gizmodo can and more than likely will be prosecuted or sued for theft by conversion. Gizmodo is about to pay out of their a$$. Under theft by conversion it doesn't even matter if the item is returned.
I really hope this isn't the final design. God, how I hope it isn't the final design. Putting this phone next to the 3GS really shows how ugly it is.
I see that the screen size has not changed. AT ALL!
Heard Gizmodo paid something like $10,000 for that iPhone!!
http://www.diverse-group.com/menu/blog.html
I believe the FCC issues a certificate # for products that comply with rules and regulations for radio transmissions including those still under development. Further more it's just a bunch of X's ( XXX XXXX XXX ). Then again I cold be wrong.
This is industrial espionage. Apple should sue Gizmodo into the ground.
Sure is sensational. I'll bet they get more ad clicks but the damage done will cost more. Tech industry needs a good purge.
I'm not doubting that this "iPhone" isn't real, but it can't be the "final" build. I don't think apple would have an iPhone with so many external screws. And a flat back ? The 3g and 3gs fit so well in your hand that it seems strange the final build would move away from that. But, all that a side, we can hope it's faster and clearer. I really just want the multitasking. I miss my jailbreak
Agree with anon. Gizmodo must now die!
Agree with dantv gizmodo has cross the ethical n professional limit for it's little publicity ... Apple should heavily sue gizmodo sonethings r good if they r kept secret
This is kinda messed up. I feel bad for Apple.
@who dat u hav won the gold trophy for finishing first well done .... The state shld honor u f aggot
@Hang be careful who you're calling a faggot, and remember you are on a forum for Apple products... There are gays all up and down these pages. I being one.
@skaGa to the one tht deserves
@Hang, Dude...Exactly what half-assed, uneducated, ignorant language are you attempting to speak? I sure as hell can't make heads or tails out of your posts.
Grow up.
Anyways, I don't think Gizmodo has any legal obligation to return the device, but are showing good faith by doing so. Even if they took it apart for closer inspection.
I like the new design, keeping in line with the iPad and Mac Book.
I also like the new design. Kinda reminds me of the iPad and iMac with the aluminum sides and whatnot. I think this is NOT the final design, though. At least I hope not. But if it were the final, then i would still buy it!
iPhone deep throat again, where was the find my iPhone feature?
@audicy u couldn't figure out wht I'm talking abt? but glad u could write a paragraph long response. I can understand this is what happens when a semi educated bitch tries to write something he she doesn't know
Do you really believe that a software engineer working for a company like Apple would walk with a top secret prototype to a bar, have a couple of beers with a friend, forgets all about his top secret prototype and just go home with out it? Let's be serious. Or its a total different story or its an unorthodox marketing trick.
Steven Agreed!
Cant believe u want gizmodo sued! If they didnt get it and did all that we would all be bored, someone would probs make the next post what colour back do you think the iphone should have, or lets geuss the camera size lol, we just had abit of hype most of you got excited about it, let it go and enjoy the boring posts that will be back now!!
To DoubleDown: "I’m not doubting that this “iPhone” isn’t real". It can't be put any clearer. That reminds me of that funny video about the voting machines in the Bush (GW) era (I don't want to not vote for GWB...Yes/No?). What are you trying to say DoubleDown?
Sounds like DoubleDown is saying that particular iPhone is a prototype. What are you trying to say Bavaria?
“I’m not doubting that this “iPhone” isn’t real”
Maybe one has to see it like an equation, you take away the not on the left and the not on the right and what you get is "I'm doubting that this "iPhone" is real". Was that your intention DoubleDown? This would still leave the question open what you mean with "real", real as in not from Apple, as Doug Dedge suggest a prototype or unreal, like it was just all imagination.
Egh, gizmodo sucks. They find a lost phone, a new model and go ahead and take pics. Ok, cool, but then Apple calls up and wants their model back and what does Giz does, do a tear down. Dood! Thats just irresponsible! If its not your property, try to give it back but don't rip apart the freaking phone! Egh, they are just link click who**s. I hope Apple does something to these idiotic journalists.
So ugly
wow
i am usually in agreement with most people on this site , odd that i actually like the new design when everyone else seems to hate it.
It is fugly. I'm happy with Gizmodo's actions. Some of you have some a strange allegiance to Apple. Reminds of of that fight on the beach in Pirates of Silicon Valley when the dude had something negative to say about Steve and got attacked by the Apple cult zombie. Guess it's the difference between true tech geeks and Apple freaks.
Thx Gregg
OK. Lets see. The camera is covered by the "glass" back. That's a good thing. It has a flash, another good thing. HD screen?? Very cool. I can live with the shape. It brings into the "family" of other Apple products. Anyone see the photo of it and the Ipad?? Strong family ties there. Lets face it, if Apple had come out with another 3G / 3GS "box" with different internals, they would get their heads handed to them. We has 2G for a year, and now the 3G / 3GS is looking a bit dated. This phone looks like it has a purpose. Not a shiny toy, but a serious device. I like it. What has my attention in a big way is the battery is half of the phone. Praise the phone Gods!!! As to how the phone "made it out", who cares?? We will never know anyway.
F gizmodo
Just a smart marketing move by Apple. This one even made the mainstream NBC Nightly News the same day that Apple reported profit performance.
Isn't anyone suspicious that this is a purposeful "leak" to gain free advertising and to generate interest and "buzz?" Wouldn't be the first time, and damned smart if you ask me. What would Apple have to lose.
Think about it... if truly stolen, Apple would have the local constabulary issue a "produce on demand" order for its return, not a "nice" letter.
So first you purchase stolen goods. And yes this qualifies as stolen. Laws are laws and 12 year olds saying finders keepers are just what I said--children.
Oh but buying stolen goods was not enough. Then they DESTROYED the goods. And don't tell me this doesn't qualify as vandalizing it.
Btw I have no allegiance to Apple. I have allegiance to LAWS.
If it's an intentional "leak" then it's beautiful. What better way to get design feedback. They can see how people will like and react to the design and what people's thoughts are without paying for the R&D. THAT would be genius.
It's not industrial espionage, nothing was stolen, no one from another company (or was hired by a company) worked their butt off to get hired or sneaked into or infiltrated Apple in someway unnoticed to take this prototype only give it to their true employers. An Apple employee lost it in a bar, no one mugged him or pulled it from his pocket.
This was lost, someone found it and tried to return it. He was told by Apple that it was a knock off, since Apple kept things so under lock and key, he was told to keep it since the low level Apple employees knew nothing. It became his property at that point and was allowed to do whatever he wanted to do with it. Gizmodo wanted it, he sold it, it became their property and they did whatever they wanted to do to it.
Now Apple, realizing that it was lost, remotely bricked it. This thing was lost for over a month, no one went through the calls that were made to them to see if a good samaritan had called and tried to return it? The guy was given a ticket number so they should of at least tried to contact him.
Now Apple wants it back, I don't believe that they have any right to sue, even if it was taken apart. They knew it was lost, I don't believe they couldn't use the "Find My iPhone" program because of compatibility issues, if they could remotely brick the phone, they could just as easily found it. They blew their chances to get it back.
If this was leaked on purpose, it wasn't a good one. If they wanted someone to find it, they wouldn't of bricked it. And even if they bricked it, what made them think that a person wouldn't just throw it out since it didn't work? Or even throw it out thinking it was a knock off? What made them think that it was going to end up on a website and not in the trash?
The only people to blame is the guy who lost it (who's either fired or dead) and Apple for not doing a good job of looking for it. It would only be considered stolen if Gizmodo didn't or refused to return it when Apple asked for it back. But they did return the LOST device. And it was already taken apart before Apple asked for it back, early images show it with the back removed and some parts exposed.
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