Possible iPhone 4G Images Surface

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Engadget posts a couple of images purportedly of a prototype iPhone 4G. The backstory is quite sketchy, though the site does believe it may actually get some hands on time with the device.

Apparently the phone was found on the floor of a San Jose bar inside of an iPhone 3G case. Right now we don't have a ton of info on the device in question, but we can tell you that it apparently has a front facing camera (!), 80GB of storage (weird, right?), and isn't booting at this point (though it was previously, and running an OS that was decidedly new).

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Perhaps adding credence to the images, however, are a similar but separate series of images posted to TwitPic last month. The original source of those images appear to have been a Chinese twitter user.

Another image of the back of the device. It is clearly labeled as an iPhone though many of the details are simply X-ed out.

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One possibility that several forum members have mentioned is that it could be a Chinese knock-off phone designed to look similar to the iPhone.

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Top Rated Comments

Spectrum Abuser Avatar
188 months ago
Simple answer: no.

Buttons are entirely un-Apple, there are seams...

If this is it then I'm getting a 3GS instead. This thing is hideous.

Sorry to beat a dead horse, but you are a complete idiot and a tool. You swore you wouldn't buy it and the 3Gs was better. FAILURE.
Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)
winterlocked Avatar
179 months ago
After reading the reactions to todays rumored iPhone 5 leaked photos, I went back and read this old post about the iPhone 4 leak.

Pretty much interchangeable: "horrible design." "Very un-apple" "Jon Ive should be sacked" "I'll never buy it" etc....

Followed by:
"omg I love it!"
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
pr5owner Avatar
197 months ago
Sorry I'm bumping this. But you have to admit it's funny that so many people said its hidious and ugly, but mow there signature say "iPhone 4"

I hope not. That looks hideous!

Simple answer: no.

Buttons are entirely un-Apple, there are seams...

If this is it then I'm getting a 3GS instead. This thing is hideous.

looks like an ugly sony ericsson phone. The design is VERY un apple like, down to the seams and the buttons

going to go on a limb and say. no.

This looks horrendous.

I hope they can boot this thing. Also more photos from the back and front!

Seams are pretty hideous. Apple made a big point of removing any seams that it could between the 2G and the 3G. This is a major step backwards if it has seams.

I don't think it's it purely because the volume buttons. Very unapple like.

fake

All I can say is ew.

of course not. that thing looks like a peasant phone. what warbrain said.

A real phone, but not a real iPhone.

It actually looks nothing like that.

No way.

Ugly.

Seams are very noticeable

Square, Apple hates squares.

80GBs nope. There is not 80GB chips.

Chinese made POS attempt at a iphone

Doesn't work yea believable.

Doesn't fit apple design at all.

I would keep my 3GS over this ugly thing.

It doesn't look like an Apple product...

I don't buy this at all. The pics and details just don't up.

This whole thing just screams "Un-Apple".

I wouldn't be surprised if this was a real prototype though.


hilarious...... although jake was right, it is a Chinese POS,
Score: 3 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Smoother Avatar
188 months ago
Simple answer: no.

Buttons are entirely un-Apple, there are seams...

If this is it then I'm getting a 3GS instead. This thing is hideous.
looks like an ugly sony ericsson phone. The design is VERY un apple like, down to the seams and the buttons

going to go on a limb and say. no.
15" 2.3GHz quad-core i7 MacBook Pro, 32gb iPhone 4, Black 64gb iPad 2


WARBRAIN Twitter | Blog MacBook | iPad 2 16 GB | iPad 16 GB | iPhone 4 16 GB | iPod nano 5G 8 GB


Merriam Webster should add a picture of these two posts for the word Troll lol :D
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
newyorksole Avatar
188 months ago
lmao I thought I was the only one who liked looking at these old threads.

some of you are sooo contradictory.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
LoganT Avatar
206 months ago
For all who are saying this is ugly, realize this. It's probably the way the photos are taken.
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)