More 3G iPhone Photos... Now in White

MacRumors · 11:32 PM

More photos claiming to be the unreleased 3G iPhone have emerged on Chinese forum WeiPhone.com (via WinandMac) and were posted to a discussion thread. The images bear a close resemblance to details revealed by iLounge about the upcoming iPhone.

The images show the unusual speaker/microphone holes (image 1) and the additional sensors (image 2). According to the original forum post, the background of the image was removed with Photoshop in image 3, resulting in the edge artifacts seen.

The 3rd photo also seems to indicate that this is simply the outer shell rather than the entire iPhone since the Power button is not present. Also possible is that this simple represents another shell or case replacement for the current iPhone much like the previous Black case.

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zombitronic · May 5, 2008, 04:05 PM

Maybe I'm just biased because I have a 1st gen iPhone, but I think the 1st gen still looks sleeker than any of these 2nd gen photos. These "shell" photos just look like cheap knock-offs.

Eduardo1971 · May 5, 2008, 04:07 PM

Wow, these are really bad pictures!

bpa1093 · May 5, 2008, 04:08 PM

Ehh.. I'm kinda over it. The 3G iphone is gonna be so legit I probably won't care what it looks like

iNeko · May 5, 2008, 04:09 PM

Honestly, I wouldn't mind what it looks like (but I admit, it does look a little tacky with glossy plastic) just so long as it has a better battery! Maybe this is the 'cheap' model?

Tom B. · May 5, 2008, 04:10 PM

Everything about this photo makes me want to believe it is the real 3G iPhone, except one thing... the colour. Apple seem to be moving away from white, and I personally think that white does not look very appealing on this iPhone.

amac4me · May 5, 2008, 04:12 PM

These look more legit compared to the the prior photos.

TedB · 04:28 PM

Hrmm.... interesting. Whatever it is, it closely matches the posted iPhone Case Manufacturer Dimensions and Specs sheet that was posted.

I guess we will know in a few hours if apple wants them taken down or not.

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Edit: Macrumors mods, fix the link to weiPhone.com, you typed it correctly in the article, but the hyperlink has a extra "i". (The first weiphone link, not the second)
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kornyboy · May 5, 2008, 04:21 PM

Wirelessly posted (iPhone: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU like Mac OS X; en) AppleWebKit/420.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.0 Mobile/4A102 Safari/419.3)

I don't really think that these are real. It may be a case for the 3G iPhone but I don't feel like this will be the new look. I could be wrong though. I would be a little more convinced if they were to show an image of the front perhaps but I doubt I'd be totally convinced.

mashinhead · May 5, 2008, 04:29 PM

not attractive

slicecom · May 5, 2008, 04:30 PM

I hope they make one that's fully black (no aluminum back). If they do, I'll take two!

nagromme · May 5, 2008, 04:31 PM

Plausible, but also very easy to fake.

If Apple goes all-plastic I will like the look better than the old two-tone. But I will miss the durability of metal more. My sister's plastic iBook is all beat up and scratched--like any plastic laptop. My old aluminum PowerBook still looks brand new!

Lopes · May 5, 2008, 04:32 PM

the little bezel around where the camera goes tells me there's more to these photos than meets the eye...a plain case wouldn't go that far in detail for the camera, plus the camera whole would probably be bigger so as the case didn't block off anything. I think these are legit, in some way.

D 5 · May 5, 2008, 04:33 PM

LOL!
No one will see the iPhone till its introduced by SJ. Yes the iPhone is being tested out in the wild, but like most companies that like to keep things private they will dress up the product by painting it and changing its cover basically changing the look of what the original product will look like at the end.
But, till its introduced lets all keep on guessing and assuming so we can all continue to laugh, argue about all the comments and pictures posted. I mean why else are we here?

avigalante · May 5, 2008, 04:38 PM

I am tired of these 3G mockups; seems as though there's a new one for each coming day.

I guess all of us will just have to sit tight till WWDC...

The Phazer · May 5, 2008, 04:41 PM

Looks more and more real. Which is sad, 'cos they look pretty poor compared to the old one.

Phazer

Diode · May 5, 2008, 04:47 PM

Maybe they will offer black and white like the macbooks ... with the black being more expensive / more featured.

KameronB · May 5, 2008, 04:47 PM

I am suspicious about the fact that it looks like a USB jack in the dock connector hole. This, along with the myriad of other legit issues that people have brought up before scream fake. The only thing that would make this better is if it said "iPhrone" on it or something... Like the old Somy radios that you could buy... HA!!

camarobh · May 5, 2008, 04:51 PM

I sure hope that all these "leaks" are bogus. None of them match the current iPhone in appearance.

pik. · May 5, 2008, 04:52 PM

mmm

we are way close.....

Eriamjh1138@DAN · May 5, 2008, 04:54 PM

I say fake. It is expected that the headphone port will not be recessed. This one is.

bacaramac · May 5, 2008, 05:14 PM

So who with photoshop skills is going to disect the pictures? I.e. are the sensor changes photoshopped, etc.

Quote:

Originally Posted by KameronB

I am suspicious about the fact that it looks like a USB jack in the dock connector hole. This, along with the myriad of other legit issues that people have brought up before scream fake. The only thing that would make this better is if it said "iPhrone" on it or something... Like the old Somy radios that you could buy... HA!!

I think someone else pointed out it may only be a case and not the actual iPhone guts inside. This would explain why the ear piece and dock connector look odd (no guts behind).

Telp · May 5, 2008, 05:15 PM

I really hope this is fake. The other mockup was like, ehh, i could live with it, but this is definatly a step backwards from the sleekness of the 1G right now. If this is the next one, ill be buying a refurb 1G.

Tricky121 · May 5, 2008, 05:17 PM

If I'm not mistaken, don't products have to go through a beta phase like that of software? I mean, we haven't heard of the FCC testing it yet, but hey it could be real in the sense they are testing it to a select few people. What if the components on the inside, ports, and sensors are the real deal, but the backing is to throw off what it will really look like. Just a thought hopefully to stir up some comments.

zephead · May 5, 2008, 05:18 PM

Ok, I actually kinda like white. I still think aluminum is better, but this is way better than that ugly black from previous photos.

Alu > White > Black

May 5, 2008, 03:58 PM	#1
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	More 3G iPhone Photos... Now in White More photos claiming to be the unreleased 3G iPhone have emerged on Chinese forum WeiPhone.com (via WinandMac) and were posted to a discussion thread. The images bear a close resemblance to details revealed by iLounge about the upcoming iPhone. The images show the unusual speaker/microphone holes (image 1) and the additional sensors (image 2). According to the original forum post, the background of the image was removed with Photoshop in image 3, resulting in the edge artifacts seen. The 3rd photo also seems to indicate that this is simply the outer shell rather than the entire iPhone since the Power button is not present. Also possible is that this simple represents another shell or case replacement for the current iPhone much like the previous Black case. Article Link Last edited by Doctor Q : May 5, 2008 at 11:32 PM.

May 5, 2008, 04:07 PM	#3
Eduardo1971 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lost Angeles, Ca. usa	Wow, these are really bad pictures! __________________ 13" white 2Ghz Macbook, 250GB Hard drive, 2GB RAM Fight On!

May 5, 2008, 04:10 PM	#6
Tom B. macrumors 65816 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Staffordshire Uni, UK	Everything about this photo makes me want to believe it is the real 3G iPhone, except one thing... the colour. Apple seem to be moving away from white, and I personally think that white does not look very appealing on this iPhone. __________________ MacBook \| 2.2GHz \| 4GB RAM \| 500GB HDD \| black SyncMaster 2343BW 2048x1152 \| Magic Mouse \| Bluetooth Keyboard iPhone 3G \| 16GB \| black

May 5, 2008, 04:12 PM	#7
amac4me macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2005	These look more legit compared to the the prior photos. __________________ Switch To A Mac http://switchtoamac.com

May 5, 2008, 04:13 PM	#8
TedB macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2008	Hrmm.... interesting. Whatever it is, it closely matches the posted iPhone Case Manufacturer Dimensions and Specs sheet that was posted. I guess we will know in a few hours if apple wants them taken down or not. * Edit: Macrumors mods, fix the link to weiPhone.com, you typed it correctly in the article, but the hyperlink has a extra "i". (The first weiphone link, not the second) * Last edited by TedB : May 5, 2008 at 04:28 PM.

May 5, 2008, 04:05 PM	#2
zombitronic macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2007	Maybe I'm just biased because I have a 1st gen iPhone, but I think the 1st gen still looks sleeker than any of these 2nd gen photos. These "shell" photos just look like cheap knock-offs.

May 5, 2008, 04:08 PM	#4
bpa1093 macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Orange County	Ehh.. I'm kinda over it. The 3G iphone is gonna be so legit I probably won't care what it looks like

May 5, 2008, 04:09 PM	#5
iNeko macrumors regular Join Date: May 2007 Location: England	Honestly, I wouldn't mind what it looks like (but I admit, it does look a little tacky with glossy plastic) just so long as it has a better battery! Maybe this is the 'cheap' model?

May 5, 2008, 04:21 PM	#9
kornyboy macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Knoxville, TN (USA)	Wirelessly posted (iPhone: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU like Mac OS X; en) AppleWebKit/420.1 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/3.0 Mobile/4A102 Safari/419.3) I don't really think that these are real. It may be a case for the 3G iPhone but I don't feel like this will be the new look. I could be wrong though. I would be a little more convinced if they were to show an image of the front perhaps but I doubt I'd be totally convinced. __________________ Stuff

May 5, 2008, 04:29 PM	#10
mashinhead macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2003	not attractive

May 5, 2008, 04:30 PM	#11
slicecom macrumors 6502a Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Toronto, Canada	I hope they make one that's fully black (no aluminum back). If they do, I'll take two!

May 5, 2008, 04:31 PM	#12
nagromme macrumors 601 Join Date: May 2002 Location: Blinking blue dot	Plausible, but also very easy to fake. If Apple goes all-plastic I will like the look better than the old two-tone. But I will miss the durability of metal more. My sister's plastic iBook is all beat up and scratched--like any plastic laptop. My old aluminum PowerBook still looks brand new! __________________ nagromme Would you like a treatment?

May 5, 2008, 04:32 PM	#13
Lopes macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2003	the little bezel around where the camera goes tells me there's more to these photos than meets the eye...a plain case wouldn't go that far in detail for the camera, plus the camera whole would probably be bigger so as the case didn't block off anything. I think these are legit, in some way.

May 5, 2008, 04:33 PM	#14
D 5 macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2007	LOL! No one will see the iPhone till its introduced by SJ. Yes the iPhone is being tested out in the wild, but like most companies that like to keep things private they will dress up the product by painting it and changing its cover basically changing the look of what the original product will look like at the end. But, till its introduced lets all keep on guessing and assuming so we can all continue to laugh, argue about all the comments and pictures posted. I mean why else are we here?

May 5, 2008, 04:38 PM	#15
avigalante macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New York City	I am tired of these 3G mockups; seems as though there's a new one for each coming day. I guess all of us will just have to sit tight till WWDC... __________________ MacBook Air B&W Zeppelin \| Shure SE530 tv \| iPhone 3G \| iPod Nano \| iPod Shuffle

May 5, 2008, 04:41 PM	#16
The Phazer macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: London, UK	Looks more and more real. Which is sad, 'cos they look pretty poor compared to the old one. Phazer

May 5, 2008, 04:47 PM	#17
Diode macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Washington DC	Maybe they will offer black and white like the macbooks ... with the black being more expensive / more featured. __________________ 32 GB iPhone 3GS; 2.4 GHZ C2D iMac 4GB Ram; 2.53 GHZ C2D 13 inch macbookpro ; AppleTV indiefreak.net - indie music and movie discussion

May 5, 2008, 04:47 PM	#18
KameronB macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2007	I don't think it's real. I am suspicious about the fact that it looks like a USB jack in the dock connector hole. This, along with the myriad of other legit issues that people have brought up before scream fake. The only thing that would make this better is if it said "iPhrone" on it or something... Like the old Somy radios that you could buy... HA!!

May 5, 2008, 04:51 PM	#19
camarobh macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Diego, CA	Hope.... I sure hope that all these "leaks" are bogus. None of them match the current iPhone in appearance. __________________ iMac 21.5" 3.06GHz, MacBook Air 1.86GHz 128GB SSD 32GB iPhone 3G S, 2 Apple TVs

May 5, 2008, 04:52 PM	#20
pik. macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Corfu! Greece!	mmm we are way close..... __________________

May 5, 2008, 04:54 PM	#21
Eriamjh1138@DAN macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: BFE, MI	I say fake. It is expected that the headphone port will not be recessed. This one is. __________________ iBeaker

May 5, 2008, 05:15 PM	#23
Telp macrumors 68030 Join Date: Feb 2007	I really hope this is fake. The other mockup was like, ehh, i could live with it, but this is definatly a step backwards from the sleekness of the 1G right now. If this is the next one, ill be buying a refurb 1G. __________________ Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower. -Steve Jobs

May 5, 2008, 05:17 PM	#24
Tricky121 macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2008	Could be fake If I'm not mistaken, don't products have to go through a beta phase like that of software? I mean, we haven't heard of the FCC testing it yet, but hey it could be real in the sense they are testing it to a select few people. What if the components on the inside, ports, and sensors are the real deal, but the backing is to throw off what it will really look like. Just a thought hopefully to stir up some comments.

May 5, 2008, 05:18 PM	#25
zephead macrumors 68000 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SoCalifornia	Ok, I actually kinda like white. I still think aluminum is better, but this is way better than that ugly black from previous photos. Alu > White > Black __________________ California sunlight, Sweet Calcutta rain, Honolulu starbright, The Song Remains the Same.... MacBook CD 2GHz/250/2/10.6.1/white~iPhone 3G/16/3.1.2

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