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Last-Minute iPad Photo Leak Reportedly Included Image of Prototype Next-Generation iPhone

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Just prior to Apple's media event introducing the iPad last week, Engadget posted several photos of what did turn out to be the iPad, bolted down to a table and covered with a black cloth as Apple has been rumored to do with tightly-guarded pre-release products. One of the images shows an iPhone sitting on top of the iPad, offering a size comparison between the two devices.


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AppleInsider reports today that it has received information from a source claiming that the iPhone shown in the photo is in fact an unreleased prototype of Apple's next-generation iPhone model.
People with an impeccable track record in matters such as these say the iPhone in below photo, published by gadget blog Engadget in the hours leading up to Apple's iPad announcement last Wednesday, is a prototype of one of the handsets due to hit the market in roughly five months.
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Unfortunately, the quality of the photo leaves much to be desired, and few details on the purported prototype can be determined beyond a very similar likeness to the current iPhone 3G and 3GS casings. The report offers, however, a couple of possible visual difference between the pictured iPhone and current models.

Most obviously, the photographed iPhone appears to lack the iPhone's traditional aluminum bezel around its front edge, instead appearing to reveal an all-black bezel, although it appears possible that the iPhone is covered by some sort of skin or cover or even that reflections could make the aluminum bezel appear black in this image.

Second, a "whitish blotch" appears to the left of the iPhone's earpiece in the image, although it is again unclear whether this is an actual feature of the next-generation iPhone or merely a reflection shown in the iPhone's glass surface. Speculation regarding a hardware feature in that location obviously centers on the possibility of a forward-facing camera.

Evidence of the next-generation iPhone hardware being tested surfaced in late November.

Article Link: Last-Minute iPad Photo Leak Reportedly Included Image of Prototype Next-Generation iPhone
 
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Front facing camera on iPad and I might just change my mind. Otherwise, I'll just wait.
 
In other news: Apple is rumored to be working on updates to several of its computer lines. Rumors are unclear, but seem to indicate release sometime in the next 11 months.
 
If it's a prototype, I submit that there's very little that we can assume from this image that would apply to the model that will actually ship.
 
Well at least this photo makes it clear that the new iPhone will do multitasking.

Now we can put that to rest.
 
So those cameras used to take pictures of Big Foot are still around based on quality.....I'm just glad rumors about iPhone are starting to surface it should get pretty exiting soon
 
Anyone notice that the iPad bolted to the table may have a camera?
Why else is there an opening in the metal frame used to secure it. (directly across from the home button)
 
When is the update already?!

So how can this product be scheduled for release 5 months from now in mid 2010 and yet the days since the last update are way over average? Why is the macrumors buyers guide advice saying don't buy updates soon if the "rumors" point to a release in 5 months???
 
If the new iphone has a camera, the ipad would have a camera as well. So I doubt a front camera is coming.
 
DoNoHarm said:
So how can this product be scheduled for release 5 months from now in mid 2010 and yet the days since the last update are way over average? Why is the macrumors buyers guide advice saying don't buy updates soon if the "rumors" point to a release in 5 months???
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I've been trying to figure that out for for a while with all the products....So i dont use that as a reference anymore, but i do hope it will be fixed some day.
 
nothing to see... my bet is that Apple will release a new phone in the next 4 months available for the July time-frame. I hope that OS 4 brings multitasking a la iPad in the near future. :eek: :D
 
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