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New Photo Confirms Partially Assembled iPhone 4S
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This is why I think someone connected a new logic board to a mismatched display....trying to get it up and running.
iOS 5 requires you to plug into iTunes to restore if the OS gets corrupted, just like all previous versions of iOS. Also, note that it doesn't have the battery status in the upper right. That indicates it is in recovery mode, not activation mode. In other words, iOS may not even be loaded on this iPhone.
That chinese site is also a bit odd, translating the Chinese:
into Engrish:
And a Gevey Dongle is apparently a sim-unlock simcard/chip. It also looks a bit like the sim card in the picture has a chip next to it. Could these photos just be a 'proof' that the Gevey Dongle is able to sim-unlock an iPhone 5 by showing a running iPhone 5 logic board?
It's weird that it is showing an AT&T simcard though. One would expect an iPhone 5 to work with an AT&T simcard?
(Also, 9to5mac says this logic board is not Apple produced).
into Engrish:
And a Gevey Dongle is apparently a sim-unlock simcard/chip. It also looks a bit like the sim card in the picture has a chip next to it. Could these photos just be a 'proof' that the Gevey Dongle is able to sim-unlock an iPhone 5 by showing a running iPhone 5 logic board?
It's weird that it is showing an AT&T simcard though. One would expect an iPhone 5 to work with an AT&T simcard?
(Also, 9to5mac says this logic board is not Apple produced).
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I would of thought with iOS5, apple would also let users do a recover restore wireless?
They have made a big deal out of cutting the cord and OTA updates.
That recovery would also work the same?
Like with Mac OSX?
Shiroi said:
I would of thought with iOS5, apple would also let users do a recover restore wireless?
They have made a big deal out of cutting the cord and OTA updates.
That recovery would also work the same?
Like with Mac OSX?
Nope. I'm guessing that if the OS does get corrupted, then they expect you to got to the nearest apple store and the geniuses will restore it then you restore all your stuff from an iCloud backup.
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Well that's just stupid!
:-(
Was apple not testing "iPhone5" specs but using a iPhone4 casing?
This could of been one of the test units?
I'm not wanting to accept the fact that this is the new phone.
Shiroi said:
Well that's just stupid!
:-(
Was apple not testing "iPhone5" specs but using a iPhone4 casing?
This could of been one of the test units?
I'm not wanting to accept the fact that this is the new phone.
I agree with those who think this could be a mule case with a mule screen or a prototype of an iPhone V that did not make the final cut. Apple designs several iPhones per generation. They only select one.
They could just be using an iPhone 4 case and display with an iPhone 4s/5 logicboard.
Oh, because a manufacturer states otherwise makes it any more true than my silly hypothesis?
Or... is it not possible they have misinformation? Because they haver never been wrong before.
None of those basebands are LTE-capable.
I would be surprised if an old iPhone 4 Digitizer and LCD would work on a iPhone 5 logic board. Who really know. Hate all these rumors and mocked up pictures. Also if the iPhone had iOS5 on it I don't see why it would need to be plugged into iTunes. Unless it is in recovery mode.
Look at the photo closely. No clock at the top. No battery at the top right. Therefore, it is in recovery mode.
NOT THE iPHONE 5
iOS5 runs with wirelessly, this is just another RUMOR. Apple wouldn't put out a 4S edition without supplying the iPhone 5 with it; especially when they offering it to Sprint now. Sprint would be mistaken if they think they'll compete with AT&T and Verizon with an outdated phone.
iOS5 runs with wirelessly, this is just another RUMOR. Apple wouldn't put out a 4S edition without supplying the iPhone 5 with it; especially when they offering it to Sprint now. Sprint would be mistaken if they think they'll compete with AT&T and Verizon with an outdated phone.
It is in recovery mode... unless it can download the whole firmware and install it without computer interaction, from scratch?
They will release 2 iPhones
I totally agree with the WSJ and all the other places that have claimed that Apple will release two iPhones, a 4S and a 5 but will have a slight delay.
The 4S will be released in October and the 5 will be released later....
.... around June 2012.
I totally agree with the WSJ and all the other places that have claimed that Apple will release two iPhones, a 4S and a 5 but will have a slight delay.
The 4S will be released in October and the 5 will be released later....
.... around June 2012.
define data only iPhone/iPod??!
it's either a data only iPod, or its a phone as well..
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the authenticity of this picture can be questioned the battery capacity and the a5 *could* easily have been shopped furthermore the "connect to itunes" should not be there, provided that it is a next generation iphone, it should have ios 5 or a beta version installed which means it *should* be a pc free setup and lastly it looks like the connect to itunes picture was just photo-shopped on, it doesnt even look like the device is turned on
it should be noted that there is evidence to support the authenticity too.
i dont actually think that i is fake but i do believe that the connect to itunes screen is fake
the authenticity of this picture can be questioned the battery capacity and the a5 *could* easily have been shopped furthermore the "connect to itunes" should not be there, provided that it is a next generation iphone, it should have ios 5 or a beta version installed which means it *should* be a pc free setup and lastly it looks like the connect to itunes picture was just photo-shopped on, it doesnt even look like the device is turned on
it should be noted that there is evidence to support the authenticity too.
i dont actually think that i is fake but i do believe that the connect to itunes screen is fake
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These images to me prove nothing. The ambient light sensor is the grill version which was scrapped by Apple due to poor function. My gut says this is someone with some spare parts and too much time on their hands.
These images to me prove nothing. The ambient light sensor is the grill version which was scrapped by Apple due to poor function. My gut says this is someone with some spare parts and too much time on their hands.