Gizmodo has managed to get its hands on the next-gen iPhone, and has posted videos and photos of the new handset. At this point we're pretty much certain it is this summer's new model.
Our good friends at the Giz have had the handset for a week, and despite not being able to get past the "connect to iTunes" screen of any new iPhone, they have fully documented it and even opened the thing up. Somebody at Apple is in big trouble.
The rear case is, as we saw this morning, flat and shiny. It seems to still be plastic, though, rather than ceramic or glass as rumored (the Giz folks aren't sure), and the chassis and sides of the body are aluminum. There is a front-facing video-conferencing camera, a high-res screen (which is such "high quality that it was impossible to discern individual pixels") and a micro-SIM slot, mimicking that found on the iPad. This slot is on the side, moved from the top.
There is also a bigger camera lens and a flash. No, not that Flash – a camera flash, and also a second microphone for noise cancellation, like that on the Nexus One. The other major changes are that two round volume buttons replace the previous rocker-switch, and the whole case is thinner than the current iPhone 3GS.
Inside, many of the parts are proper Apple components, and they have been shrunk to make room for a bigger battery. When hooked up to iTunes or Apple's developer tools, it also identifies itself as an iPhone. In short, it looks like the real deal.
Like we said, somebody at Apple will be getting into trouble over this. The prototype was lost in a bar in Redwood City, and was sat inside a custom case which makes it look just like a 3GS from the outside, complete with custom cut-outs for reaching the new hardware controls. Apple certainly wanted to keep this one a secret. We believe that this might be the biggest leak from Apple that we have ever seen. It is also a hot-looking iPhone. Keep reading for more pictures of Apple's new iPhone.
This Is Apple's Next iPhone [Gizmodo]
See Also:
- Rumor: Photos of Next-Gen iPhone
- First Fake iPhone '4G' Pictures Surface
- Rumor: Fourth-Gen iPhone to Sport Touch-Sensitive Housing
