New photos claim to show Apple's prototype CDMA Verizon iPhone
Photos, possibly from a repair shop in Vietnam, have surfaced allegedly showing a prototype CDMA iPhone in Device Verification Test phase.
The photos, which were obtained by the blogger Richy Rich, may serve to further corroborate evidence of a CDMA iPhone, but should, of course, be taken with a grain of salt. The report comes just one day after rumors emerged that Apple is undergoing field testing of a CDMA iPhone 4 revision.
Richy Rich believes the live shots "originated from a repair shop in Vietnam" and depict a test operating similar to the "Inferno" operating system seen on photos and video of a prototype iPhone 4, also reportedly in the DVT stage, leaked by a Vietnamese forum in May.
In August, John Gruber of Daring Fireball reported that a CDMA-variant of the iPhone 4, internally known as model N92, had reached Engineering Verification Test status, "one step below DVT." One photo obtained by Richy Rich identifies the test unit as "N92DVT."
The post seconds an earlier report that the CDMA version of the iPhone will retain the micro-SIM slot on the side of the device, speculating that it will either have "global roaming capabilities" or function as a dual-band "one device for all unit."
Rumors of a Verizon iPhone have persisted for years, gaining traction earlier this month when major media outlets (1, 2) reported that the device was ready for production and could arrive early next year.
The photos, which were obtained by the blogger Richy Rich, may serve to further corroborate evidence of a CDMA iPhone, but should, of course, be taken with a grain of salt. The report comes just one day after rumors emerged that Apple is undergoing field testing of a CDMA iPhone 4 revision.
Richy Rich believes the live shots "originated from a repair shop in Vietnam" and depict a test operating similar to the "Inferno" operating system seen on photos and video of a prototype iPhone 4, also reportedly in the DVT stage, leaked by a Vietnamese forum in May.
In August, John Gruber of Daring Fireball reported that a CDMA-variant of the iPhone 4, internally known as model N92, had reached Engineering Verification Test status, "one step below DVT." One photo obtained by Richy Rich identifies the test unit as "N92DVT."
The post seconds an earlier report that the CDMA version of the iPhone will retain the micro-SIM slot on the side of the device, speculating that it will either have "global roaming capabilities" or function as a dual-band "one device for all unit."
Rumors of a Verizon iPhone have persisted for years, gaining traction earlier this month when major media outlets (1, 2) reported that the device was ready for production and could arrive early next year.
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PS. Wouldn't that be a coup for Apple if they could make it dual band?
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Photos, possibly from a repair shop in Vietnam, have surfaced allegedly showing a prototype CDMA iPhone in Device Verification Test phase....
what kind of pathetic loser writes his name all over the pictures like that? How sad.
Looks like the same form factor! And no Verizon logo! Good for Apple!
PS. Wouldn't that be a coup for Apple if they could make it dual band?
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In time for Christmas would be nice!
I have to call BS on this. Do you think Apple is going to copy the same design that has an antenna flaw?
What flaw?
what kind of pathetic loser writes his name all over the pictures like that? How sad.
No different to any picture on the web with the name of the owner embedded. Not saying it makes it true but I fail to see the name has any bearing on the potential veracity one way or the other.
Too bad the photo's are so crappy.
Yep, espionage just isn't what it used to be is it?
"Photos, possibly from a repair shop in Vietnam, have surfaced allegedly showing a prototype CDMA iPhone in Device Verification Test phase."
No different to any picture on the web with the name of the owner embedded. Not saying it makes it true but I fail to see the name has any bearing on the potential veracity one way or the other.
It doesn't except that it paints the photo source as an egomaniacal loser. People with a psychology like that are generally less trustworthy than others, but they could still be real pics.
In any case, I don't' really care if the pics are real or not, it's not exactly a coup either way to get a picture of a phone that's indistinguishable from the current iPhone from the outside.
It doesn't except that it paints the photo source as an egomaniacal loser. People with a psychology like that are generally less trustworthy than others, but they could still be real pics.
In any case, I don't' really care if the pics are real or not, it's not exactly a coup either way to get a picture of a phone that's indistinguishable from the current iPhone from the outside.
I didn't cover 'egomaniacal paint work' when I did psych at uni but I'll take your word for it,
I looked it up .... I think (3) proves you are correct.
Egomaniacal person:
1) A self-absorbed waste of oxygen who expects us to grovel at their feet like the unwashed masses they see us as
2.) Someone who talks just to hear themselves (because no-one else will listen)
3.) Someone who posts definitions of their name because they think people care who they are.
4.) The French.
what kind of pathetic loser writes his name all over the pictures like that? How sad.
The kind that, when his pictures are posted on many websites, wants everyone to know were the pictures came from.
what kind of pathetic loser writes his name all over the pictures like that? How sad.
I used to watch the Richy Rich cartoon when I was a kid.
I have to call BS on this. Do you think Apple is going to copy the same design that has an antenna flaw?
Don't know if this is legit or not (I would tend to think not) but I doubt Apple would make the CDMA phone l look much different from from the GSM phone.
What would be the point?
I have to call BS on this. Do you think Apple is going to copy the same design that has an antenna flaw?
What flaw?
The flaw that kept Apple to only selling about 14 million iPhone 4's in the quarter (155,000 every day from July 1 through September 30) that they just reported the numbers for.
Too bad the photo's are so crappy.
You'd think they'd at least want to take a spy picture of an iPhone using an iPhone.