Prototypes

Many prototype devices have leaked from Apple. Some of them are listed below:

N92 iPhone 4 (iPhone3,3)


2010 iPhone 4 (iPhone3,3) prototype first reported by RichyRich.net with further details here and here.

64GB iPhone 4


2011:

An iPhone 4 (iPhone3,1) prototype first reported by micgadget.com. Further details on techmento.com.

White Vietnamese iPhone 4


2011:

First reported by tinhte.vn and further discussed on macstories.net. This prototype shows an alternative, Exposè-like interface for switching between applications. The Exposè design is very similar to jailbreak tweaks like Multifl0w in the way it displays apps in the background through a preview of their actual windows, rather than simple icons.

US T-Mobile iPhone 4S


2011:

This prototype first was reported by BGR.

TD-SCDMA iPhone 4


2011:

iPhone 4 prototype first mentioned by mydrivers.com (in chinese). The iPhone 4(S) is officially only available at 2 other chinese carriers. China Unicom (中国联通), running a UMTS network, and China Telecom (中国电信), running a CDMA 2000 network. So far it is not officially available at China Mobile (&#x4e2d;&#x56fd;&#x79fb;&#x52a8;), the largest carrier.

Early iPhone 4


2011:

Prototype device reported by M.I.C. Gadget which notably shows up in iTunes as a first generation iPod touch.

White iPhone 4 DF3184


2011:

A white iPhone 4 prototype first reported by Mathias Rios. The iPhone has a DF3184 printing at the lower front right side. Mathias Rios purchased it from ebay where it was listed as broken. Compared to an original iPhone4 (black) this prototype has a smaller back camera and the flash is also slightly further away. In addition this protoype restore mode screen (Conncect to iTunes Screen) shows an old (iTunes9 - blue Note on CD) and pixalated iTunes icon. This prototype come with a sticker on the A4 denoting it as Design Verification Test Prototype (N90_DVT_I_0010). Appearently the A4 is marked differently than the actual A4 chip in shipping iPhone, and has the same marking as earlier iPod Touches and iPhones (the "K4X2G643GE" marking).

San Francisco bar iPhone
2011:

Probably an iPhone 4S prototype lost in a San Francisco bar first reported by CNET.

Brazilian 8GB iPhone 4


2011:

An 8GB iPhone 4 prototype produced in Brazil. First reported by macmagazine.com.br. This iPhone 4 also carries a Made in Bazil (Indústria Brasileira) and an Anatel marking (the Brazilian Telecom regulation body) with number 1465-10-1993 at its back.

iPhone 6 PVT Prototype
2014

This is the infamous 100k iPhone 6 prototype also known as "Red Port". It features PVT stickers which indicates that parts were in the testing process. It also features a backplate with no FCC logos, serial numbers, imei, or iccid. One of the noticeable differences is the red lighting port.

iPhone 6 Switchboard and Earthbound Prototype
2014

This is a special Space Grey iPhone 6 prototype running Okemo 12A93311h. It has 14 SpringBoard apps instead of the 10 shown, it runs a either a rewrite of BurnIn or a completely different thing called Earthbound.

iPhone 8 Switchboard PVT Prototype
2019

This is a PVT stage iPhone 8 prototype running TigrisAni 15A93720r. It has 19 visible SwitchBoard.app apps. This PVT device has had its NOR and RootFS dumped.

Early iPod touch (3rd generation) Prototype


2010

This iPod touch (3rd generation) prototypes where the first leaked ones to contains a camera (at that time iPod touches did not). The prototypes where shortly available on eBay, but the listing (250617991364) was removed from eBay later. The devices contained DVT-1 and DVT-2 markings and also Apple Development Team barcode sticker with PT431668 numbering. At least one of the devices was running SwitchBoard.app and Inferno 7C1095a. Further information here.

tinhte.vn iPod touch (3rd generation) Prototype


2010

iPod touch Prototypes reported by tinhte.vn.

iPod touch (3rd generation) Prototype


2012:

The iPod touch (3rd generation) prototype was first reported by iOS hacker Sonny Dickson, The iPod is running SwitchBoard.app and Inferno 7C1023e. It has a N18-PreEVTb marking at the back.

Early iPad Mini


2013:

An early iPad Mini prototype with two microphones was reported by Sonny Dickson on his website.

iPad Mini 2 Cellular Switchboard Prototype
2014

This is a special Space Grey iPad Mini 2 Cellular Prototype running a iOS 7 build of SwitchBoard.

It has no FCC logos and no logos on the back besides the apple logo.

iPad Prototype


2012:

An early iPad prototype with two dock connectors was sold for $10,200.00 on eBay.