Protoypes

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

MacRumors iPhone 2G


Jan 03, 2009:

Two iPhone 2G prototypes first reported by user Brooklyn8 on the MacRumors forums.

Gizmodo iPhone 4


Apr 19, 2010:

iPhone 4 prototype first reported by Gizmodo. Brian Hogan, a 21-year-old student at the time, admitted to finding the phone at the Gourmet Haus Staudt in Redwood City, California, after it was left behind by an Apple engineer named Gray Powell, and later selling it to Gizmodo. The iPhone's diguise case didn't seem to have any special features, just two bar codes stuck on its back: 8800601pex1 and N90_DVT_GE4X_0493. Next to the volume keys there was an additional marker: iPhone SWE-L200221.

64GB iPhone 4


Mar 8, 2011:

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

White Vietnamese iPhone 4


Apr 19, 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


Apr 23, 2011:

This prototype first was reported by BGR.

TD-SCDMA iPhone 4


Jul 07, 2011:

iPhone 4 prototype first mentioned by mydrivers.com (in chinese).

Early iPhone 4


Jul 17, 2011:

Prototype device reported by micgadget.com which notably shows a different image when plugged into iTunes.

White iPhone 4 DF3184


Aug 22, 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
Aug 31, 2011:

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

Brazilian 8GB iPhone 4


Nov 24, 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.

iPod touch 3rd Gen Prototype


Jan 24, 2012:

The iPod touch 3rd generation prototype was first reported by iOS hacker Sonny788. The iPod is running SwitchBoard.app and Inferno 7C1023e.