Protoypes

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

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.

N92 iPhone 4 (iPhone3,3)


Oct 19, 2010 iPhone 4 (iPhone3,3) prototype first reported by RichyRich.net with further details here and here.

64GB iPhone 4


Mar 8, 2011:

An iPhone 4 (iPhone3,1) 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). 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


Jul 17, 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


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.

iPhone 6 PVT Prototype
Nov 24, 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
Nov 24, 2014

This is a special Space Grey iPhone 6 prototype running a 12A93311h build of SwitchBoard. It has 14 SpringBoard apps instead of the 10 shown, it runs a special NonUI version of BurnIn called Earthbound, and is a rare 12A93311h build, which their are only a few of.

Early iPod touch 3rd Gen Prototype


Apr 24, 2010

This iPod touch 3rd generarion 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 Gen Prototype


May 19, 2010

iPod touch Prototypes reported by tinhte.vn.

iPod touch 3rd Gen Prototype


Jan 24, 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


May 13, 2013:

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

iPad Mini 2 Cellular Switchboard Prototype
Nov 24, 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


May 28, 2012:

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