Vietnamese Mac Forum taoviet.vn released photos and video of yet another misplaced (?) 4th generation iPhone. And thanks to Google Translate you can read the forums yourself for the original leak. This hot prototype is believed to have been purchased on the black market in the US for $4000.00, by a travelling business man who also scooped up an iPad before heading back to Vietnam and infamy. It is too soon to know if Apple is taking as stern a stance in regard to the newest leak of its coveted hardware, but the photos and videos are still online this morning. This appears to be a more complete version than the previous handset Gizmodo acquired. The screws on the bottom of the device are no longer visible, and the front facing web cam is easily visible as well. Further, the micro SIM card, like the iPad is accessible from the side of the handset. And there is no false encasement to disguise the phone’s origins.
No information about the phone’s operation, but the video does show off the clarity of the screen’s resolution, albeit in a diagnostic mode. The text looks sharp and the screen is bright. The new A4 chip was identified when the phone was disassembled, so we can expect good performance from the unit, making multitasking concerns moot. The phone backing is made of a radio friendly ceramic which should allow data to pass easily to and from the antenna. Lets also hope the backing will be less prone to scratching.
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