The kids at Taoviet have really outdone themselves. From the looks of these images, the Vietnamese site has nabbed an honest to goodness 4th generation iPhone — a 16GB model to be exact. It’s clearly pre-production judging by the XXX placeholders on the backside stamp and likely lacks a bootable OS, just a “Bonfire” test routine. Nevertheless, it looks authentic enough that we expect Apple’s henchmen to be busting down the guy’s door before he pries it open to reveal Apple’s chipset of choice. A few more pics in the gallery.
The damn things ARE hard to hold on to. More tear down photos here.
Screen never changes, seems shifty.
To me it looks like we just saw the first bootleg copy of the new iPhone.
How to generate buzz, chapter 1: pretend you have secrets. Works for Malus domestica, in the rose family.
I guess then men in Black will be busy again busting doors down.
The Bee Gees music in the background make me believe it’s real. I mean how can you mend a broken heart ? Give someone a new iPhone.
Good luck, Apple. Yea, just run over to VIETNAM and try to kick some communist butt!
Uh huh, they will give YOU two to the head, Apple, and send Microsoft the bill!
?? It would seem that the Dark Invader’s ability to control his storm troopers is slipping. Maybe he’s starting to loose his ability to control the force.
Whatever. It’s just a phone.
I bet we are being ‘set up’.
I can’t wait to see the REAL thing.
I do like the ‘new’ design however…
@8 you have to be kidding me. Yeah a swat team busting down someones door I’m sure it’s all just a PR stunt.
On a related news. The kids from Taoviet were mysteriously found dead and floating on a river.
This just in: Steve Jobs declares war on Vietnam. Watch out for those punji stakes, Steve-O.
apple had to generate some hype, all the damn android phones out ther, and apple has slipped to third place..
:O
Is there a reason anybody gives a damn about a toy phone that doesn’t make phone calls very reliably?
This whole mess still seems like a marketing ploy.
I couldn’t help notice all the Apple products in this video.
PR stunt? Does anybody smell that? It’s smells like a PR stunt.
I couldn’t understand a word he said…
I think Apple did this on purpose to get feedback from public. (Please visit my blog)