Rumor Killer: Alleged Images of 3G iPhone are Fake

Posted by Zach Epstein on Apr 27, 2008 4:56 pm 13 comments

Filed in Apple, Handsets, Rumors

Remember the image we showed you that was reportedly a spy shot of the 3G iPhone? We were skeptical at the time. Although the image didn’t have any tell-tale signs of being a Photoshop piece, it also just didn’t adhere to much of what we’ve heard about the upcoming case redesign of the iPhone 2. Well as it turns out, that image is not a "fake" per say. In fact, it is very real. The problem is that it’s not an image of the 3G iPhone. Instead, it’s an image of some protective case made for the current iPhone. Whoops! The case is available from a shop in Hong Kong called "New Golden" and is apparently called "colourware". So there you have it - the ugliness we were all a bit scared of likely bears no resemblance of what we can expect to see from Apple in a month or two. Whew!

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On Apr 27, 2008 @ 6:57 pm, keymaker Said:

winandmac had this story like 2 weeks ago lol

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On Apr 27, 2008 @ 9:36 pm, YpoCaramel Said:

New Golden is a mall, not a shop.

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On Apr 27, 2008 @ 10:18 pm, gadgetchic Said:

late…

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On Apr 27, 2008 @ 11:53 pm, MarxAnth Said:

LOL.. way late with this one..

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On Apr 28, 2008 @ 1:03 am, Jeff B. Said:

Even if he is a little late with it, who cares?

How would this case be ugly? It looks better than the iPhone itself.

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On Apr 28, 2008 @ 1:46 am, bo0gzz Said:

(wipes sweat) so what is this 3g pod gonna look like then??

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On Apr 28, 2008 @ 8:01 am, ChrisNYC Said:

Hearing today that Hon Hai is indeed minting the 3G iPhone. All I see on Google is March 28 chatter, but evidently this confirmation is getting around this morning.

The security at Hon Hai must be top notch to continually pass muster with Apple.

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On Apr 28, 2008 @ 9:11 am, misiones Said:

The images are not alleged. No one is disputing that they are, in fact, images. Rather, the images of the alleged 3G iPhone are fake.

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On Apr 28, 2008 @ 11:21 am, isis Said:

Maybe for you geeks that read every piece of news this is old but for people like me who don’t have time and are looking for a one stop shop like BGR this is the first time I have heard of it so whateverrrrr. Besides I am sure there is a method to their madness…

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On Apr 28, 2008 @ 11:21 am, isis Said:

Maybe for you geeks that read every piece of news this is old but for people like me who don’t have time and are looking for a one stop shop like BGR this is the first time I have heard of it so whateverrrrr. Besides I am sure there is a method to their madness…

Now when is the new BB os coming out???I am siiiick of waiting!

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On Apr 28, 2008 @ 4:30 pm, crown Said:

i see apple releasing a cdma device before the 3g one, but who knows. anyway they need to make some improvements not just 3g, i found many problems with mine, so i got rid of it.

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On Jul 13, 2008 @ 2:16 am, eric chan Said:

so this apparent fake case turned out to be quite real. even the white one next to it!

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On Aug 29, 2008 @ 5:01 am, ME Said:

1:THE WRITER(S) MUST FEEL EXTREMELY STUPID!!!!
2:ITS NOT UGLY INFACT I LIKE THE BLACK CASE
MORE THEN THE ORIGINAL OR WHITE…
3:TO THE DUMBASS BEFORE ME ITS NOT A WHITE
CASE ITS THE ORIGINAL

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