Hands On With a Never-Before-Seen iPhone 4 Prototype – With an Awesome-Looking Back Plate! (Video)

By J. Glenn Künzler August 21, 2012 1:00 PM

I’ve just got my hands on an iPhone 4 prototype that features an Apple internal backplate. The software loaded on the device is called Switchboard, which is an Apple diagnostics software. This prototype doesn’t have the two screws at the bottom of the phone and the grills for the speaker and microphone are a bit bigger. There is a SIM card tray on the right hand side. On the left hand side it has the standard volume keys and the silent switch. Besides the obvious logo differences on the back, this looks a lot like the finished iPhone 4 that launched in 2010, pointing to the fact that this was a later prototype.

Here is the video of the Prototype:

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Glenn Künzler

Glenn is the U.S. executive editor of SonnyDickson, a long time Apple user, and a former manager and service technician at an Apple authorized retail partner. His passion for technology was present from a very young age, and has extended throughout his entire life. His first computer was an Apple II, and he fondly remembers the era of Apple, Commodore, and Amiga. He also has a huge passion for journalism, has been a writer, editor, and journalist through a number of venues, and is a big fan of technology of all types, especially video and home kitchen tech! Glenn@SonnyDickson.com

Hands On With a Never-Before-Seen iPhone 4 Prototype – With an Awesome-Looking Back Plate! (Video)

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