Over the past few months, Apple fans have spent plenty of time poring over allegedly leaked photos of iPhone 5 components. We've seen the longer body, the aluminum back, the NFC chip that may have been a total hoax. Regardless, Apple's September 12 event is only a week away now. But impending "official" announcements be damned, someone has posted what looks like a legitimate video of the new iPhone booting up.
Thanks to Chinese site Vgooo (via TNW), we can see the very first video of what appears to be -- ok, so it appears to be an iPhone 5 starting, then hitting an error screen. Not exactly the most exciting thing in the world.
"This device is not registered as part of the iPhone Developer Program. If you are a member of the program, please register your device," reads the alleged iPhone 5 screen in the video.
Boring error messages notwithstanding, the video keeps up with just about every rumor on hand over the past few months. The device is noticeably taller than the iPhone 4S, and the aluminum back is in place. More importantly, the 8-pin connecter appears on the iPhone's bottom panel.
Now, let's not forget that Chinese companies are quite experienced with fabricating fake electronics devices. That said, this would seem like an awfully elaborate scheme to fool Apple fanatics. Build the entire device to spec with currently running rumors, then find a way to simulate the iOS boot up and error message. Possible to replicate? Absolutely. Likely replicated? Probably not.
Either way, we'll know the real story next week. In the meantime, we'll keep an eye out for any more iPhone 5 units that mysteriously fall off a Foxconn truck.
Yeah, right.
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r2dnel
September 07, 2012 at 8:04am
I couldn't really tell if the screen was raised from the body, but what caught my eye was the the darkness of the screens. The 5's screen was significantly darker than the 4/4s on the right.
The 4/4s' shade of black around the logo was affected by the lighting in the room and whatever affect the light had hitting the glass. The iphone 5 screen just looked too pure in black coloring around the logo.
Does that make sense?
brandonwalkermedia
September 05, 2012 at 5:01pm
notice that the screen isn't attached to the body. at 21s the screen briefly is noticebly lifted and when the person then rolled the phone to the side, at 24s the screen was lifted / bending away from the body again.
also notice he holds the screen to turn it on, but the real iPhone he does not...
elitegangsta
September 06, 2012 at 5:36am
I've watched those time stamps you mentioned numerous times and cannot for the life of me see what looks like a lifted screen. It looks to me like a shadow playing from the thickness of the glass just as the iPhone 4s has the same shadow from the thickness of it's glass. Also, why would holding the screen matter when he turns on the device? It looks just like it was the way he was holding it when powering it on. These claims seem the same as the ones made trying to prove the moon landing was fake. This video looks extremely legit to me, but certainly COULD be fake. I am not a video professional, so maybe I am just missing what you're seeing. Guess we will all know the real story come Sept. 12th. Until then, anything and all things are truely speculation and heresy.
MattClark
September 05, 2012 at 7:45pm
I do see the screen raised a bit from the body, but I don't think that's immediately a warning sign. And I'm not seeing the "bending" you mention.
As far as turning the device on, it looks to me as if he's just pressing the power button.
But hey -- I'm still in the camp that hopes this is all some elaborate scheme by Apple and we're in for huge surprises on the 12th.
marmalito
September 11, 2012 at 8:21pm
The screen is definitely not under the glass. I think there's even a possibility that this may be a green-screened edit. And Look at the home buttons.
