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Another next generation iPhone 4G in the wild!

Looks like Apple has some serious problems when it comes to iPhone leaks this year. A Vietnamese dude just posted a video and tear down pictures of a next…

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Looks like Apple has some serious problems when it comes to iPhone leaks this year. A Vietnamese dude just posted a video and tear down pictures of a next generation iPhone 4G prototype today. He supposedly paid $4000 to acquire it. You notice the the screws that where present at the bottom of the handset on Gizmodo’s unit are no longer here which indicates that this one is probably a newer version and the chip inside is now labeled with Apple’s logo (unlike the black one in the earlier proto) andthe following “339S0084″ indicating that it’s based on the same A4 chipset found in the Apple iPad. Check out the video below:

THe device looks really slick IMO and the screen is definitely high-res…

Source: Taoviet & Tinhte & ChipWorks via Engadget

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