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Cellphone parts supplier Global Direct Parts has gotten its hands on, well, something. A video posted to YouTube shows what the company calls the iPhone 5, in five minutes of mind-numbing detail.
The “iPhone 5″ looks very similar to the current model, with the only external changes being a redesigned antenna band. This band now has an extra separation line between sections of the antenna. Internally, things have been rejigged, with redesigned connectors and a change in the layout of some parts.
Is this the iPhone 5? It could be. After all, the external changes between the iPhones 3G and 3GS were minimal. It could also be a new universal iPhone, made to work on both Verizon’s CDMA network as well as GSM networks (the micro-SIM slot is still there). That might explain the antenna redesign, and the reworked internals.
It could also be a fake, but the fact that the original video has been removed from YouTube at Apple’s request lends it some credence. You can still find the video, of course. I won’t bother with a link, as the one I found will surely be gone very quickly, but if you search YouTube for “GlobalDirectParts iPhone 5″ then you”ll get it.”
Next generation iPhone casing, innards revealed on video [BGR]
iPhone 5 or Verizon Wireless iPhone Photos Leaked! [Smartphone Medic]
See Also:
- Analyst Predicts Verizon iPhone Announcement Next Week
- WSJ: Verizon iPhone Debuts Early 2011
- IPhone 4 Loses Reception When Antenna Band Is Touched
- It's Time Apple Fixed the iPhone 4 Antenna Problem
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