Is this the new iPhone?

Sure, it's Palm's big day, but that doesn't mean the Apple rumor mill is taking a break -- check out this pic of what might be the new iPhone set to drop on Monday. Yep, that's a matte black casing with no chrome border, a what looks to be a front-facing camera, and iPhone OS 3.0, so it certainly lines up with what we've heard -- but it wouldn't exactly take a Photoshop master to do this one up either. One more pic at the read link -- anyone believing this?

Update: Nowhere Else seems to be down at the moment, so we've stuck the other shots after the break.

[baltimoresbest01 @ Jun 6th 2009 4:53PM]

I am not believing anything until I see it on Monday

[Engadget247Checker @ Jun 6th 2009 4:52PM]

an iphone 3g running 3.0 with a case on it.. mine looks the EXACT same.. lol

[a13xx94 @ Jun 6th 2009 4:55PM]

looks like the 3g to me

[Frankenstein Black @ Jun 6th 2009 5:00PM]

I bet the radio/base band chip is improved (less drop calls/better battery life). In addition to all of the other anticipated minor tweaks and upgrades. Hum! This might be my very first iPhone. 3rd time is always a charm...

PS Also looking forward to the much rumored "lower at&t iPhone rates". We shall see in 2 days...

[Dr. Spaceman @ Jun 6th 2009 5:08PM]

Your case has Apple FCC info and serial numbers and stuff on the back?

[Engadget247Checker @ Jun 6th 2009 5:12PM]

actually one of my cases does, found it on ebay from hong kong, no joke but its blue so it doesnt resemble this..

[Gabe @ Jun 6th 2009 5:20PM]

You forget that the silver bezel is gone, and the earpiece has been moved up to the top border of the device...

But yes, it looks stunningly similar to an iPhone 3G with a case.

[Shinigami @ Jun 6th 2009 5:25PM]

Apple never said its going to be a design revolution...

[David @ Jun 6th 2009 5:31PM]

Still no flash???

[Sax25 @ Jun 6th 2009 5:34PM]

All i am saying is that there better be a flash. All we are getting is a measly 3.2 megapixel camera - nothing in this day and age, so the least Apple can do is give us friggin flash!!!!!

[Jeff R @ Jun 6th 2009 5:38PM]

the apple will be the flash!

[Mark Anderson @ Jun 6th 2009 5:42PM]

I wouldn't worry about a flash - unless it's a Xenon flash it's not going to make a lot of difference in poor lighting.

So, this looks like... a minor revamp of the iPhone 3G. Awesome.

Is anyone with a 3G actually going to break their contract to buy this? I mean, since you can get OS 3.0 anyway, why bother?

[nick @ Jun 6th 2009 5:43PM]

@Engadget247Checker,

i believe you when you say that you have a case that looks like the texture of this photo's iphone but im sure the case isnt paper thin or it wouldn't be much of a case. so IF that was a case on that photo's iphone, it would have to be noticeably thick, atleast thick enough to realize thats a case (specially where the camera is). still case or no case, Gabe has a point, the earpeice and chrome is noticably different/gone. personally, i belive that that is a picture of the new iphone. i dont think it would be nessesary to switch from my iphone 3g to this one (unless there is a HUGE deal-breaking detail about the new one that i missed). it doesn't seem that different hardware wise.

[Stewart @ Jun 6th 2009 6:04PM]

How can you say your iPhone 3G looks like this one? Look at the placement of the speaker on the front of the phone. It's way higher than where mine is...though, maybe your iPhone is different than the millions of other ones out there. Or maybe you have a magical case.

[JS @ Jun 6th 2009 6:20PM]

We're accusing Apple of ripping off the iPhone 3G is it?

[Sisyphus @ Jun 6th 2009 6:25PM]

Didn't you hear?

Black is the new black.

[Steve Ehrenberg @ Jun 6th 2009 6:26PM]

Is the design/size/shape of the iPhone 3G really that awful that everyone was expecting and is disappointed by the new phone possibly looking very very similar? I like how my iPhone 3G looks and feels so I'm not really hoping for some huge revision. The improvements to this phone are going to be the added/updated INTERNAL hardware. The new camera, magnetometer, beefier processor, more RAM, more storage space, front facing camera... All those things can be improved without changing the appearance of the phone very much and make a MUCH larger impact on the actual usage experience. The software can be gotten on an iPhone 3G, so if you don't care about any of those improvements above, you don't really have any reason to upgrade. I, personally, care a lot about most of those improvements above and intend on adding another 2 years to my contract in another month or so.

P.S. I really hope Apple is going to surprise with the apple doubling as a flash.. It would coincide with the rumors that the apple lights up since I can't imagine any other reason for it to. I just don't think Apple would want one of those shitty LED based 'lights' as a substitute as a flash, so unless they're going to shock us with some revolutionary low powered flash, we might be SOL on that one. *fingers crossed*

[Cycomachead @ Jun 6th 2009 6:39PM]

It's clearly not a 3G, well it could be a photoshopped 3g....

1. look closely at the ear piece
2. others are correct, there's no case.

[Tinu @ Jun 6th 2009 6:41PM]

It's fake. Because the date on the iPhone says 19th but today is the 6th. Real iPhone pictures would display correct date.

/sarcasm

[Nick @ Jun 6th 2009 6:49PM]

@Shinigami @ Jun 6th 2009 5:25PM
Apple never said its going to be a design revolution...

Funny how the apple fanboys give every excuse in the book to support ScrApple.... they just come up with oh this is going to be better and this is going to be this and that... bunch of iDiots! If they would at least recognize the goods of it's competitor(Palm, MS) it wouldn't be so bad but not even that they can admit.

[cf292007 @ Jun 6th 2009 6:46PM]

it looks like the same old iphone too me. its not much of a change. until i see a new fresh, sexier, and unique iphone i think i will stick with buying a pre. by the way i went to a sprint store to pick one, but they ran out, so i checked out one of the model ones and when i felt it it didn't feel cheap at all. i liked it, it was nice.

[Michael Scrip @ Jun 6th 2009 7:27PM]

>> "it looks like the same old iphone too me. its not much of a change. until i see a new fresh, sexier, and unique iphone i think i will stick with buying a pre."

Once Apple reached "big glass screen" there's nowhere else it can go.

Other phones are turning into a big touchscreen covering the entire face of the phone. Other than adding keys like a Blackberry or Treo... or becoming a slider... the iPhone will probably be a big glass screen for quite some time.

[Engadget247Checker @ Jun 6th 2009 7:40PM]

Thank you bud for low ranking my comment. I recently purchased a candy blue iPhone case on eBay and it did in fact, have that info on it. Now i know those numbers about the model were probably fake, but it still has numbers and looks legit, it even has the 16GB in a rounded rectangle. Bud, I know what im talking about, dont talk this trash unless you have been inside of my residence and physically held and examined the case for yourself. That's all I have to say, but thanks very much for the people that agree with me that this is just as fake as the rest of the leaked pictures on the net :)

[iphonerulez @ Jun 6th 2009 8:05PM]

Does it really matter that much what hardware upgrades it has? Flash, no flash. Measly 3.2MP camera compared to Sony's or Nokia's 8.2MP cameras. Any sensible person that hears about it will want one or maybe two iPhones and Apple will sell millions of these puppies within a month. What's really important is that it's made by Apple and the other smartphones are not. It's already an instant hit and it hasn't even been announced yet. Now it's all about the apps and games, tomorrow it'll be about the video recording and video chat or even the simplistic compass function. (The person who said nobody needs video chat knows nothing about what people actually find a need for once it's available. The exact same thing was said about the iPod from people who had little forward vision). I'm sure even Nintendo users will get more use out of their dual camera DSi than Nokia did.

Sure, as you Engadget tech-heads are always saying, it's all been done before by every two-bit handset maker in the world. It's just that Apple is going to make billions of dollars from it and get the recognition of getting those features to be meaningful for the non-tech user. Nokia will be whining about having a VC camera for years and then scratch their heads when asked about who actually uses it.

The iPhone wins and with maybe the exception of the BlackBerry having corporate ties, every other company loses. This is a given, people. Watch closely because it will unfold right before your eyes starting on Monday.

[mj @ Jun 6th 2009 9:31PM]

@iphonerulez @ Jun 6th 2009 8:05PM

"Nokia will be whining about having a VC camera for years and then scratch their heads when asked about who actually uses it"

ummm... maybe it is not possible in the US? All I have to do is dial a video call and it just works! Just as simple as selecting a contact and calling.

Or for web chats or using it has a bluetooth webcam.

[Brad Green @ Jun 6th 2009 9:54PM]

I have it on good authority (my rear end) that the new iPhone will be completely covered by touchscreens on all sides, allowing for apples new 3d multitouch system.

[Jared @ Jun 6th 2009 10:32PM]

I'm just waiting for them to say nothing about the new Iphone at WWDC.



But in reality...

There were pictures up on another AOL blog site of the "new Iphone" and the ear piece was in the same spot... However, the headphone jack was on the bottom of the phone, not the top.

[LiQuiD_FuSioN @ Jun 6th 2009 11:10PM]

Why would Apple do away with the chrome bezel? Sure, it may get banged up easily over time, but that's what made the iPhone 3G look nice.

Even the buttons are black now! What's up with that?! It looks kinda cheap looks-wise.

[Quix @ Jun 6th 2009 11:21PM]

Why do people keep pining for a flash, as if that's some kind of iPhone dealbreaker? Is there a single phone with a flash that can *actually illuminate a subject* beyond like 12 inches? Even the flash on my compact Kodak camera is worthless.

[puhsitch @ Jun 7th 2009 12:14AM]

@iphonerulez: Actually, what you're saying is pretty spot-on. Apple is hardly ever the first to do anything...but because they act like they're the first, and because they're Apple, they're the ones who people flock to. Doesn't matter if the product is better or worse than the competitors because the masses don't know and the masses don't care.

Once you're viewed as the de facto default, it will take either a major screw up or a hell of a competing product to effect some change.

[B @ Jun 7th 2009 2:31AM]

This is a fake! Check out the link and click on the home screen image. You'll see that the home screen in these images is an exact copy of the one in the link- Date, time, airplane mode and all.

http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/03/23/preview-iphone-os-30-beta-software-walkthrough/

[Silver Patd @ Jun 7th 2009 4:48AM]

FAKE: http://www.iphonegold.org/iphone-v3-picture-article-149.html

[iphonerulez @ Jun 7th 2009 8:42AM]

Getting a new iPhone is almost like Moses bringing down the stone tablet with the Ten Commandments written on them. Steve Jobs is pretty much a latter day Moses and his black mock-turtleneck with bluejeans looks much better on stage than the robes that Moses wore.

Steve Jobs will stand before his flock at Moscone Center and say, "Behold, my brethren, this is the newest 32GB iPhone Video which will bestow upon you powers never before seen on this Earth." Then Steve's feet will leave the ground and he will float offstage while the crowd is mesmerized by his visage. The world will be changed completely. No more hunger, no more wars. One world united by iPhone iChat. On sale June 17th for a mere pittance of $299 plus tax.

[dagamer43 @ Jun 7th 2009 12:05PM]

Proven fake: http://www.iphonegold.org/iphone-v3-picture-article-149.html

[halfasleepsince84 @ Jun 7th 2009 1:59PM]

There's a 2nd camera just below the speaker. I suppose your 3G and case has that as well...

[iphonerulez @ Jun 7th 2009 2:31PM]

The biggest drawback of the new iPhone is that it will put the smaller handset companies out of business. I guess sacrifices have to be made when one device leaps far ahead of the others. Looks like HTC is doomed for sure. Sony Ericsson isn't doing too well either and a low-cost iPhone could be the death blow.

[How_P @ Jun 7th 2009 5:28PM]

Hey Engadget - this is proven fake, why haven't you updated the post yet? Whilst it is a photoshop, I doubt the actual phone will differ much...

[Yankees368 @ Jun 6th 2009 4:52PM]

PALM PRE FTW!

[Templarian @ Jun 6th 2009 4:54PM]

I love my Palm Pre as much as the next, but don't troll, let them wallow in the idea that their phone could look the exact same as the last version.

(tbh, I doubt this is real at all)

[OneLove @ Jun 6th 2009 4:56PM]

no. HTC touch pro 2 with tethering registry fix ftw!

[Shinigami @ Jun 6th 2009 5:28PM]

Nokia 1100 FTW!!!

[verticalcow2 @ Jun 6th 2009 5:31PM]

Nokia E71 FTW. Can't beat good old buttons.

[Matt @ Jun 6th 2009 5:46PM]

No, Samsung Omnia ftw! Ahh crap who am I kidding, my phone sux.

[Steve @ Jun 6th 2009 9:05PM]

I'm pretty happy with my LG Incite, but i guess that's just me... can't wait to get Windows Mobile 6.5 on it :D

[Toby12188 @ Jun 7th 2009 2:12AM]

i'll switch to palm the day i can use MewSeek (p2p music downloads) on the Pre

[Boards of Canada @ Jun 7th 2009 9:48AM]

DEMON SWORD +12 FTW!!!!

[o29 @ Jun 6th 2009 4:52PM]

Not much of a make-over, is it?

[o29 @ Jun 6th 2009 4:53PM]

Also, the read link seems to be down at the moment.

[Kaitou KID @ Jun 6th 2009 4:55PM]

yeah no kidding. like if there's only 1 more pic why not just post it? lame.

[richb93 @ Jun 6th 2009 5:06PM]

'If it ain't broke, don't fix it."