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IT Home News on November 6th, according to Apple Insider reports, a new video released on YouTube, let everyone see a rare “Death Star” (Death Star) iPhone 4 prototype, there are some differences compared with the production model .
YouTuber DongleBookPro showed off the iPhone prototype in a clip on Friday. It is said that the device has a “Death Star” Logo, because Apple has a special processor method in terms of internal information and hardware leakage.
It is reported that this Logo may make people believe that the device is a promotional product of Disney, rather than a real iPhone prototype.
(The Death Star is a super weapon in Star Wars. The Death Star or DS-1 platform DS-1 platform is a satellite-sized combat space station built by the Galactic Empire. It was simply called in the early stages of its plan. “Ultimate Weapon”.)
There are also some differences that distinguish the “Death Star” iPhone from the real iPhone 4. The device uses a non-Retina display and lacks any visible screws-disassembling the device requires screws hidden in the SIM card tray.
In addition, the camera settings of the “Death Star” iPhone device are completely different from the iPhone 4 model used by the customer. As far as the software is concerned, the device is running an internal test version, which may be the earliest iOS 4 system version ever.
IT Home is informed that the device also has a unique transparent protective shell with a matching “Death Star” Logo, but it has also not been released publicly.
This is not the first iPhone prototype to fall into the hands of the public. For example, early in 2021, an early version of the iPhone 12 Pro in aquamarine color appeared on the Internet.
Below is the video.