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Photo of Matte versus Glossy Back iPhone

Photo of Matte versus Glossy Back iPhone

Posted May 29, 2009 at 2:03pm by
A photo depicting the rumored black matte iPhone casing next to the current iPhone casing has been posted online online by MacRumors.

The image of a matte back iPhone has been circulating online for some time. Some have suggested that this casing may be similar to the one Apple uses for the next generation iPhone.


Have a look below...

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Photo of Matte versus Glossy Back iPhone
[Note: This is likely not an actual image of the next iPhone]
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Andbert
Andbert - May 29, 2009 at 5:20pm
The shiny one looks better if you can keep it shiny!
tenbee
tenbee - May 29, 2009 at 2:17pm
why does the matte one have 16GB written on it? I thought it would "die" to leave space to the 32GB or am I wrong?
MarcMiller
MarcMiller - May 29, 2009 at 2:30pm
It says under the picture that it is not the actual new generation iPhone
aigtr
aigtr - May 29, 2009 at 5:26pm
i think they are going to release an 8gb, 16gb, and a 32gb iphone.
scp
scp - May 30, 2009 at 1:04pm
For me it looks like silicon cover for 1st gen iPhone (2G).
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