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Matching IDs suggest fake matte iPhones may not have been so fake
Engadget —
... You'd think -- starting from the moment you saw the glossy sheen of the iPhone 3G S to the waning seconds of this year's WWDC keynote when you realized that there would be no magical second model announced -- that the near-constant drone of matte iPhone rumors leading ...
ID says New iPhone 3G S Matte Black finish is real
Phones Review —
With the showing of the iPhone 3G S at WWDC 2009 the rumours of a matte black finish iPhone were quashed, but were they?
It appears that a source on Twitter, @cable has posted that the rumoured matte black backing seen last month has matting info such as model number and FCC ID alike with the iPhone 3G S, along with a link to an image; so could it still be a possibility?
Of course it could just be an unfinished component, or possible an early matt black finish design for the iPhone 3G S which was abandoned. Or there is speculation ...
Leaked iPhone 3G S Matte Finish iPhone Cases Were Real… or Canary Traps?
The iPhone Blog —
... the iPhone 3G S with the same glossy finish as the previous generation, doubts — they were raised.
According to Macrumors, however, the FCC ID and model numbers exactly match those released on the official, glossy, iPhone 3G S.
Yeahbuwhat?
Did Apple flirt with matte and change its mind? Did problems arise in with the mass production of the matte versions? Are the matte versions being held for some sort of holiday roll out?
Panic’s Cabel Sassar (via DF) wonders on Twitter whether it just might have been one of ...
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