[Update] Possible iPhone 5 Spy Photo Emerges

Update 1: Looks like Gizmodo sheds some more light on the ‘spy photo’ posted below. It was originally posted by a twitter user @rob1p, then re-posted to MacRumors this morning by a ‘newbie’ user. The catch? The text he forgot to leave out from his original tweet en Francais:

Une photo comme ça pourrait rendre des sites fous…

…which translates to: “A picture like that could drive websites crazy”

Yes, it sure did get us ‘excited’. Nonetheless, I still love these ‘prototypes’.

It’s a great time whenever there’s an iPhone launch, as rumours are always fast and furious. Let’s not forget the spy shots, too. The following image was posted in the MacRumors forums by a user claiming the image was captured ‘in the office of a French operator’.

It shows an iPhone with an slightly thinner aluminum band, and the user’s fingers are blurred out. Give me your comments below–is this the next iPhone 5? I think it’s a perfect fake. If this was indeed real, it would be taken down by now. 😉

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Setak
Setak
14 years ago

Fake or not, the iPhone 5 will look similar to that I think. Oh yeah, according to Steve who just confirmed me the news too.

Gary
14 years ago

“Setak…I…am…your father.” (Darth Vader voice)

– Steve Jobs

Gary
14 years ago

“Setak…I…am…your father.” (Darth Vader voice)

– Steve Jobs

rizulli
14 years ago

The volume buttons/mute switch are missing/changed sides.

rizulli
14 years ago

The volume buttons/mute switch are missing/changed sides.

rizulli
14 years ago

The volume buttons/mute switch are missing/changed sides.

rizulli
14 years ago

The volume buttons/mute switch are missing/changed sides.

rizulli
14 years ago

Wait, I take that back.  The image is mirrored.

rizulli
14 years ago

Wait, I take that back.  The image is mirrored.

rizulli
14 years ago

Wait, I take that back.  The image is mirrored.

rizulli
14 years ago

Wait, I take that back.  The image is mirrored.

AladdinH
AladdinH
14 years ago

i think its fake or possibly real ….look at the front facing camera its not on same spot as iphone 4 …apple tends not to change the whole appearance, well thats my guess looks nice tho

AladdinH
AladdinH
14 years ago

i think its fake or possibly real ….look at the front facing camera its not on same spot as iphone 4 …apple tends not to change the whole appearance, well thats my guess looks nice tho

AladdinH
AladdinH
14 years ago

i think its fake or possibly real ….look at the front facing camera its not on same spot as iphone 4 …apple tends not to change the whole appearance, well thats my guess looks nice tho

rizulli
14 years ago

The volume buttons/mute switch are missing/changed sides.

AladdinH
AladdinH
14 years ago

i think its fake or possibly real ….look at the front facing camera its not on same spot as iphone 4 …apple tends not to change the whole appearance, well thats my guess looks nice tho

rizulli
14 years ago

Wait, I take that back.  The image is mirrored.

AladdinH
AladdinH
14 years ago

i think its fake or possibly real ….look at the front facing camera its not on same spot as iphone 4 …apple tends not to change the whole appearance, well thats my guess looks nice tho

Brian
14 years ago

This photo is clearly fake (the fingers are super pixelated), however the iPhone 5 could possibly look similar to this, as the back appears to be rounded.

Brian
14 years ago

This photo is clearly fake (the fingers are super pixelated), however the iPhone 5 could possibly look similar to this, as the back appears to be rounded.

pkc
pkc
14 years ago

a clear fake, if that iPhone “5” is truly in the settings, then why are the icons on the opposite side? The Carrier is at the top, the settings below, then the small icons should be on the left of the words. Everybody go check your iPhones, you’ll see what I am talking about.

Urir10
Urir10
14 years ago

it could be set to a different lang

Urir10
Urir10
14 years ago

it could be set to a different lang

Urir10
Urir10
14 years ago

it could be set to a different lang

Guest
Guest
14 years ago

It’s clearly a ‘mirror’ image. Just using a bad setting on the camera, notice the volume buttons and front camera are on the right side, do a horizontal flip in photoshop and see what it’s supposed to look like.

Guest
Guest
14 years ago

It’s clearly a ‘mirror’ image. Just using a bad setting on the camera, notice the volume buttons and front camera are on the right side, do a horizontal flip in photoshop and see what it’s supposed to look like.

Hey
Hey
14 years ago

Actual translation would be: “A picture like that could drive websites crazy”.

Julienmaugerdumais
Julienmaugerdumais
14 years ago

My mother tongue is french and here’s the real translation : 
”such a picture could make some website go crazy”

Thanks !

Hey
Hey
14 years ago

Actual translation would be: “A picture like that could drive websites crazy”.

Gary
14 years ago

Thanks

Julienmaugerdumais
Julienmaugerdumais
14 years ago

My mother tongue is french and here’s the real translation : 
”such a picture could make some website go crazy”

Thanks !

Gary
14 years ago

Thanks

Guest
Guest
14 years ago

It’s clearly a ‘mirror’ image. Just using a bad setting on the camera, notice the volume buttons and front camera are on the right side, do a horizontal flip in photoshop and see what it’s supposed to look like.

Hey
Hey
14 years ago

Actual translation would be: “A picture like that could drive websites crazy”.

Julienmaugerdumais
Julienmaugerdumais
14 years ago

My mother tongue is french and here’s the real translation : 
”such a picture could make some website go crazy”

Thanks !

Gary
14 years ago

Thanks

@bruutalxcore
@bruutalxcore
14 years ago

its a fake. The tweet with the photo is “Une photo comme ça pourrait rendre des sites fous… #iPhone5 http://yfrog.com/khvnep” and the translation is “A picture like that could make fools of sites…”

@bruutalxcore
@bruutalxcore
14 years ago

its a fake. The tweet with the photo is “Une photo comme ça pourrait rendre des sites fous… #iPhone5 http://yfrog.com/khvnep” and the translation is “A picture like that could make fools of sites…”

@bruutalxcore
@bruutalxcore
14 years ago

its a fake. The tweet with the photo is “Une photo comme ça pourrait rendre des sites fous… #iPhone5 http://yfrog.com/khvnep” and the translation is “A picture like that could make fools of sites…”

@bruutalxcore
@bruutalxcore
14 years ago

its a fake. The tweet with the photo is “Une photo comme ça pourrait rendre des sites fous… #iPhone5 http://yfrog.com/khvnep” and the translation is “A picture like that could make fools of sites…”

@bruutalxcore
@bruutalxcore
14 years ago

its a fake. The tweet with the photo is “Une photo comme ça pourrait rendre des sites fous… #iPhone5 http://yfrog.com/khvnep” and the translation is “A picture like that could make fools of sites…”

Anonymous
Anonymous
14 years ago

So fake, the front camera is missing and the ear speaker on the top is not meshed.

Anonymous
Anonymous
14 years ago

So fake, the front camera is missing and the ear speaker on the top is not meshed.

Anonymous
Anonymous
14 years ago

So fake, the front camera is missing and the ear speaker on the top is not meshed.

Anonymous
Anonymous
14 years ago

So fake, the front camera is missing and the ear speaker on the top is not meshed.

Tony
Tony
14 years ago

i hope you dont use google translate for your school/office work

SteveJobs
SteveJobs
14 years ago

IT’S REAL.

SteveJobs
SteveJobs
14 years ago

IT’S REAL.

Maverick
Maverick
14 years ago

Where is the sim tray?

Maverick
Maverick
14 years ago

Where is the sim tray?

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