New iPhone 4G leaked

It’s been flushing around the internet for a couple of days – reports of ‘prototype’ iPhone lost in a bar, apparently the new iPhone 4G – though at first it smelt like bullshit, a story too contrived, with people at MacRumours commenting that the design looked like a “cheap Japanese fake” (they don’t seem to realise that China makes the cheap knock-offs, not Japan).

Now though Gizmodo have posted an in-depth article on the new iPhone, which they claim is proof that the thing is 100% real. We’re moderately convinced now.

In a surprising twist, the Apple sites which previously called this a “cheap Japanese knock-off” now recognise it to be a stunning piece of “Apple industrial design that fits in perfectly with the product line” (nice turnaround, Apple fanboys!).

Gizmodo don’t know much about the new iPhone hardware, as they can’t seem to turn their device on, but they do report it has an improved camera, an extra front-facing camera, a higher resolution display, a few more buttons, and uses a Micro-SIM slot rather than the standard SIM card. It’s basically the same size and weight as the current iPhone, just a little bit thinner. We still don’t know what type of CPU it has, whether it uses the same A4 chip as the iPad or not (probably, we’d guess).

So there it is. It seems quite real. You can probably buy one in June or July.