Geek Posted September 29, 2011 Posted September 29, 2011 <div class="KonaBody"><p><img src="http://osxdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/iphone-4s-label.jpg" alt="iPhone 4S Label" title="iphone-4s-label" width="620" height="245" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-21732" /></p> <p>An alleged iPhone 4S packaging label adds <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/09/26/what-will-iphone-5-look-like-contradictory-reports-show-nobody-knows/">adds further confusion to the iPhone 5</a>‘s existence and possible launch <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/09/27/official-iphone-event-on-october-4th-apple-confirms/">next week</a>, and could indicate that Apple will only be releasing an incremental hardware update to the existing iPhone 4, rather than an all new redesign.</p> <p>The label, shown above, was discovered by 9to5mac after being posted to an unspecified Chinese forum. Though initially discounted, one of their most reliable sources said the model number on the label made sense:</p> <blockquote><p>The model number from the label is MD239 (a 16GB unit), while the model number for the “better” (likely 32GB unit) is MD234. According to Mr. X, this sequence is sensible, but could just be a coincidence. If legitimate, the next-generation iPhone will be marketed as the iPhone 4S</p></blockquote> <p><a href="http://9to5mac.com/2011/09/29/iphone-4s-appears-in-apple-inventory/">9to5Mac goes further</a> and says the next generation iPhone is in Apple’s inventory systems now, although they point out that the ‘iPhone 4S’ name shouldn’t be considered confirmed.</p> <p>This is the second piece of recent evidence to suggest the iPhone 4S exists, at least in name, the first showing up last week in the form of <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/09/22/iphone-4s-case-solidifies-name-shows-volume-buttons-moved-to-right-side/">a ’4S’ labeled Otterbox case</a>. </p> <p>Outside of case designs, analyst reports, and a variety of imaginative 3rd party mockups, there has been no evidence that a redesigned iPhone 5 exists, although Apple is <a href="http://osxdaily.com/2011/09/11/apple-secretive-ipad-testing/">notoriously secretive with unreleased products</a>.</p> </div> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sZFQ_Efe5OhOH6Umo-rNjiDu9nc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sZFQ_Efe5OhOH6Umo-rNjiDu9nc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sZFQ_Efe5OhOH6Umo-rNjiDu9nc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/sZFQ_Efe5OhOH6Umo-rNjiDu9nc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=uUK271LMKzE:DC819lyNxEg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=uUK271LMKzE:DC819lyNxEg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=uUK271LMKzE:DC819lyNxEg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=uUK271LMKzE:DC819lyNxEg:D7DqB2pKExk"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?i=uUK271LMKzE:DC819lyNxEg:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=uUK271LMKzE:DC819lyNxEg:7Q72WNTAKBA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=7Q72WNTAKBA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?a=uUK271LMKzE:DC819lyNxEg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/osxdaily?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/osxdaily/~4/uUK271LMKzE" height="1" width="1"/> View the full article
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