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Two 'fake' stories August 2013 - August 2015

iPhone 6s rumor roundup: fake Rose Gold image, Germany reservations, Intel modems, 5-inch model

Mark Gurman Aug 18 2015 - 10:06 am PT

Another day, another series of iPhone rumors. Yesterday’s roundup included the latest information about a September 18th next-generation iPhone launch date, faked benchmarks, and new system-on-a-chip schematics, and today our roundup covers a likely fake rose gold iPhone 6S image, reservations for the new phone from carriers, and Germany, and a pair of claims out of China about future iPhone models. Let’s start with the rose gold image:

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‘iPhone 5S’ box photos making the rounds are certainly fake (updated)

Michael Steeber Aug 22 2013 - 11:11 am PT

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Update: The creator of these images has spoken out on Twitter, confirming that he made them in Adobe Illustrator:

https://twitter.com/nate_0102/status/370632905304702976

Chinese site Tencent Digital [translated link] has posted photos of what they claim to be the iPhone 5S’s official packaging, as well as a shot of the device itself, revealing the much-rumored dual-LED flash. Also of notable interest in the photos is the “128GB” capacity marking on the alleged packaging, lining up with previous rumors… According to our analysis, these photos (above) are absolutely fake. However, they have unfortunately begun making the rounds online.

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