Chinese Wholesaler Reveals (Ho-hum) Next-Gen iPhone Parts

By Pete Mortensen (10:31 pm, May 27 2009)

Chinaontrade.com, an electronics wholesaler based in China has just made available for purchase what it purports to be authentic parts for the new iPhone. Don’t get too excited — it’s just the internal screen bezel and the screen, which is an ordinary LCD instead of a sexy OLED. And it’s literally impossible to tell if these are new in any way — you could tell me that these were for the original iPhone, and I would believe it. Doesn’t mean that they aren’t legit, just that they reveal nothing exciting about the new iPhone and might squash some dreams, too. Still: Only $73.40!

China Ontrade via iPhone Ticker via Gizmodo

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