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'iPhone SE' supposedly found in the wild, iPhone 7 dual-lens camera spotted
Ahead of its expected launch just days away, a video has surfaced of what is supposedly Apple's new 4-inch iPhone SE, discovered at a market in Shenzhen, China, the global hub of smartphone manufacturing.
Images have also surfaced of a dual-lens camera part which expected to ship with the iPhone 7 Plus later in the year.
A YouTube video by user "Nick Beeep" uploaded on Monday purports to show the iPhone SE, which Apple is expected to announce on March 21, in rose gold.
It has rounded edges like an iPhone 6 or 6s, but is about the same weight and size of an iPhone 5, according to the presenter in the video, who identifies herself as April.
"The colour of the SE seems brighter and pinker than the previous rose gold [of the iPhone 6s], and the rear camera sticks out as well, resembling the larger iPhone," April says.
But why would Apple tinker with its signature rose gold colour, which third-party accessory makers and rival phone manufacturers alike have rushed out to imitate? The answer is that this phone could be a fake.
April admits she was "unable" to switch the phone on, "so we actually have no idea whether it is the genuine iPhone SE or not, so let's just wait [for] Apple to unveil [it]".
Meanwhile, Apple is expected to announce its more expensive iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus models in September.
Images have been doing the rounds of a dual-lens camera component made for Apple, which appears to give credence to rumours the larger iPhone 7 Plus will ship with a dual-camera system.
According to MacRumors, the part is labelled with the number "821", which Apple has used for components in the past. Combined with the rumours, that gives it a "good chance" the part is genuine, the site says.
MacRumors believes Apple could ship three versions of its flagship iPhone 7: the 4.7-inch iPhone 7; a 5.5-inch iPhone 7 Plus; and a premium iPhone 7 Plus featuring the dual camera.
Last week an Apple patent filing surfaced, which outlined how a dual-camera system might integrate with software and features on the phone.
Fairfax Media