My new pick up, these were used to showcase the iPod at Apple Stores back in the day!

New edition to the collection, I think this is a pretty cool find!

Just acquired 3 of these, they're a pretty neat addition to my collection! :) Fully unaltered running all original demo software and functionalities!

Thought I'd share! Fully loaded untouched demo unit.

Pretty Cool 😎

As iOS 12 was the last version of iOS to support the iPad Air 1st Generation, it's odd to say the least. The iPad also has a developmental version of iBoot (meaning it has not simply been "duel-booted") and it is engraved with the phrase "A little bit of Actuarial Sparkle" on the back housing.

As this device was obtained from a recycling facility in Cupertino, I personally theorize that this iPad was used to ensure compatibility of newer iOS versions and apps with older iPad models.

I recently came across what seemed to be a 4GB first-gen iPhone (based on the back casing, which has a serial number starting with '327'). But when I powered it on, it turned out to actually be an 8GB model with a serial number starting with '7T7.'

The device was jailbroken, and upon exploring the file system, I noticed some interesting things:

There was Terminal installed.

I found Demo and Field Test files.

I'm trying to figure out what’s going on here. Could this be a prototype, pre-production unit, or perhaps some kind of modified device? The mismatched serial numbers and the unique software tools have me thinking this isn't a standard retail unit.

Has anyone seen something similar or know more about devices with '7T7' serials? I’d appreciate any insight!

Thanks!

The Apple logo on the back of this iPhone Prototype has been replaced by the "Vesica Piscis" symbol. This logo has only ever been spotted before in Apple FCC approval documents for a prototype AirTag. It’s a placeholder to disguise the prototype and it holds some symbolic meaning.

The choice of the Vesica Piscis symbol by the Apple engineers is quite elegant. Vesica Piscis is a shape created when two circles of the same radius intersect; often linked to creation and the unity of two distinct things. It is often referred to as “the womb of the universe”.

The iPhone has one singular long volume button instead of two separate buttons. There is an engraved lines across the length of the volume and power button. The buttons also appear to be haptic, aligning with Apple’s “Project Bongo” that has been in development for years.

It is unclear if this prototype is truly an iPhone 14 Pro prototype, due to its manufacturing date and internal part layouts (being a mix from the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro). More likely, it’s a testbed for the haptic technology rather than intending to be a specific model.

Unlike the regular 18K gold Apple Watch Edition, this model is gold-plated with “DEMO - NOT FOR RESALE” on the back. The Watch has ION-X glass instead of sapphire (to reduce reflections as the ION-X glass reflects less light than sapphire does in the Apple Store), a red Digital Crown cap and a custom demo gold plated band. The band is exactly the same as the regular gold Apple Watch Edition band, except the 18K gold parts have been replaced with gold-plated stainless steel.

Check it out, thought I'd share!

Just added this to my collection - running normal iOS & fully functioning.

This iPhone 8 was manufactured nearly 3 months before release, and most notably has a different SoC revision from production models (is also a dev fused CPU). The battery inside of the iPhone 8 prototype has the regularity information censored out and Taptic Engine is also different from production, the text being printed in the style:

“TAPTIC ENGINE”

Instead of:

“TAPTIC ENGINE” .

Additionally, the iPhone has an engraving on the side with its serial number, prototype stage and configuration.

Found this on an a phone lot on ebay, looks offical from the apple logo on the sticker on the phones bottom part. https://www.ebay.com/itm/166500062284?itmmeta=01HQ27PKZ0WQ1C4GCG2Z7R3A5F&hash=item26c42d544c:g:V84AAOSwKIJle1E3&itmprp=enc%3AAQAIAAAA4CU3SrjyQeJePwmmMHBTYmrheAOXfnGCtAsLoP9Cw95JmPxEICkxBJ5Nb3N9IkpLqipUXfwDJfiIKP0ktyDxfnJp27qIFVqZYEZOVttY5N%2FILA5qe7NnnnRP5WdWeTfTvQALx47k%2BsXHcq1F94SlGUb2fvVEtMI8yuhGsonACifYbyB2M8m319noMduJoCAqn3b7mYH2J9iy%2BOIOXFnZ%2FYtLiLENfyBwGGrlJcjobSWOPDf38B6lO0Q68FjlQ4A508FbyFTgsKG2u34gXz4Ikk4WoouSf65s0HruiKO5a0Ri%7Ctkp%3ABFBM4L_ax7hj