Early prototype images of iPhone, iPad surface

Apple Inc.and Samsung Electronics have been warring for a while now over a host of unresolved patents and by the way of these patent tussles a host of early prototype images of both the iPhone and iPad have surfaced. These images, that are part of court documents depict the designs that the iPad and the iPhone could have embodied. An entire stack of images with The Verge show just what thoughts Apple had at the outset for their devices. 

Early prototype of the iPhone 4 (Image credit: TheVerge)

Some of the pictures with The Verge show iPads with kickstands and an eight-sided iPhone (with diagonal corners)! Interestingly, one of the iPad prototypes had the word ‘iPod’ etched on the rear. Also seen in the image stack is what is being referred to as the early prototype of the iPhone 4. Codenamed N9, the prototype of the iPhone 4 features the usual glass and metal design and is known to have a much smaller screen. 

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