This is the iPod-like iPhone prototype that lost to the iOS variant we know

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by Sindy Cator on January 11, 2017 at 11:58 am

A few days ago, notorious leaker Sonny Dickson released a series of footage and images showcasing an early wheel-based prototype of the original iPhone that eventually lost out to the beloved iOS interface we’ve all come to associate the handset with these days. Today, Dickson shared another video which squares off the previously shown iPod-like iPhone with the winning icon-based variation that Apple ultimately opted for – which in hindsight appears to have been the right decision. As the story goes, Steve Jobs tasked iPod “Godfather” Tony Fadell and iconic ex-Apple designer Scott Forstall to build the operating system for the iPhone. Referred…