Apple Outs "iPhone 4S" Name in Latest iTunes Beta

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Apple has seemingly outed the "iPhone 4S" name in the latest iTunes beta released Friday, according to this screenshot (above) posted by 9to5Mac.

The screenshot shows specific mention of the "iPhone 4S" using the same image icon as the iPhone 4 CDMA. This suggests that the new iPhone will be called the iPhone 4S and will look identical to the Verizon CDMA iPhone 4 shown on the left:

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White CDMA iPhone 4 icon (left) vs. white GSM iPhone 4 icon (right)

It's possible that the image is only a placeholder, but all previous parts evidence has suggested that the new iPhone 4S will look nearly identical to the current iPhone.

Apple is holding its media event on Tuesday, October 4th where the company is expected to launch the new iPhone.

Update: Latest iTunes Beta has been pulled.

Update 2: It's now available again. There's some debate as to whether it was pulled at all, but the same version remains available now to download.

Update 3: So, the "iPhone 4S" reference first appeared in the iTunes Betas back in iTunes Beta 6.1 which was released on August 29th, 2011 -- a little over a month ago.

Top Rated Comments

shadowbird423 Avatar
150 months ago

Brace for impact!
* WARNING! Whining ahead *
I'll be whining too, don't worry.
Score: 77 Votes (Like | Disagree)
cward0715 Avatar
150 months ago
Hmm... I think Apple "leaked" this on purpose. Shoot down expectations of a new phone, then come out of nowhere at the keynote with a radical new iPhone 5.

And the 4s is the cheap iPhone.
Score: 71 Votes (Like | Disagree)
r2fa3l Avatar
150 months ago
There's no way....If it was just a 4S- Apple would've shipped this since June.
Score: 45 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Grimace Avatar
150 months ago
Let the whining begin. :rolleyes:
Score: 45 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Dangerous Theory Avatar
150 months ago
Apple ain't that dumb. There's more to it.
Score: 38 Votes (Like | Disagree)
FNi Avatar
150 months ago
As the evidence mounts against there being an iPhone5/redesign, I'm just burying my fingers deeper into my ears while shouting "LALAALAAAALAAALAAAAA".
Score: 37 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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