Gold iPhone X spotted in US FCC listing

The prototype iPhone X has rich gold stainless steel frame and a lighter gold glass back that appears to match the gold colour in iPhone 8.

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14 - Apr - 2018

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"The photo annotations do include reference to an 'LCD display' which is a little strange as the iPhone XWhere to buy 76499 81800 84999 uses an OLED panel. Other than that, it resembles an iPhone X in every way," the report added.

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