They are the best secret guadado by Apple: the prototypes of their products. Reveal many decisions and strategies that the company has been taking up to the final product. New photos sent by a former Apple employee to Ars Technica, show a rare opportunity to see how they were the first prototypes of the iPhone in 2005. Most surprising is the size of the screen, was almost as big as the current iPad: 8.6 inches (12.7 cm wide x 17.7 cm. High). Yes: Apple, at least in its initial phase, designed a giant iPhone screen.

This prototype of 2005, as detailed Ars Technica, included several USB ports and an Ethernet port, which made it quite thick, just over four inches. These ports were only for testing purposes, the company never intended to be included in the iPhone end.

The processor used this prototype operated at a speed of between 200 and 233 MHz, compared to using Apple over the iPhone in 2007 of between 412-620 MHz

According to former Apple employee, the development process of the company is constantly changing and the initial prototypes have little to do with the final product. What does seem clear is that, either on initial technological limitations, either because it was easier to test the software in a larger unit or because they thought it facing the final product, yes Apple iPhone designed a screen much larger than the the first 3.5-inch model. An idea that never saw the light. You can find here more photos and information.