An iPhone 14 Pro prototype reveals the humble beginnings of Apple’s Project Bongo

CAT November 11, 2024 1 min read

A newly-discovered iPhone 14 Pro prototype features one of the earliest known incarnations of Apple’s scrapped haptic button project.

Beige smartphone with three large camera lenses on the back, placed on a white tiled surface.

An iPhone 14 Pro featuring Apple’s Bongo design was recently discovered.

Back in July of 2024, AppleInsider published exclusive imagery of a prototype iPhone 15 Pro Max equipped with Apple’s long-rumored haptic buttons. Developed under the codename Project Bongo, the haptic buttons were supposed to make their debut in 2023 but never ended up on mass-production units.

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