The article actually supports that: the boards are the same but not identical. Like somebody used the same plans, not the same factory.
The article literally says:
Digging deeper into the phone reveals more of the same. As in the same component shapes, the same component placement, the same screw placements, and even the same anti-tamper sticker placements. Do you know what else is likely to be the same? The factories that made these parts. The biggest clue? The mainboard itself.
OK I didn’t read that far. You must admit the pictures look like what in German is called baugleich - identical in construction, but not completely identical.
The article literally says:
Digging deeper into the phone reveals more of the same. As in the same component shapes, the same component placement, the same screw placements, and even the same anti-tamper sticker placements. Do you know what else is likely to be the same? The factories that made these parts. The biggest clue? The mainboard itself.
OK I didn’t read that far. You must admit the pictures look like what in German is called baugleich - identical in construction, but not completely identical.