White iPhone 4 Delayed by Manufacturing Woes
Hopefully this isn't a sign of an inferior glass material.
Update on July 23, 2010:
Apple today released the following statement:
White models of Apple’s new iPhone 4 have continued to be more challenging to manufacture than we originally expected, and as a result they will not be available until later this year. The availability of the more popular iPhone 4 black models is not affected.
This must be a recent development as Steve Jobs was confident in his press conference last week that the white iPhone 4 would be here by the end of this month in "limited quantities."
Story below from June 24, 2010:
Just like the previous generations of the iPhone, there are two shades available – white and black. New for the iPhone 4, however, is that the white model will have a matching white front to the white back (previous models only changed the plastic backing).
Now that it's the official launch day of the iPhone 4, all that are floating around in the hands of consumers are the black models. The white iPhone 4 model has yet to even be available for pre-order on Apple's site; so if you were holding out for the new uniformly white colored iPhone 4, you may have to wait a little longer.
An Apple spokesperson has confirmed with the AFP that there's a manufacturing glitch that held back the shipment of the other-shade iPhone.
"White models of Apple's new iPhone 4 have proven more challenging to manufacture than expected, and as a result they will not be available until the second half of July," the Cupertino, California-based company said in a brief statement. "The availability of the more popular iPhone 4 black models is not affected."
Are you still going to be holding off until there's the classic-Apple-white version available? Rachel Rosmarin, our managing editor of Tom's Guide, tells us why she's going to wait.
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Who knew food coloring was too hard for apple to handle?
Steve Jobs is so dreamy.
Walmart had white 16gb available to buy today...
[citation]Are you still going to be holding off until there's the classic-Apple-white version available? [/citation]
i've been holding off since a long time...
and am holding off for life...
i like the news related to apple today...
it's always nice to be sure am on the right side.
Popular? It's all that's available!
It's alright. I don't like it white anyway.
It's alright. I don't like it at all.
there... i fix it.
sounds like marketing rushed the engineers, happens in every industry
Is it just me, or does every article today just scream "Apple fails at everything!"?
does it turn yellow?
Let's announce products that cannot be ordered for another month.
That's how Apple rolls.
I'm already reading stories of glitchy reception/wifi signal, and a yellow display defect.
I currently have a iPhone 3G, but the Droid X is looking better everyday.
I tried to run after the car, but I got exhausted.
man this is the only thing that is worth reading in these comments. You guys realize that the more you make snotty comments about a PHONE the more you look like idiots.
I heard the reception of these iFail devices gets better after you stick it where the sun don't shine. Just try it.
I am going to hold off until; 1. it works properly and there is no signal degradation by hold the phone and 2. until its on a better wireless carrier, like VERIZON!
What about pink iphone?
The iphone's signal doesn't degrade when you hold it, they just have a software glitch in iOS4 that messed up the meter, this happens to me on the iPhone 3GS.
What about pink iphone?
That would be porn and porn is not allowed by Stevie
Wife wanted a white one, but they were delayed so I told her I would get her a black one till the white one came out, then I would get the white one and swap it with her.
*sigh* I've created a princess.
A clear case would be cool... Of coarse, Steve Jobs would view that as being pornographic in a hardware sense.
"White models of Apple's new iPhone 4 have proven more challenging to manufacture than expected"...
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I mean... I simply cannot grasp this BS...
How could one colour be more challenging to manufacture from another?
Either way - just wait... in few months - white will be available for everyone for just ... $50 more ...
wait till it comes out for $100 more in a few months
Reason for the delay is that they are relocating the antenna.
Dude honestly, how hard is it to paint something white. I might as well go buy some spray paint or white out and do the job myself.
Reason for the delay is that they are relocating the antenna.
LOL just wait, the white Iphone 4 will be the "one that changes everything. again." with it's fully functional antenna design. They are waiting for the 30 day window of iPhone4-black purchases to pass, so they don't have a stack of 3,000,000 returns on their hands as everyone floods the AT&T store for a working version.
What's the point of making different colors anyway, if you need a case to use it?
Makes you wonder. They can design the hardware in the phone, but they can't figure out how to manufacture a white iPhone case, or an extra couple million bumpers (remember, Steve said they can't make enough, for some reason)?
Didn't they have problems with white previously? Like the white iPads or something?
Yeah the whole its harder to manufacture white than black is BS. they just decided do recall them before they were available to fix the antenna. seems obvious to me. Even if thats not true and apple is really having a hard time with making the phone white, do you really want to trust a company making a high end product that cant even get the color right?
How hard is it too make white friggen plastic?!
the only way i could be tempted to get an iphone is if i was given one or picked one up for £50 at car boot (bran new in box)
and even then i wouldnt keep it for long as i would probably add it to ebay as soon as i got home
I heard the reception of these iFail devices gets better after you stick it where the sun don't shine. Just try it.
It's uncomfortable. Can I take it out soon? How long does it have to stay?