“Are white iPhone 3Gs prone to hairline cracks? According to reports on MacRumors and the Apple Discussions forum, some users are discovering small hairline cracks forming on the white plastic shell,” Adrian Kingsley-Hughes reports for ZDNet.
“I’ve not been able to find any reports of these cracks appearing on black iPhone 3Gs,” Kingsley-Hughes reports.
Full article, with some good images of various cracks on white iPhone 3G cases, here.
According to Daily Tech’s Brandon Hill, “The cracks seem to mostly affect owners of white 16GB iPhone 3G models, but owners of black iPhone 3Gs have reported problems as well (but to a lesser degree).”
Hill reports, “Thankfully for most users, Apple’s retail stores are replacing the defective units free of charge on the spot.”
Full article here.
This is nothing new. As with many Rev. A products, manufacturing (and/or design) issues happen. It seems that Apple has already identified the problem and is taking the necessary steps to satisfy affected customers and, with history as our guide, will certainly work to correct the manufacturing (and/or design) issue in the future.
Note: We have access to information of several iPhone 3G (black) units, including our own units – some are in protective cases and some aren’t – that each undergo heavy daily use since Day One purchase and none of them have yet developed a single crack.
If your iPhone 3G plastic case is showing cracks, let us know below and be sure to contact Apple or visit your nearest Apple Retail Store for your replacement.
And now, stand by for the usual suspects to blow this all out of proportion in 3… 2… 1…
White iPhone here —-> No Cracks
white, no cracker
Ahhh, so it’s OK to accuse whites of having crack?
Man, this PC thing is getting out of hand.
White 3G, no cracks yet.
Take that ATF!
I am with Randian
On a waiting list in Cancun Mexico
but loving 2.0 on my old iPhone (soon to be the wife’s)
crack is whack
@Jack
I like to see you get an 8GB white…
@John Gee “huh?”
He’s referring to the Mac Cube, which in some cases developed cracks in it’s corners
… fewer on black models …
um, wouldn’t a hairline crack be more difficult to see on a black surface than a white one? it’s probably the same percentage on both …
my friend used to snort crack. Does that count? He’s white.
Kinda of a side note, but for those with 3G’s: How have they held up to scratching/scuffing? Everyone was concerned about this when it was announced, but I have not heard anything since the release.
I’ve got a white one and it has a few small cracks around the headphone port. Never opened the case, never dropped it, and I’ve always been careful with it. I’ll get it replaced once the rush is over with.
I guess there’ll be plenty of refurbished 16gb iPhones soon.
It’s not a fault … it’s an “antiquing feature” designed to result in a lovely crackle finish over time. Classy!
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Apple successfully invents the new Crack-berry.
I have a white one and there are no cracks on it.
Of couse I have not dropped it, which the pictures of the cracks in this article all look to have been caused by.
16Gb black iPhone-it’s in a form fitting neoprene case, so there is no way I am prying or cutting the thing off to look for cracks.
…MDN boardroom this morning: “Let’s see how we can put the words ‘white’, ‘hair’, and ‘crack’ into one sentence and still get away with it!”
No cracks on my Cube!
Wait, what were we talking about again?
Damn Maui-Afghani cross.
“The Great Apple Fanboy Massacre”
I see you have no problems appointing yourself with greatness… you seem to be lacking on proof of greatness though. No post I have ever seen from you shows greatness… unless you provide some way of validating your greatness, I suggest you just change your name. May I suggest: “Some PC Loser that lives in his mothers basement” That is much more believable from what I have read from you.
The Dude abides.
I have a new white 3g iPhone and after reading the above, I checked my phone out and found cracks!
MobileMe oh my…now cracks!
I have a white one and i have a couple small cracks. I noticed them after just a day or two of having the phone.
“black don’t crack.”
I have the black one and have had to return two of them because of cracks near the headphone jack. I love my iphone 3g, but this sucks.
@ ChrisM
Have a black 3G bought Day One. No scratches or scuffs despite a 3 foot fall to the terrazzo tile floor of Washington National Airport. The black does have a tendency to show fingerprints which my wife’s white 3G does not.
I’m seeing a lot of wisecracks.