Apple Store Genius Bars now facing more iPhone 4 replacement constraints, told to swap for 4S

Monday, May 7, 2012 · 10:36 am · 9 Comments

“In mid-April we reported that due to constraints of replacement units for the discontinued white 16GB GSM iPhone 4, Apple Store Genius Bars were told to swap out these devices for a 16GB white iPhone 4S,” Mark Gurman reports for 9to5Mac.

“While Apple has caught up with that SKU, Apple is now facing constraints of the black 16GB iPhone 4 and black 32GB iPhone 4 (GSM/CDMA unit breakdown is unclear),” Gurman reports. “Like with the 16GB white iPhone 4 constraint situation of mid-late April, Genius Bars without stock of the black 16GB iPhone 4 and black 32GB iPhone 4 replacement units have been instructed to provide customers with comparable iPhone 4S replacements.”

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Tags: Apple Retail Stores, Genius Bars, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone replacement units, iPhone replacements

9 Comments

ChrissyOne Registered User

Monday, May 7, 2012 - 10:44 am · Reply

Oops. I just broke my iPhone 4.

UAEUTE

Monday, May 7, 2012 - 11:00 am · Reply

I sur hope that this is related to Wal-Mart’s “pricing error” and UPS “big shipments.”

Scoobydoozie

Monday, May 7, 2012 - 11:38 am · Reply

me too! Papa needs a new iPhone “5″!!
- Paul B
  
  Monday, May 7, 2012 - 12:42 pm · Reply
  
  It just means that Apple doesn’t have any of these models in the refurbished stock. Remember that Apple does not make this model any more. The iPhone 4 is 8 GB only.