“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…
I have the white one and no cracks here.
I have a black one and I want cracks. Damn you Apple!
no cracks here, black version.
Can’t get one, black OR white. The only crack here is in the Apple supply chain.
bondo
No iPhone, but I have a crack.
Washington, D.C. has plenty of crack.
I have a white iPhone that is only a week old. So far no cracks, dents, blemishes, or other unwanted features. Will post pictures if any develop – unless they are caused by pilot error.
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Peace.
I have the white and no cracks so far.
It’s the “Cube” all over again…
So what, RIM has had CRACK-berries for some time now.
I’d make a crack, but the best ones are already taken.
White iPhone 3G here.
Too scared to look.
Ignorance is bliss.
@Moo:
Nice crack! But, I’m sure you get that all the time.
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So, does it just go to show that whites are really crackers, or what?
i’m all cracked up over this
what’s white and looks like crack
How’s the craic? (Irish).
Some of these could be due to idiots cracking the case taking their iPhones apart. One shot shows the chrome covering has been removed from the side buttons. I’ve had my white iPhone for three weeks now with no case or protection and it has no cracks. I know that if I drop it on concrete like I did with my first iPhone, it won’t stand up as well. I’m being very careful.
@ Your Mom…
huh?
Have a 16GB white and no cracks what so ever!
I’m white and have a crack. I’m heading to the Apple Store to have myself replaced.
You folks who claim to have the white iPhone, are y’all chicks? Cause that shit is mad feminine.
Aluminum back iPhone, no cracks! Do have one dent on the top left corner though…
The first launch day 16GB black iPhone 3G that I was given at the Rogers store I was first in line at had a hairline crack from the headphone jack down towards the back about 4mm long (1/5 of an inch). I noticed it before completing my transaction and asked them to get me another one, which they did. My replacement, and my wife’s white unit seem to be free of cracks.
I have a white phone, but its covered in a tight black case, which I cant seem to remove to check for cracks.
Perhaps when I figure out how to remove the case, I will let you guys know.