“The 21st Century Herald explained that Lens Technology, believed to be the contractor, is having difficulty reliably getting the right opacity and thickness for the pure white paint that Apple wants on the glass panels,” Electronista reports. “Apple’s decision to postpone the different color was likely to build up enough of a supply at the reduced rate that it could have normal supply for at least the short term, also buying time for Lens to improve its consistency.”
Read more in the full article here.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]
I want a white one, so badddddddddd.
Me too. Any thoughts on the best way to “get on the list”? Just keep checking Apple’s web site?
what comes first: the white iPhone 4 or the new iPhone 5?
I got a black one yesterday.
I upgraded from a first gen, and let me tell you… This is so much nicer!
Let the pre-ordering begin please. Me likey Whitey. The suspense is driving me crazy.
I put a UPS label on mine, and now it’s white.
White FABLON is just so cool.
And sticks like the proverbial to army blankets.
I want one too, just as long as it already have a protective coating over antenna.
Let’s not forget that it’s being delayed to change the antenna issue as well, so that all iPhones sold after Sept. 30 will not be eligible for a free bumper case or full refund if returned.
Really? So glad you are aware of these facts. Please share more with us!
I want a white iPhone with black back, how else I could tell which side is up or down.
Maybe the NAACP, Jesse Jackson, & Al Sharpton et al should look into this. Why does the WHITE iphone get to be late to market while the BLACK iphone gets all the flack about it’s antenna?? Racist Apple..
Rumors are just that. Rumors. The truth is the victim here.
Take the rumors with a large dose of skepticism. Oh, and while you’re at it, why not go outside and get a life?
Hopefully this won’t be a problem once Verizon gets the iPhone.
What another Gizshmodo rumor…. ?
Apple is suffering from “white iPhone guilt”….
Whitey is keeping the brothers down!. Antenna= Watts!
TOTAL RUBBISH.
More FUD.
for info, Apple delayed the White iPhone 3GS too!
The reason, apple comits to making x number of black iPhones first on the production line.
When that order is completed the White iPhones are then put in production.
Yet more FUD from Rival phone manufacturers trying to re-ignite the non issue of ‘antennagate”
MOVE ALING PEOPLE – NOTHING TO THIS STORY WHAT SO EVER.
I PREDICT: The White iPhone 4 is going to have altered antenna hardware in order to help avoid the ‘Death Grip’ antenna shorting phenomenon. (This could be as simple as a non-conductive coating over the bottom antenna area on the left of the phone). Thus the delay. Let’s watch…
@Petey: not. I bought a White backed 32GB iPhone 3GS on launch day last year.
why dont they at least sell the ones they do have rather than not selling any at all
the people who bought the black iPhone 4 when it was released, then plan on exchanging it for the white one when it gets released, REALLY PISS ME OFF!!!! You got the black one just to brag to everyone that you have The NEW iPone! If you REALLY wanted the white one, you would have waited for it like some of us! What your doing, is just causing more chaos for at&t and apple with the whole restocking thing. I hope that apple and at&t stick with the 30 day fee, so the people who got the black one on release date and plan to exchange it, won’t be able to because it’s over 30 days.