Real Reason Why the White iPhone 4 Is Delayed

tekgoblin writes "There have been numerous reasons why the White iPhone 4 may be delayed with one reason being the color mismatch between the home button and the body. Well this time there is another reason. A source has told CultofMac that the reason for the delay is a light leakage issue caused by the case being clear. Light from the case leaks into pictures taken by the back and front camera on the white iPhone 4, causing distorted pictures. This problem is non-existent on the black iPhone 4, because of its already black case, so Apple has been looking for a solution to this problem, thus the delay of the White iPhone 4 till spring of next year."

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Or could it be...

[e065c8515d206cb0e190]

that they're redesigning the antenna?

Re:Or could it be...

[Anonymous Coward]

Not likely. In addition to not qualifying for the subsidy on a later purchase ( 2 years), it's common knowledge that once you go black you'll never go back.

Re:Or could it be...

[commodore64_love]

>>>I can't imagine why anyone would want a white one.

That's right.
Once she's had black,
she'll never go back.

Re:Or could it be...

[Abcd1234]

If there are enough users of this thing to warrant a delay in purchasing simply because they want one that is white versus black, I would never want to associate myself with someone so superficial that a simple fucking color change is this important to their buying decision.

Yeah! How dare people put off making consumer goods purchases based on their personal preferences! Those self-involved fuckers!

It IS actually white

[recoiledsnake]

You are looking at it wrong.

Re:It IS actually white

[Verdatum]

The above poster went on to prove that black is white, and was subsequently killed in the next zebra crossing.

Good on ya Apple

[Capt.DrumkenBum]

Fix it before you ship it.

Re:Good on ya Apple

[lowrydr310]

I'd rather a manufacturer delay a product launch until they get things absolutely right.

HTC rushed the EVO out the door to meet demand, and their early releases had some serious hardware quality problems (light leakage around screen, screen separation, broken housing near power button, display problems, etc.) I'm not making this stuff up. I had to return THREE of my handsets before I got one that was good, and all three of those were Hardware Revision 003. I can't imagine what 001 and 002 were like.

That's the price you pay for being an early adopter.

Re:Another theory making the rounds

[IB4Student]

Thanks for keeping it classy -_-

Distorted pictures?

[Estanislao Mart�nez]

Light from the case leaks into pictures taken by the back and front camera on the White iPhone 4 causing distorted pictures.

Um, more like overexposed to hell. The camera basically can't regulate exposure if that's the case.

Re:Distorted pictures?

[migla]

Um, more like overexposed to hell. The camera basically can't regulate exposure if that's the case.

Pun intended?

This is news?

[iamvego]

So this makes it into the big news on Slashdot... an explanation as to why an iPhone with a different case colour has been delayed. Next on Slashdot... the iPhone's shocking new button that's now a rounded square instead of a circle! I need to take the week off work to recover from the shock.

Re:This is news?

[MightyYar]

If it was a story on the introduction of a new color, I'd agree with you. But this is interesting to those of us who develop products because of the tech issues involved.

Simple Solution

[argmanah]

Given how they approached the reception problems by giving away bumper cases, I would have fully expected them to give away black cases to cover up the white plastic.

Re:Another theory making the rounds

[MaWeiTao]

Not being interested in a device at all and not being interested in it if it doesn't include oral sex are very different things.

Stupid

[EkriirkE]

Put a mirror finish/coating the inside of the white glass. This will block light and create an epic glow (enhance the whiteness) that apple fanboys can pray to.

White noise

[microbee]

The press don't get it, do they? The reason is that so many people are already complaining about iPhone 4's signal issue, that the white version is only going to make it worse by introducing white noise.

Re:Another theory making the rounds

[blair1q]

So that's why Heidi Klum retired.

By the time the White iPhone comes out, the only person left on VS's payroll will be Gilbert Gottfried.

Re:Another theory making the rounds

[jason.sweet]

The distinction is very small. They could be trying to sell you a 12 pound "smart" phone running a stripped down version of Windows Me and IE6, but if Heidi Klum is standing there putting on cherry lip gloss, I guarantee you are at least checking how much cash is in you wallet.

Re:Another theory making the rounds

[UnknowingFool]

I heard the delay was because Steve is insistent that they match the color of unicorns. Unfortunately, Steve isn't buying stories that unicorns are "imaginary".

Re:The real question

[Hogwash McFly]

So that millions of people can express their unique individuality.

Same reason as last time

[formfeed]

JoyofTech had a convincing list of reasons the last time: http://www.geekculture.com/joyoftech/joyarchives/1422.html

Gorilla glass

[hellfire]

Specifically, it's gorilla glass, which is scientifically proven to be harder than regular glass, but let's not get in the way of a good anti-iPhone rant.

Yes you are correct it is not plastic. Just wanted to help you line up all the facts so you didn't have to stop railing annoyingly against the target of your anger.

Re:Another theory making the rounds

[JustOK]

a theory is like an analogy which is like a metaphor