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Why is it the white iPhone 3GS is rare out in public?
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MacReloaded
macrumors 6502
That's because the white model was sold for only a year while the black was sold for three years.
Prime85
macrumors 6502a
Why is it the white iPhone 3GS is rare out in public?
There was not a white 3G, the white was only released with the 3GS and they didnt make as many as the black. I must have traveled all over looking for the white 3GS when it was just released and could not find it. I had to settle on the Black one.
There was not a white 3G, the white was only released with the 3GS and they didnt make as many as the black. I must have traveled all over looking for the white 3GS when it was just released and could not find it. I had to settle on the Black one.
Yes there was I have one,the white iPhone 3G was available only on the 16GB models though.
Prime85
macrumors 6502a
Also, there was a problem with the plastic in some of them - hairline cracks would form throughout the phone.
I've owned several 3GS iPhones over the years and every one of them have had cracks. Apple has always had issues with quality over the years from MacBooks to iPhones.
scaredpoet
macrumors 604
Not unless it's unsold stock from September 2012, which is highly unlikely. Probably the only NIB 3GS boxes out there are int he hands of collectors, and they're unlikely to sell for a reasonable price.
Target has the 3GS for sale, but not the white version. Check it out if you'd like:
http://www.target.com/p/apple-iphon...414199&LID=PA&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=14414199
I had one that developed cracks - I called Apple and received a replacement that served me well for the entirety of its life.
dukebound85
macrumors Core
Shrink
macrumors G3
Every iPhone that I have owned starting with the 3G was white. I owned several 3Gs at one time and several 3GSs at one time, all were white except for one 8GB black 3GS that I sold on this forum.
Prime85
macrumors 6502a
Obviously everyone only reads one post and doesn't read any further before making a comment. Kind of makes you guys look stupid.
I read it but chose to reinvorce others posts stating there was a white 3G so don't always assume.
Shrink
macrumors G3
Constructive criticism and correction is always appreciated. Especially when it is offered in such a gracious fashion.🙂
wordoflife
macrumors 604
I still use mine daily. It's unlocked and I use it with a T-Mobile sim card sometimes but I keep the battery charged all the time.
I remember the 3G/3GS cracking problem. It was pretty hard to keep yours from getting cracked. I babied my 3G but after about a year it still somehow got a small crack down there.
You see the black one more because after the iPhone 4 came out all other models of the 3GS were discontinued except the 8GB black version and it remained in production until the iPhone 5 launch last year.
You see the black one more because after the iPhone 4 came out all other models of the 3GS were discontinued except the 8GB black version and it remained in production until the iPhone 5 launch last year.
dukebound85
macrumors Core
Or we just choose to correct statements that are so confidently posted yet are so incorrect.
Maybe have your facts in order before you post statements?