Original White iPhone vs Released White iPhone

[MacRumors]

NYTimes' Nick Bilton compares one of the original white iPhones that never made it to mass production to the official production run, and detailed the slight differences.

- Yellowing discoleration on the original
- Deeper proximity sensor in new model
- Camera sticks out slightly in new model

The original comparison model came from an individual who reportedly purchased the first run white iPhone for $1,000 from a "guy who had connections to the factory that made the phone in China."

Article Link: Original White iPhone vs Released White iPhone

 

[Master Atrus]

Surprise, surprise. There was an issue with the first run and Apple fixed it ... I'm guessing that is why they held it ...

Sometimes, I think that the conspiracy theories are too much.

 

[ciTiger]

1000$ ? that's a lot of money for an iPhone that doesn't work properly... lol

 

[Joshwawilson]

1000$ ? that's a lot of money for an iPhone that doesn't work properly... lol

I'm sure it worked fine...the coloring just didn't hold up

 

[domness]

Great... this is something new?

 

[ArtOfWarfare]

- Yellowing discoleration on the original

The original is 9 months older so wouldn't you expect it to look older than the brand new one?

 

[acfusion29]

The original is 9 months older so wouldn't you expect it to look older than the brand new one?

no not necessarily. the white iPhone 3GS didn't turn yellow.

but maybe the original white iPhone 4's DID, and that was the problem Apple was trying to fix?

 

[tekboi]

I guess apple wasn't lying about having difficulties with the white iphone production...

 

[spillproof]

I prefer the new proximity sensor slip better than the old grated design.

 

[locust76]

Surprise, surprise. There was an issue with the first run and Apple fixed it ... I'm guessing that is why they held it ...

Sometimes, I think that the conspiracy theories are too much.

What conspiracy theories? I'm pretty sure everybody thought "there was an issue with the first run" and that Apple was trying to fix it. That it took them almost a year to do so is the real story, not whether or not they somehow conspired to take pre-orders (but not charge) for a product they were never going to release.

 

[insider-man]

As I said in the other thread . . . discoloration is the sole major reason for the delay.

 

[womble2k2]

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What is even more worrying is how the original was purchased from someone with connections at the factory.

Makes you wonder how many phones make their way through this unofficial, I.e., stolen from Apple, route. If someone is selling them at $1,000 each when they don't have any costs, they could be making a very large amount of money.

Phil

 

[BeSweeet]

The one in the initial picture was just a converted one, so there's no knowing whether or not it's OEM/legit. I'm saying this because the headphone jack isn't white.

 

[Jaste]

THey could have asked Stephen Fry to compare his to the new one. He had a white iPhone when he toured Australia.

 

[netdoc66]

The original is a fake

The interior of the headphone jack is black and apple color matches the headphone jack interiors to the color of the unit as it in the on on the right. That's not a real white iPhone on the left.

 

[iSamurai]

I pointed out the discolouration last year in the white back glass thread and one apologist kept insisting that it wasn't "milky white" instead of "snow white" when I compared my white back against my Magic Mouse, because the ones that had problems are discarded and made themselves onto eBay. Meh, finally the facts are out there that the initial batches had a yellowish tint

Regardless, with the pictured headphone jack being black, it's probably one of those converted ones.