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iPhone 4 Aluminum backplates
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The back is plastic, but it looks and feels more like aluminum. The logo is solid black.
Thought I'd show you all my white back housing I got off eBay from Hong Kong for £7... It looks awesome, like a white iPhone 4 but with a black front (which I prefer! It's really cool! It is plastic, although it feels like glass when on, and doesn't have flash diffuser...
(Sorry about the quality of the photos, taken with laptop webcam)
(Sorry about the quality of the photos, taken with laptop webcam)
Who's the seller that has the white one? There's also a glass version but don't know if it's legit.
So I'm not too concerned with the flash diffuser, I rarely ever take photos with the flash on, if at all. But I do have two questions before I take the plunge...
Is the camera itself covered at all in what you're seeing on these? Also, what is the back of the plate material compared to the stock apple back? I'm curious if there are any heat concerns when it's hotter outside or when charging.
Is the camera itself covered at all in what you're seeing on these? Also, what is the back of the plate material compared to the stock apple back? I'm curious if there are any heat concerns when it's hotter outside or when charging.
Interesting it hurt reception, with the antenna on the outside. I'd be curious if he was using a case before, and then switched faceplates and (obviously) didnt use a case.
Who was the seller? There are so many listed and I'm not having much luck finding that one. Thanks!
Hopefully you guys do realize that you'll need more than just a foam defuser between the flash and lens. A clear or semi-clear plastic backing is not only going to reflect the flash back into the lens, it will also "bleed" into the plastic. And since (I would bet money on this) the plastic is most likely not of optical grade, all the tiny particles and defects will act like a prism inside this plastic making your pictures fuzzy (as evident by the photo posts). So the plastic on the underside of these backplates need to be non-translucent, jet black (to prevent bleeding) with a beveled housing that completely surrounds the flash (to prevent reflection). 
See here: http://cnn.cn/shop/apple-iphone-beveled-back-cover-blacksilver-metal-insert-p-10351.html
Check out the underside of that backplate and you should see what I'm talking about.
See here: http://cnn.cn/shop/apple-iphone-beveled-back-cover-blacksilver-metal-insert-p-10351.html
Check out the underside of that backplate and you should see what I'm talking about.
Most of the Apple Logos seem to be off-center ... I wonder if they are like that?
Avoid the beveled backs. I have one and they add thickness to the phone. This leads to two significant problems:
1. Many cases will not fit.
2. Pushing the lens further from the camera, results in the frame obscuring the image. All of your photos will look terrible. The flash is also effected by this.
It's a shame because otherwise the build quality is quite good.
The beveled back does not affect reception much. I measures less then 3 db difference. However I have heard that the flat metal backs can result in 10-20 db drop.