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Males vs Females and the White iPhone 4(s)

Male or Female?

  • Male

    Votes: 212 78.5%

  • Female

    Votes: 58 21.5%
  • Total voters
    270
asleep said:
White works for "girly" guys. Image
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Or perhaps it doesn't work for some people because they aren't comfortable in their sexuality. Or maybe because some people have realised that appearances aren't everything.

For the record, straight male, with a child, and bought a white iPhone 3G when it came out. I'm debating between black and white, and I'll make my decision when I see and handle them in person.

BL.
 
If I'm doing it I'm going white. I'm a climber and snowboarder. I love snow and drugs so I have no qualms with feeling like a man and having a white phone. Tuxedos are for pussys anyways.
 
Ordered 32GB white 4s. Main reason is because I wanted it to look different from my current iPhone 4, which will go to my wife (who has a 3Gs now). This will help me feel like I actually have a new phone, and prevent accidentally swapping phones.

I think that bare, I prefer the black, but the white looks classy, and I'm excited to have the new look.

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asleep said:
White works for "girly" guys. Image
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Don't think too many people would think that I'm girly. I'm a 6' muscular Army veteran. They want to make fun of me for my phone color, that's their prerogative.
 
My perception is that the screen looks brighter and colors more vivid with a black frame. While looking at black vs. white devices at the Apple store, this was the impression I got.

So, although I think the white device looks nicer, I went with the one I felt gave me a better screen viewing experience. I expect to be looking at the screen a lot more than the bezel...
 
Ppl who take the piss outta others for their white iP4s...they're just jealous!
Haha I remember when I bought the 3GS new in white and a friend made a joke at my expense, the only comeback I needed was 'So where's ur 3GS...?' thought not.
 
are people really this insecure? its bloody black and white, id understand (though still wouldnt care) if it was black and pink, but jeez
 
gimmeiphone said:
are people really this insecure? its bloody black and white, id understand (though still wouldnt care) if it was black and pink, but jeez
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Where did you see that anyone was insecure? Just seems like the OP was curious as to the split between men and women. He just chose the worst place in the world to try and get that information.
 
steve dave said:
Where did you see that anyone was insecure? Just seems like the OP was curious as to the split between men and women. He just chose the worst place in the world to try and get that information.
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you might wanna actually read the posts in the thread first, then.

Nachoconqueso said:
Since I think you're female I'll have to say that I only do Colorado girls . They don't tease.
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dude I said party. not hook up. sheesh.
 
male and i will be getting a white iPhone 4S, and i cannot wait.
 
Whites definitely popular this year due to the issues apple had last year with the phone and although white has already come out since, it's one of the ways users can differentiate a change physically to the phone when upgrading to the 4S.
 
SWM looking for......ooops, wrong forum. :eek:


Anybody else keep seeing tons of inappropriate joke opportunities in this thread or is it just me that's twisted?

I'd like to know how many guys ordering white iPhones are hipsters? :p
 
jess222 said:
i think your data will be skewed though, there are probably a lot more men then women that post here...
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This. Also, I'm also female and preordered a 64 GB white. Loved the look of them when they finally launched the iP4 white ones and was counting the days until the next launch so I could snag one for myself.
 
Apples high end demographic and high level of popularity in large major metropolitan areas like San Francisco & New York assures a large population of effeminate males. White is a very popular color within this group, and wisely Apple adopted this color for their power cords, then iPods and the original plastic MacBook.

Immediately the increase in demand validated Apples choice of white. Sales of iPods to women skyrocketed as did the sale of MacBooks. Prior to this surge, Apple's sales to women were very soft. Now having turned robust, Apple found it's key to success with the ladies. Thus that cemented Apples adoption of white as their signature color. It's why you never see any Apple laptop cords or peripheral cables in any other color than white.

Today it's OK for men to be seen with white. Especially in Metrosexual Cities.

In other states heavily populated with masculine men Apple predominately sells Black.

This is the brilliance of Steve Jobs sensitivity to the various demographics. Spending a lot of time in San Francisco for MacWorld, WWDC, and many other tech events, along with his typical gender neutral attire, endeared him across all genders. It's also the reason he quickly became the darling of Hollywood, Disney, and the entertainment industry in general.

So yes by all means men, buy your white and pump up Apples profits.
 
So the color of your phone immediately determines whether you are a metrosexual man or a 'masculine' man? And what does that mean, exactly. I mean, I would consider myself both (and straight).

I mean, I'm a relatively 'metro' kind of guy, but I'm not effeminate in any way either. I enjoy Broadway musicals, heck, I even like Project Runway. I kid with my wife that I'd make a great gay man if I weren't so attracted to women.

But I'm also a pretty masculine guy. I'm a war veteran who loves hiking and camping and building crap and fixing stuff around the house and I'm a die-hard football and hockey fan, etc...etc....

And I don't really care what people think about my phone color choice. I do find it funny that some people equate color with sexual orientation. There are gay men that are as masculine as they come, and there are effeminate straight men. And I bet that there are tons of straight men who ordered white iPhones (and I'm one of them) and plenty of gay men who ordered black iPhones. Amazing!
 
I think this poll is flawed. I may be wrong but I'm going to take a good guess at the fact there is probably more males that frequent this forum than females.
 
Black, male...simply because I do not like the big black rectangle when the screen is off, and all the sensors showing. The black one has a cleaner design, IMO and it'll look nice with a white bumper.

But it shouldn't matter if the iPhone is black or white, it's a phone, pocket computer, iPod etc, but certainly not a deciding factor of how masculine you are. If you don't mind the way the white one looks, then get whatever floats your boat.
 
I'ma let you all finish, but my guess would be that 99% of these posts are coming from North Americans, who actually think about things like this. :rolleyes:
 
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