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what color 16gb iphone 3g to get?

candyman said:
I say white. Sure, black is sexy, always has been, always will be. I chose white (male here) both because it will show less scratches and it is easily identifiable to being the largest iPhone model. Plus I do not have a case on mine (Carry it in a suede case when I'm not using it).

I have always thought of white products to be Apple. From the white iMacs and iBooks to the white keyboards to the original white iPods (white iPod earbuds are as recognizable as anything else out there in terms of who the company is). Most other tech gadgets, electronics, etc. are black, so it is also a way of standing out and being different!

Either one you choose will be great though so don't put to much into which color is right for you, especially if you're going to cover it by a case. You could be losing valuable time not getting able to play with your new iPhone everyday!
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Yes I feel the same way.
I had the black 8gig then two weeks later exchanged it foe the white 16 and am very happy about it. Even if it Sosa get hairline cracks still no worry as long as of doesn't effect any use of the iPhone. I have 1 small hairline by the ear jack but only noticeable of you put your eyeball to the plastic
 
I bought the black cause the black back goes with the color of the screen better....it all blends together more naturally....
 
jmann4489 said:
You should get a black one, because I have heard that a lot of the white ones have a problem with hairline cracks
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Is this a problem with the newer white one's? I heard it was the case early but I would suspect that they have since fixed that issue with the new ones.
 
im a younger male and i will be getting a white 3G soon.
i like the contrast, and black is far too common among cell phones today.
let's stand out and be a bit different, eh?
 
An iPhone is still an iPhone. You guys that bought a white iPhone to be different...you still have an iPhone like millions of others - you're not different.
 
Im a guy and I bought a white on the release date.Every cell phone I ever owned was either black or silver and thats why I picked white.To be diffrent for myself and luvin it.
 
Who cares which one you get. For me it is going into a sleeve or case anyways. However, Apple has mostly white products anyways so why would the question even be asked?

Just dont put it in a red sleeve ;)
 
Whatever colour you prefer.

I have white and I don't care if it's suppose to be a girls colour.

That is plain stupid. I am confident in my sexuality and have a very gorgeous wife and white is for me. I don't care if people think I'm girly either. If they think that because of my white iphone then who gives a dam, I don't. Let them think that.

Everyone has black, I think white is nicer to look at.

I like the fact that as a bloke I should have a black iphone but I have a white one.

I like being differant and I have never been a sheep. Bahhh
 
motoracer1486 said:
An iPhone is still an iPhone. You guys that bought a white iPhone to be different...you still have an iPhone like millions of others - you're not different.
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I believe several people stated that they bought their whites because:

1. Whites are 16gig only, which implies that they're on top of the iPhone food chain :))). If you've a black 16gig, you could be lumped in with the 8gig guys, which some feel isn't as exclusive.

2. Scratches, scuffs, and fingerprints aren't as apparent.

3. Looks better (subjective opinion...you don't have to agree).

I think they realize they still have iPhones.
 
Xtgirl said:
I bought the black cause the black back goes with the color of the screen better....it all blends together more naturally....
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same here.

its a matter of personal preference. personally, i don't like the black front and white back, it just looks odd. the aluminium finish looked better and even that didn't look great. phones should be one colour all over in my opinion, that's why i bought a black one. i don't really care that people might think its an 8gb model and i cant understand why anyone else would care either.
 
If you are always trying to keep your phone clean and not have smudges then get white. If you could careless get black.


I have both colors.
 
nickspohn said:
If you are always trying to keep your phone clean and not have smudges then get white. If you could careless get black.


I have both colors.
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That's counter intuitive seeing as the black ones show smudges more carefully and would be better for someone who anally wipes down their phone every other time they pull it out of their pocket.

I kept my white phone in my pocket for a week with no case, etc, and it still looked very good. I've since put a "shield" plastic case on it but the phone still looks great.
 
krayziekray said:
Hahahaha ... quoting Jay-Z
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I've got 99 problems but the colour of my telephone isn't one.

All this talk of white being top of the food chain makes me laugh. You are truly superior because you have a massive 8gig extra? Good grief.

Truth be told if white had been available in my area at launch I may have gone for it. But it wasn't and I don't care; I look at the front of the phone, not the back.
 
Black looks better because the front is black on both models. If the whole thing was white, i would have got one.
 
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