Pictures. None of this "my friend.." bs Because we're all sooo ready to believe you and your "friend," based on a comment on a forum.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
White iPhone 3GS Discoloration Due to Third-Party Cases, Not Overheating?
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Pictures. None of this "my friend.." bs Because we're all sooo ready to believe you and your "friend," based on a comment on a forum.
And he's not a painter? Seriously, you or your friend should add a picture – some people here are notorious flamers.
What I find bizarre is that people were taking their phones back due to the discoloration which they couldn't even see without taking the case off!
If you really think that is all it will take to shut up all the Mac critics then you haven't been paying attention.
aristotle
macrumors 68000
What colour is the discolouration? Is your friend a heavy smoker? If a heavy smoker's fingers get yellow, what do you think happens to a white iPhone?
Exactly!
And why on earth would anyone in a right mindset purchase a white iPhone... to put it in a some case?!?
Warbrain
macrumors 603
I just want pictures so we know that there's more than one case of this happening.
jayducharme
macrumors 603
I wanted a case for my black iPhone just in case I get butterfingers. For about a year I had a silicone case from more-thing. It eventually got stretched out. I hunted for a new one that wasn't bulky but would protect it well and also allow easy access to the dock connector. I finally found the perfect case at the AT&T store, of all places. It's sleek; I can hardly tell it's there. And it was on close-out for $5. Plus it has the added bonus of fooling people into thinking I got a white iPhone. 😎
Pika
macrumors 68000
I've been using this OtterBox for a while now and never had this decoloration.
Most of you idiots saying "IT'S UGLY" aren't ever going to need a case that will withstand the abuse snowboarding, camping, paintball, or such things that would demand this extremely abuse-proof case that without would destroy an expensive ass phone. Not to mention it's not like you can't take the phone out if you go to the mall with your preppy friends.
Most of you idiots saying "IT'S UGLY" aren't ever going to need a case that will withstand the abuse snowboarding, camping, paintball, or such things that would demand this extremely abuse-proof case that without would destroy an expensive ass phone. Not to mention it's not like you can't take the phone out if you go to the mall with your preppy friends.
Warbrain
macrumors 603
I wanted a case for my black iPhone just in case I get butterfingers. For about a year I had a silicone case from more-thing. It eventually got stretched out. I hunted for a new one that wasn't bulky but would protect it well and also allow easy access to the dock connector. I finally found the perfect case at the AT&T store, of all places. It's sleek; I can hardly tell it's there. And it was on close-out for $5. Plus it has the added bonus of fooling people into thinking I got a white iPhone. 😎
That thing will get disgustingly dirty. The Incipio Feather in white is known for this.
It's not just cosmetics...I have a matte black snap-on case for the back of my 3GS because it's easier to grip than the glossy black plastic shell.
cocky jeremy
Suspended
Why would i buy such a beautiful product and cover it up with an ugly ass case? Never. I'd rather risk cracking or scratching it. If that happens, just buy a new one. But an ugly case.. never.
Eidorian
macrumors Penryn
Warbrain
macrumors 603
I've been using this OtterBox for a while now and never had this decoloration.
Most of you idiots saying "IT'S UGLY" aren't ever going to need a case that will withstand the abuse snowboarding, camping, paintball, or such things that would demand this extremely abuse-proof case that without would destroy an expensive ass phone. Not to mention it's not like you can't take the phone out if you go to the mall with your preppy friends.
That's a beast of a case...
Maybe I will get a white one after all. Only if the Speck CandyShell doesnt discolor the iphone?
Signal-11
macrumors 65816
I've been using this OtterBox for a while now and never had this decoloration.
Most of you idiots saying "IT'S UGLY" aren't ever going to need a case that will withstand the abuse snowboarding, camping, paintball, or such things that would demand this extremely abuse-proof case that without would destroy an expensive ass phone. Not to mention it's not like you can't take the phone out if you go to the mall with your preppy friends.
Wow, I thought my Otterbox iPhone Armor (1st Gen) was a beast:
Works as advertised. Dropped mine in a muddy river once and it though it took a few minutes to find, the iPhone itself was fine.
In cities/developed country, my iPhone is naked. The way it was meant to be. 🙂
8CoreWhore
macrumors 68030
To each his own but... a case doesn't just protect it's appearance, it may prevent the screen from cracking if dropped, it may increase grip - some of us are butterfingers.
I'm such a klutz that I had my 3G in a bullet-proof Otter Box case for a year. Yes, I dropped it several times. I just sold the 3G a couple of days ago as mint for $325USD and upgraded to the 3GS.
Attachments
I would never go extreme without a rescue beeper and my phone (phones have proved to be very helpful in a number of accidents). That case, the size, would however be too much for me.
Note: I am the survivor of both the 1999 avalanche of Galtur and Valzur one day later I was the fool who tried to prove that he was no chicken and that's when I broke my leg (I tried to outrun the avalanche). I stopped a few years later, when another friend passed away.
Chupa Chupa
macrumors G5
I've owned a 1st generation iPhone, and now have a 3GS. I've never used a case for either, and doing so has never been a problem. They slip perfectly into my front jeans pocket, and the phones were never adversely effected.
I've never used a case for any phone, for that matter. Not sure why I should start just because the iPhone is teh shiny.
I've never used a screen protector, either. I've noticed that iPhones owned by case/screen-protector fans always look like ass in comparison.
mavis
macrumors 601
Wirelessly posted (iPhone 3GS (White, 32GB): Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 3_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/528.18 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0 Mobile/7C97d Safari/528.16)
Exactly. I suspect this news won't be spread NEARLY as fast as the 'Defective 3GS!!' story ... 🙄
LagunaSol said:
Exactly. I suspect this news won't be spread NEARLY as fast as the 'Defective 3GS!!' story ... 🙄