White iPhone 4 to Finally Arrive By End of April

[manu chao]

You're going to pay the same rate for your service regardless of subsidy status of your iPhone. Why pay $650 when you can pay $200?

If you have enough competition, some carrier will fill that niche and offer a noticeably cheaper plan for non-subsidised phones. And when that happens, a full-price (non-subsidised) phone + those plans normally turns out cheaper than a subsidised phone + higher rates.
For example, regulation making life easier for mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) is one way to enhance competition.

 

[Popeye206]

That is why iPhone (4) sales will remain close to zero until the iPhone 5 introduction. A white iPhone 4 will not change that very much.

????? When did this happen? You do realize that 99% of consumers don't follow this stuff that close and have no idea when products are released.

 

[DTphonehome]

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No brown?????

Brown is the new white is the new black. As evidenced by the raging success of the brown zune.

 

[mKizzo]

That is why iPhone (4) sales will remain close to zero until the iPhone 5 introduction. A white iPhone 4 will not change that very much.

LOL. I think sales won't be anywhere "close to zero" for the remaining months. Not everyone in the world is monitoring macrumours website.

Millions of people don't even know a new revision is due soon, not to mention people who's contract expires and can't wait without a new handset for 3-5 months. Sales will continue just fine.

 

[manu chao]

????? When did this happen? You do realize that 99% of consumers don't follow this stuff that close and have no idea when products are released.

That is why I put a mild sarcasm tag at the end of my post, guess this did not work and I have to use [/sarcasm] to get my point across.

 

[Luph67]

White iOS products always look like something I could eat.

 

[Popeye206]

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Brown is the new white is the new black. As evidenced by the raging success of the brown zune.

Yeah, seeing the brown Zune gave me chills.... just like the ones you get before you get the flu and hurl!

 

[disisdave]

Proximty Sensor Issues?

I saw one in the wild.

Employee at an AT&T store in Charlotte, NC had one last week when I stopped in to purchase a car charger. He said they are probably going to be out soon, but mentioned that he is having problems with the proximity sensor. he said the screen display is staying on when he is on calls and that his cheek/ear are activating display controls. Could it be an issue with the bright white reflecting too much light into the sensor?

 

[Popeye206]

That is why I put a mild sarcasm tag at the end of my post, guess this did not work and I have to use [/sarcasm] to get my point across.

Opps.... my bad! I swear I can read, I just can't see tonight!

 

[toddybody]

I agree with all the folks here who say it wont sell. I mean, since everyone I know is constantly reading and posting on MR...

 

[zorinlynx]

They could have avoided all this drama by just not announcing the white iPhone until it was ready, but noooo.

If no one knew it was planned, there wouldn't have been all this bitching, and Apple could have surprised us with it.

 

[Islandz]

Spec bump?

32 and 64?

 

[flopticalcube]

White iPad. White iPhone. White iMac?

 

[Tone Driver]

I've been waiting patiently for this white 4, suffering with my white 3G for it. I really just can't wait til at least the fall for the 5, so I'll probably be picking one of these up.

I can't be stuck with my 3G and its 100 dollar a month cost any more!

 

[MacinDoc]

Spec bump?

32 and 64?

Snowball's hope in hell...

 

[Rocketman]

White iPad. White iPhone. White iMac?

MacW(h/r)ite.

 

[saving107]

I saw one in the wild.

Employee at an AT&T store in Charlotte, NC had one last week when I stopped in to purchase a car charger. He said they are probably going to be out soon, but mentioned that he is having problems with the proximity sensor. he said the screen display is staying on when he is on calls and that his cheek/ear are activating display controls. Could it be an issue with the bright white reflecting too much light into the sensor?

It could be a bad mod job, I doubt some random AT&T employee got a hold of an actual White iPhone 4.

 

[unobtainium]

I doubt theres anyone waiting specifically for this phone, but there are still people who are coming off contract and this is a fresh option vs the black model.

+1. Apple knows that people coming off contracts in the spring/summer are used to having a new iPhone to upgrade to. If there were nothing "fresh" they may go elsewhere. So the white iPhone is being offered as something shiny and new to lure in those summer upgraders while Apple readies the iPhone 5 for Fall 2011.

I bet they've had this plan for a while. Does anyone think it really took them this long to get the white iPhone fixed?

My prediction: white iPhone very soon, possibly with a slight spec bump (64gb option?) Then nothing until September when the next iPhone is announced (my guess is it will be the "iPhone 4G"). It probably won't actually ship until October, which means you probably won't be able to get your hands on one until November, especially outside the US. Long story short, it's not worth waiting if you need/want to upgrade your phone now. iPhone 4 is gonna be around for a while, and my guess is that Apple planned that all along.

 

[Plymouthbreezer]

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And immediately upon delivery of the first thousand white iPhones, 75% will end up concealed in cases...

The other 25% left caseless will be abused and scratched by their owners (mainly teenage girls).

 

[Popeye206]

It could be a bad mod job, I doubt some random AT&T employee got a hold of an actual White iPhone 4.

Agreed... if it's not announced, it's not in the wild. Probably one of those conversion jobs... someone was selling a white conversion kit for $200.

 

[ThaDoggg]

This is a great move by Apple. The iPhone 5 will be delayed so they need something in the meantime to help push some extra sales.

 

[zorinlynx]

I'm not sure why we even need an iPhone 5.

The iPhone 4 is a great form factor. It does the job. At most what it needs is a spec jump (64GB, and maybe clock the CPU faster) and that should hold people over for another year.

I mean, before we had:

iPhone
iPhone 3G
iPhone 3Gs (pretty much the same form factor but faster CPU)
iPhone 4

I suspect we may get an iPhone 4 plus or something like that.

Also, do you people really need a new phone every year? I had my Treo 650 for nearly four years. The only reason I only kept my Palm Pre for less than a year was that it started having hardware problems.

 

[jamespa66]

I'm not going to sit holding my breath any longer waiting for the mythical White iPhone.

 

[rednano74]

I saw it!!!

I just got back from a weekend trip in Chicago. I saw a guy talking on his white iPhone. For the life of me I can't exactly remember where I was though - shopping on Michigan Ave or maybe at Midway.

All I can remember is saying to myself, "Holy ****, that guy has a white one."

 

[DotCom2]

Meh. Too late.