Will the White iPhone discolor?

[Zwhaler]

I, among many of you, are hoping to pick up a new iPhone on the 11th. My only worry is that the white one, which is the one I want, might discolor over time. My friend used to own a white Samsung d807 slider and said that it became slightly blue over time, and I am sure many of you remember the old MacBooks that turned yellow from white over time. I would much rather have white, but I really don't want it to discolor, I take good care of my stuff too. It will likely be uncased for awhile. Thoughts?

 

[greenmymac]

I, among many of you, are hoping to pick up a new iPhone on the 11th. My only worry is that the white one, which is the one I want, might discolor over time. My friend used to own a white Samsung d807 slider and said that it became slightly blue over time, and I am sure many of you remember the old MacBooks that turned yellow from white over time. I would much rather have white, but I really don't want it to discolor, I take good care of my stuff too. It will likely be uncased for awhile. Thoughts?

different material so probably not

 

[aforty]

How should anybody know, when the thing hasn't even been released yet?

 

[swordfish5736]

i doubt it'll discolour i'd assume its basically the same material the macbooks are made of, or the back of the imac which i think is also the same

 

[Zwhaler]

How should anybody know, when the thing hasn't even been released yet?

That's my point, I'm basing the question off of the experiences of others with white products that discolored over time.

 

[citron230]

that is my only fear of getting white, is it turning yellow or discoloration.

 

[aethelbert]

The areas on the macbooks that discolor aren't covered in gloss. It'd take a lot for gloss to wear off for discoloration to happen.

 

[JBaker122586]

I vote that you get white so there will still be black 16GB left for me.

 

[superstrikertwo]

I vote that you get white so there will still be black 16GB left for me.

+1 For that buddy. Haha

 

[boshii]

I'm not taking any chances with the white 3g. It just looks like it's gonna get dirty. I'd stick with the black.

 

[LVdustin]

get a Zagg invisibleShield then, it'll perserve everything!

It also has a lifetime warranty

http://www.zagg.com

 

[sjsutton]

Actually they are discoloring...(at least mine)

Funny you should mention that. I just posted a comment about my 3G white back being discolored on the Apple support discussion board.

I noticed this morning at work a faint, but very evident, orange strip down the back of my white 3G iphone.
The discoloration is very evident under the fluorescent lighting, but less detectable in sunlight / indirect sunlight.

I'll be sure to check it out tonight under incandescent lighting and plan on photographing the "strip".

Here is the link to my post on the support boards:

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1629054&tstart=0

 

[DiamondMac]

White is too girly for me

Black is where it is at

 

[sjsutton]

White Back Discoloration - Pictures

Here are some shots of the back of my discolored white 3G.

http://web.me.com/sj_sutton/Site_9/iPhone_Shots.html

There is a link on this page to the same phone under natural lighting conditions.

 

[spetykowski]

Funny you should mention that. I just posted a comment about my 3G white back being discolored on the Apple support discussion board.

I noticed this morning at work a faint, but very evident, orange strip down the back of my white 3G iphone.
The discoloration is very evident under the fluorescent lighting, but less detectable in sunlight / indirect sunlight.

I'll be sure to check it out tonight under incandescent lighting and plan on photographing the "strip".

wow this is really intersting, though i dont notice any discoloration under natural light. on the first set of pictures it is quite noticeable.... Say it aint so! 🙁

 

[davidlw]

Dude, you need to white balance your photographs and I bet the phone will look whiter.

 

[netdog]

White iPods don't discolor. I doubt that the iPhone will have this problem.

White shows cracks. Black shows smudges and scratches. Take your pic.

 

[sjsutton]

Dude, you need to white balance your photographs and I bet the phone will look whiter.

White balance was set to auto on both sets. The photos under the fluorescent light accurately depict the discoloration.

It's quite strange.

If I view the phone's back outside (direct or indirect sunlight) it's barely detectable, but when walking into my office (with fluorescent light replacing the natural light), it suddenly appears (becoming deeper and more pronounced).

It appears white has turned to orange before:
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/06/06/12/some_macbooks_plagued_by_discoloration.html

I have yet to get a 3G case nor plan on it. The phone is handled like a baby, only going in and out of an empty pocket.

 

[SleepyHead157]

i have an original ipod which was used and abused in the past 5 to 6 years, and it still hasn't discolored, so i doubt the iphone would

 

[ucfgrad93]

I'm not sure if it will discolor or not, however, I like the black better so I suggest that you get the black.