iPhone 4 is NOT thicker in white

Wearing black is the time-honored technique for appearing thinner without shrinking an inch. Apparently it works for the iPhone 4, as well. Recently an avalanche of news and tech sites reported that the white iPhone 4 was thicker than the black iPhone, even showing side-by-side photos claiming it was 2mm thicker than the black version.

But when we compared a white iPhone 4 with a black iPhone 4 in our Yonkers, NY, lab using high-quality calipers, we found they were both the same thickness (0.37 inches). This supports Apple's assertion that the devices are the same size.

What's more, we also tried several cases we bought for the black iPhone during its antenna trials. These were the Griffin Etch Graphite, a hard-backed case with soft rubber-like sides; Incase's Snap Case, a hard plastic case with a hard plastic sides; and the official iPhone 4 Bumper. All fit the white iPhone 4 as well as they did the black version.

The white iPhone 4 is currently being check-tested for our Ratings. One of the features we'll be looking at is the camera, which purportedly delayed the launch of the white version.

Bottom line: Consumer Reports still recommends that you get a case with your iPhone 4 to mitigate a reception issue our labs confirmed for both the AT&T and Verizon versions of the iPhone 4. But at least you don't have to worry about it not fitting.



Apple’s Jobs and Schiller On Why Making the White iPhone Was So Darn Tough

It turns out that white is a whole lot harder than black, at least when it comes to making iPhones. Although Apple announced plans for both a black and a white iPhone 4 last year, the company was forced to delay the availability of the white model several times. The company said on Wednesday that it plans to put the white models on sale this week. “It was challenging,” Apple senior vice president Phil Schiller said during a joint interview with CEO Steve Jobs on Wednesday. “It’s not as simple as making something white. There’s a lot more that goes into both the material science of it–how it holds up over time…but also in how it all works with the sensors.” Schiller said that it turned out there were a lot of unexpected interactions between the color of the device and various internal components. Also, like fair-skinned humans, white iPhones need a little more UV protection from the sun.
“We thought we were there a year ago, or less than that, when we launched the iPhone 4, and we weren’t,” Schiller said. By waiting, he said that the company was able to deliver a product that will live up to expectations. Jobs noted that the work Apple had to do to get the white iPhone ready has benefited the company more broadly.

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This post has been edited by MEngineer: May 17 2011, 09:06 AM

But this is official bro. If you use the kit you will void the warranty.

Also I cannot confirm how well the the kit quality with the official Iphone 4 white

Yup if it comes out not too late I am considering to change haha. Just like how people so often change Iphone covers. Take it as just another cover change

Not sure how long updates is 26 April in US. Hopefully it won't take long because it is not a new Iphone model but just a change in colour. Plus I don't think the craze is going to be as big as when the Iphone 4 launched because many have already bought a Iphone 4 black and will not plan to change.

To some people is like changing cover. You know how often people change covers. But this cover a BIT expensive lol

Iphone white should be soon, DIGI has released a pre-register for the white model but has already closed. New Iphone expected to be September you can keep track in the other thread.

Proximity sensor improved, yes that is correct. Signal no difference because the design is the same as black version.

OMG! I want one . Gonna have queue again tomorrow at Maxis Centers.

We will know soon once people get theirs from Maxis

The proximity sensor and camera is slight different in the white but the difference is no upgrade just to make sure it functions as well as on the black version. Yes it has multitasking. Multitasking is software based not hardware.

The thickness of the white and black models is the same as concluded by consumer reports

http://news.consumerreports.org/electronic...ck-version.html

Wooo envy both white colour. Nice! Was the queue long for the iphone 4 white?