Comments on: White iPhone 4 Supply Issues – Where Is The White iPhone 4?

By: guest

guest — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:34:00 +0000

I am beyond disappointed. I have been waiting for the white for such a long time now, and I am sure I am not the only one. Many people have told me a number of different release dates??

By: owen

owen — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:49:44 +0000

In reply to Bob. Think what you meant to really say here is that on the new I Phone 4 people will be able to see that its a white I Phone 4 as the front panel is also white unlike the white I Phone 3g which only has a white cover that tends to be covered to prevent scratch marks. At the same time covering the I Phone 3g would ultimately stop people from realizing or seeing the actual colour and model of the I Phone you have.

By: amc

amc — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:18:44 +0000

In reply to Brandon. well it does matter if they do, because if they don't, you won't be the first person with a white one.

By: amc

amc — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 04:12:55 +0000

In reply to Chad. why not get two different color cases.

By: Guest

Guest — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:15:54 +0000

In reply to Guest. asshole

By: Lynn

Lynn — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:29:32 +0000

In reply to PEM. From what I have experienced....everyone wants the white iphone, and it is much more in demand than the black one. The ones that have the white iphone, certainly did not get "stuck" with it.

By: Mallory

Mallory — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:42:49 +0000

In reply to Zsana.

What Brandon said– I am in the same position and they told me they believed they would be receiving a limited stock shortly after the release date. I am not sure if this is true or not but if it is, that day will be Christmas in June. (Or July!) I do not think that this is a production issue on Apple's part. The white phone looks significantly different than the past models that looked black in the front, so of course people are going to want the hip new iPhone. You will be able to tell from 30 feet away that it's one of the new ones…and let's be honest, how awesome do they look with the bumpers on? I think the black one wouldn't rock a pink bumper nearly as well…

By: Brandon

Brandon — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:27:05 +0000

In reply to Zsana. Yes I was the first person to pre order two white iphones on june 15th. I have called everyday and even posed as other people. All the managers confirmed that they do have a limited amount of white iphones. I have not heard anything different. I guess maybe they do. Doest matter if they do, i will be the first person with the white phones on the 24th :)

By: Workaround

Workaround — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:29:25 +0000

I wanted white too, and ther is no reason for them to not release the white except fornthe same thing that another guest said about creating a demand. There has never been a launch where both colors were not available. I think Apple should explain themselves on this or at least announce when it will be available. I would normally just be patient and wait but, I already sold my iPhones so I could order new, so I need a phone asap. Do what I did, order the black and if the white comes out within 30 days, then exchange it WHERE YOU bought it(AT&T, apple, best buy, and yes there is a 10% restocking fee, but oh well) you can not return a purchase from best buy at ATT or apple, that way you dont go without a phone. If it looks like it won't be out within 30 days of your purchase, then flat out return the phone and reverse the upgrade, so you will be eligible to REupgrade when it does.

By: Shelly

Shelly — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:22:48 +0000

I am seriously disappointed though because I have been looking forward to this for a long time. I have never had an iphone and I just know I will love it. I too like a geek stayed up till midnight waiting and was so frustrated when they didn't have the white. I tried for the black just because i had waited up and was there but i couldn't even get through. I think i will just chill and see what happens.

By: Shelly

Shelly — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:18:32 +0000

My contract with Verizon expires in August so that is jus insentive for me to wait and not pay an early termination fee. Thats cool.

By: AJD

AJD — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:15:00 +0000

Damnnn I just called Best Buy in Harahan, Louisiana and they tell me the white iPhone4 isnt gonna be ready for sale till August….. wait what????????? Thats BS!!!!!

By: Jesse T

Jesse T — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:34:07 +0000

In reply to chris. I would hum a happy tune while playing with my new iphone just to get under her skin.

By: Jesse T

Jesse T — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:32:04 +0000

In reply to TheWhiteiPhoneKnight. AT&T told me yesterday white Iphone won't be available until late August.

By: Guest

Guest — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:00:14 +0000

In reply to Mari. He needs a translator. Or he could just learn english.

By: DAVE

DAVE — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:59:09 +0000

IT SAYS CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE I DONT THINK THAT MEANS A MONTH FROM NOW ITS JUST NOT AVAILABLE FOR PRE ORDER AT THIS TIME U NEVER KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT WEEK

By: DAVE

DAVE — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:57:18 +0000

OK BUT WHERE ON THE APPLE WEBSITE IT SAYS THE PHONE WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR THE 24TH AND IAM NOT TALKIN ABOUT FORUMS IAM TALKIN ABOUT A DIRECT MESSAGE TO ALL CUSTOMERS

By: Howard

Howard — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:50:29 +0000

are you stupid or what? it has never been available

By: DAVE

DAVE — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:40:56 +0000

THERE IS NO OFFICAL WORD FROM APPLE ABOUT THE WHITE IPHONE 4'S UNTIL THEN EVERYONE NEEDS TO STOP MAKING STORY'S UP THERE IS NO OFFICAL WORD ON THERE WEBSITE MY OPINION IS THAT THEY SOLD OUT THE WHITE IN SECONDS THEY DIDNT THINK WHITE WOULD SELL LIKE THAT …

By: andel

andel — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:43:05 +0000

have you seen its made it way to facebook now! .

By: Mari

Mari — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:15:26 +0000

In reply to tasha. No one has any reason to google the black iphone because the white one is the one that isn't available.

By: Mari

Mari — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 12:14:23 +0000

In reply to Cesar. that's exactly what he was saying

By: Edson

Edson — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:16:08 +0000

From a manufacturing standpoint, it is always a challenge when you have multiple types (colors, sizes, styles, etc.) of an item because you are faced with the challenge of overstocking. I bet previous iPhone's in white were not as highly demanded as this current iPhone 4, so their manufacturing numbers were 2 to 1 (black versus white), if not more. So this overage in black causes a huge cash flow problem if all the white versions sell out first and Apple / At&t sits on a bunch of black iPhones. So to offset this, they are pre-releasing the black first until the inventory becomes more manageable. Otherwise, you are sitting on zero white iPhones and a million (hypothetically speaking) black iPhone 4's.

Why wouldn't they give a date then of the white version if this were the case?

Why should they. People are buying the black version now since they do not want to wait for the white that they would originally prefer. A good percentage of people are doing this and if we knew of a release date for the white version, people would just wait.

By: Edson

Edson — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 08:16:00 +0000

Why wouldn't they give a date then of the white version if this were the case?

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:34:43 +0000

Oops – I meant 2 in 10, making over 20%, which is a significant number when we’re talking millions…

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:33:28 +0000

Bob and PEM – first off, your information is skewed… There are reports that 4 in 10 are white, especially outside the US – the white version is actually seen as a lux color and harder to get in some markets. As for cases, if you may note, the design of even Apple’s “case” is called a “bumper” and protects the stainless portions only, as the back and front are made of a special silica glass that is not prone to scratching unless abused – plus there will be many applique companies that now only provided their product for the front, whereas now they can provide for the back surface too (most provide two covers, the original and a replacement – now they can sell twice as many when a customer wants to apply a new “fresh” one). Many mirrored or chameleon (color/clarity-changing) skins will be available, in addition to the aforementioned “bumpers”.

By: Example

Example — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 06:03:19 +0000

Both sites are still down for me, it’s 10:45 AM Eastern, I feel like the people saying they were successful are lying to frustrate those who are routinely checking every 15 minutes or so.

By: Snoop

Snoop — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 05:47:30 +0000

Apple knew this weeks ago yet made no mention??? Why??? All they had to do was say so weeks ago or when Steve Jobless announced it. What was he thinking? Did they actually think this would go away? I waited all night to preorder, the minute the website went up with the iPhone I was ordering until I discovered I had the black and had no option to go white. No way … I will wait … thanks for the usual blunder Apple with your dumb pointless secrecy …

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 05:43:33 +0000

In reply to Zsana. You should definitely go back and talk to them about it because I went to Best Buy at about 1:30 this afternoon (intending to order a white iPhone 4) and they told me that they had received an e-mail prior to that informing them to stop taking pre-orders for the white because, evidently, no one knows when they will come out. Extremely unprofessional, as they took orders for the white ones earlier that morning and now some are expecting a white iPhone 4 on the 24th...not gonna happen as it seems.

By: Ian

Ian — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 04:50:08 +0000

In reply to TheWhiteiPhoneKnight. I feel your pain bro same thing and I'm on east coast. I waited all night knowing I had to work an AM shift, nearly cried when I found out