Thicknessgate: White iPhone 0.2mm Fatter than Black iPhone
- By Charlie Sorrel
- April 29, 2011 |
- 6:54 am |
- Categories: Phones
Paint? Sunscreen? Whatever the reason, the white iPhone is 0.2mm thicker than its black counterpart. Photo TiPb
We may have discovered the secret behind the new white iPhone, and why now, ten months late, Apple finally thinks it will stay white instead of fading to a dirty, stained yellow. Extra paint, and lots of it.
The internet is abuzz today with comparison photos showing that the white iPhone is noticeably thicker than its black counterpart. The metal antenna band is just the same, but the glass panels on the white phone are thicker. From the pictures, it appears that it’s the rear panel that has grown the most, and the whole phone is now 0.2mm fatter.
This probably isn’t just layers of extra paint inside the glass, although Apple’s Phil Schiller, when speaking about the long delayed handset, did mention that extra UV protection was needed.
In practical terms, this layer of sunscreen means that many precision-made cases will not fit the new iPhone. Add this to the slightly different positions of the mute switch on the Verizon iPhone and we now have four handset configurations for case makers to cover. Given that Apple is famous for keeping its product lines simple, this starts to look rather messy.
In reality, this doesn’t really matter too much. After all, the iPhone 4S looks like it might be arriving in September, and hopefully Apple will manage to make all models the same size and shape.
iPhone 4 is thicker in white [Ryan Cash via Mac Rumors]
Yes, your case will probably still fit the 0.2mm thicker white iPhone 4 [TiPb]
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