Apple's Phil Schiller says white iPhone 4 still coming this spring
Schiller, who serves as senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, posted to his verified Twitter account on Sunday that "the white iPhone will be available this spring (and it is a beauty!)," as noted by Engadget.
Though Schiller's comment seems to break from company protocol, given that Apple is usually highly secretive about its unreleased products, it remains inline with comments from an Apple spokesperson last October announcing the device was delayed "until this spring."
A spring release of the white iPhone 4 also tracks with the timeline analyst Ming-Chi Kuo told AppleInsider last week. According to Kuo, Apple manufacturers will begin production of the GSM-based white iPhone 4 this month in preparation for an April launch.
Apple had originally planned to release the white iPhone 4 alongside the standard black version last June, but experienced numerous delays due to manufacturing issues. In January, AppleInsider reported that Apple had solved inconsistency issues with the white paint used for the device by partnering with a Japanese company to develop a new paint material.
The successful launch of the iPad 2 last Friday with both black and white models is likely confirmation that Apple has resolved its paint problems. During the unveiling of the redesigned tablet, Apple CEO Steve Jobs elicited laughs from the audience when he quipped that the white version of the iPad 2 would ship "from day one."
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Hmmm. Wonder if they'll come out with a white iPhone 5???
No One Cares about iPhone 4 this close to June/July.
I think this is more evidence that the 2011 iPhone will look almost identical to the 2010 model. The guts will get an upgrade, but I don't think the appearance will change much at all.
It also makes me wonder if the 2011 iPhone will arrive in June/July or if it will move later in the year. If the white iPhone 4 doesn't appear until "spring" that gives it a maximum shelf life of 3 months. That's short for most companies and extremely short for Apple.
No One Cares about iPhone 4 this close to June/July.
Not so. Many women I've talked to remain very interested in the white iPhone, irregardless of its version or whatever's coming next. They value asthetics over features.
I feel it will be more or less a "iPhone 4S". My guess here is that apple will upgrade the A4 to the A5 just like all the analyst are saying (but anyone with a brain could assume apple would make this change) and maybe some other minor but significant upgrades on the techs of the phone.
Once the white iPhone is out, it will probably be sold out for the first few months. All the women will eat this phone up. My wife is dieing for a iPhone 4 with the pink bumper and so is every other woman.