The white iPhone 4 has been delayed so long that some of you probably forgot the handset comes in two colors. Tech blog Pocket Lint offers the first plausible explanation for the delay, which comes from a lucky owner of the elusive device.
Pocket Lint spotted a man with a white iPhone 4 at a press event in New York, who explained that Apple HQ is actually swimming with white iPhones, and a friend of his ?fixed him up? with his.
The reason for the delay? Asian suppliers shipped white iPhones with a white home button that doesn?t match the color of the face plate, according to Pocket Lint?s tipster. That?s one of those small but significant details that would make Steve Jobs shelve the device until it was done just right.
Indeed, Apple did acknowledge in a July press release that the white iPhone 4 has proven ?more challenging to manufacture than we originally expected.?
Though many tech critics have praised the iPhone 4 with glowing reviews, the product?s launch has been rocky at best. Customer reports of an antenna flaw on the device culminated into a frenzy of negative press, which compelled Jobs to hold a conference announcing a free case program to alleviate the issue. The mysterious delay of the white iPhone 4 has also been uncharacteristic of Apple, which is typically solid with meeting its ship dates.
See Also:
Photo Gallery: Hands-On With the iPhone 4
Apple: No White iPhones for at Least Three Weeks
Apple: White iPhone Delayed Until 'Later This Year'
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