White iPhone 4 News

White iPhone 4 Now Delayed Until "Later This Year"

As the problems of reception problems and defects Bluetooth proximity sensor was not enough, Apple announced that elusive white iPhone 4 will be delayed even longer.

This is Apple's official statement:

White models of Apple's new iPhone 4 have continued to be more challenging to manufacture than we originally expected, and as a result they will not be available until later this year. The availability of the more popular iPhone 4 black models is not affected.

According to a report of the 21 Century Business Herald, the company that makes glass for the iPhone 4, Lens Technology, is having production problems with the use of white paint for glass. Specifically, the company is struggling to find the right balance of thickness of the paint to the approval of all scanners at the same time to meet the physical standards of beauty that Apple has for its products.

Apple's iPhone 4 retails for $199 (16GB) and $299 (32GB) with a two-year contract. Due to the production problems with the white iPhone, only the black model is currently available.