Engadget has collected reports from the Chinese media that claim the white iPhone 4 was delayed because of manufacturing difficulties in the paint application process. It seems the manufacture, Lens Technology, is trying to perfect the paint application process to ensure color and thickness consistency of the white coat.
Now, a worker from Lens’ quality control department has allegedly admitted that the company’s screen-printing workshop may currently be dealing with some issues with the white iPhone 4 covers. Specifically, the factory’s still working out the perfect combination of paint thickness and opacity — the former to ensure the next sub-contractor has enough clearance for the digitizer overlay, and the latter for the absolute whiteness that Jony Ive and co. strive for. As we pointed out before, the prototype white covers we acquired appeared a touch darker than the iPhone 4 dock, so here’s hoping that we’ll see a better result when the official white phone comes out later this month.
With that said, Apple CEO Steve Jobs did promise during the press conference that the white iPhone 4 will ship by the end of July, at least in limited quantities.
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