Apple announced just the other day that the white version of the iPhone 4 has been delayed once again. With Apple remaining tight-lipped on the situation, speculation has run wild regarding the reason(s) for the delay. Some have even suggested that light has leaked out from the seams of the device.
A new report from Cult of Mac however, suggests that light is actually leaking into the device, and this leakage is affecting the performance of the device’s onboard camera.
The white iPhone 4 can’t take accurate photographs. The handset’s semi-translucent glass case leaks light in, ruining pictures taken with the internal camera, especially when the built-in flash is used.
“You don’t get accurate pictures on the white iPhone because of the color of the glass back. It washes out the pictures,” said a source with connections to Apple who asked to remain anonymous.
The source said Apple has been struggling to isolate the camera sensor. The problem may demand a complete redesign, they said, hence the string of delays.
The report goes on to note that this problem was discovered at the last minute at test facility set up by Apple so that case manufacturers could test their products for compatibility.
In another unassociated report by Boy Genius Reports claims that the white iPhone 4 has been cancelled entirely.
According to a previous source of ours, we have been told that Apple in fact has no plans to release the white model iPhone 4. Our source hypothesizes another “delay” communicated around March leading us into an iPhone 5 release time-frame in June / July.
So, Apple is punting again now, so they can punt once more in March, to buy time until the next iPhone refresh in the Summer. This sounds harebrained, but to my mind, not unreasonable.
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