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July 30th, 2008

White iPhone 3Gs prone to hairline cracks?

Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 5:46 am

Categories: Apple

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPhone 3G, Crack, 3G, Cellular Phones, Wireless, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes

Are white iPhone 3Gs prone to hairline cracks?

According to reports on MacRumors and the Apple Discussions forum, some users are discovering small hairline cracks forming on the white plastic shell.

 

 

 

At present it’s hard to tell if these cracks are serious or merely cosmetic. However, since Apple is a company that relies of the cosmetic aspect of a device to differentiate it from the competition, maybe it doesn’t matter.

I’ve not been able to find any reports of these cracks appearing on black iPhone 3Gs.

Anyone here hown a white iPhone 3G? See any cracks on yours? Oh, and no jokes about it being a cracking good phone, or how it is trying to compete with the CrackBerry … 

Adrian Kingsley-HughesAdrian is a technology journalist and author who has devoted over a decade to helping users get the most from technology. He also runs a popular blog called The PC Doctor. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations

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Posted by: tikigawd Posted on: 08/01/08 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
It's a "feature" of injection molding  NonZealot | 07/30/08
A friend of mine got the white one and it had....  James Quinn | 07/30/08
Right...  Sleeper Service | 07/30/08
Did you miss the typical first run thing?  James Quinn | 07/30/08
This wasn't the first time ....  ShadeTree | 07/30/08
Actually the shape of the iPhone has changed  James Quinn | 07/30/08
Weak!  ShadeTree | 07/30/08
Since Xboxes overheat iPhone's cracks ar OK  tikigawd | 08/01/08
What?  lantzn | 07/30/08
The point is  tikigawd | 08/01/08
Sure it does...  Ben_E | 07/30/08
Depends on which Apple store  NonZealot | 07/30/08
Sigh.....  James Quinn | 07/30/08
He has a point  Pliny the Elder | 07/30/08
ROFL... "advanced replacement unit"  Wolfie2K3 | 07/31/08
And Apple has a long history of ...  ShadeTree | 07/30/08
I don't know about this denying thing of which you  James Quinn | 07/30/08
You are blinded by your Apple zealotry.  ShadeTree | 07/30/08
@Shadetree  tikigawd | 08/01/08
Yup  tikigawd | 08/01/08
cracked  lantzn | 07/30/08
Mo, Larry....  SquishyParts | 07/30/08
30% failure rate on the Xbox...  SquishyParts | 07/30/08
The difference is the Xbox ....  ShadeTree | 07/30/08
So iPhone cracks are fine because XBox isn't?  NonZealot | 07/30/08
No.....  James Quinn | 07/30/08
NonZealot, thanks again for the many laughs.  Arm A. Geddon | 07/30/08
I agree and disagree  dkawalec | 07/31/08
Sometimes even NonZealot is right  Marcos El Malo | 08/01/08
RE: White iPhone 3Gs prone to hairline cracks?  kulilop | 07/30/08
Actually black shows ....  ShadeTree | 07/30/08
Tru Dat.....  James Quinn | 07/30/08
Made in China crap? (nt)  croberts | 07/30/08
It is China's fault, not Apple's!  NonZealot | 07/30/08
Off your meds again?  James Quinn | 07/30/08
Now it's all clear  tikigawd | 08/01/08
If this were MSFT...  Jeremy W | 07/30/08
Don't brag  laura.b | 07/30/08
Does that whole Microsoft ....  ShadeTree | 07/30/08
Toy  lantzn | 07/30/08
Open your eyes.  ShadeTree | 07/30/08
Win95  lantzn | 07/30/08
Funny you mention line-ups  NonZealot | 07/30/08
Tell you what you get a tortoise and I'll get a rabbit  James Quinn | 07/30/08
Um  tikigawd | 08/01/08
On what planet does Apple acknowledge mistakes?  kdarling | 07/30/08
You mean the articles I've already read about 2.1?  James Quinn | 07/30/08
Oh Jim... Jim... Jim...  Wolfie2K3 | 07/31/08
And lest we NOT forget to mention...  Wolfie2K3 | 07/31/08
Yawn  HypnoToad | 07/30/08
What!!  --.0 | 07/30/08
What world are you living in?  James Quinn | 07/30/08
Re: Apple is constantly rated very highly  Arm A. Geddon | 07/30/08
Who's "compensating" whom...?  Wolfie2K3 | 07/31/08
Apple is so AWESOME  tikigawd | 08/01/08
Stop whining!  HypnoToad | 07/30/08
RE: White iPhone 3Gs prone to hairline cracks?  Anim8me2 | 07/30/08
RE: White iPhone 3Gs prone to hairline cracks?  rwahrens1952 | 07/30/08
I quess it is not everything it is cracked up to be! (nt)  ShadeTree | 07/30/08
Haha, nice! (nt)  NonZealot | 07/30/08
RE: White iPhone 3Gs prone to hairline cracks?  jake_11 | 07/30/08
If there are hair line cracks?  ShadeTree | 07/30/08
RE: White iPhone 3Gs prone to hairline cracks?  mmarulla | 07/30/08
Once you go black you never go back!  Scott Mixalot | 07/31/08
Proof that the iPhone is a toy...  Narg | 07/31/08
RE: White iPhone 3Gs prone to hairline cracks?  Jodester | 07/31/08
RE: White iPhone 3Gs prone to hairline cracks?  ApplePreacher | 07/31/08

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