The white iPhone 4 is here! Well, tomorrow it is anyway, and only 326 days after it was first revealed back at WWDC in June last year. Better late than never, eh? Here’s everything you need to know about the launch tomorrow.
So what’s the deal, it’s just white?
Yup. But it’s pretty! And it matches your white iPad 2.
What, there’s nothing different from the black iPhone 4 at all?
Well, it’ll ship with the latest build of iOS, rather than the one that shipped back in June last year, but otherwise….yeah.
Er OK, so where can I get one?
You can buy one on 28 April in the UK from Apple’s online shop and high street stores, as well as many of your regular stockists. Three for instance has confirmed it will sell it online and in its own shops, while O2 will flog it in shops.
How much will the iPhone 4 cost?
Apple still hasn’t given UK pricing, but we’d be surprised if it didn’t match the black version penny for penny.
In the meantime the networks are starting to confirm their plans. Three will sell it on a two year contract from £25 per month, or on Pay As You Go for £499.99
O2 meanwhile will sell it from £21.50 per month on a two year contract, and an upfront cost of £304.99. Pay As You Go options will arrive later as stock is “limited at launch”.
At the time of writing, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone had yet to confirm any launch details for the white iPhone 4.
Why did it take so long?
Apple never went on record to explain the repeated delays for the white iPhone 4, but it is believed that manufacturing the white glass cover that didn’t affect image quality of the camera sensor proved to be a lot more time consuming than even Apple’s supply chain pros expected.
So, seriously, what’s all the fuss about?
What are you, stupid? Watch this video and you’ll learn why it matters.
