Philip Schiller, Senior VP of Apple, has confirmed via Twitter that a white iPhone will be available this Spring. The white iPhone 4 has eluded customers—and Apple engineers—for nearly a year (assuming that Schiller was referring to the iPhone 4, and not the next-gen iPhone), and even Wozniak resorted to buying scrap parts from China to get his symmetry fix.
Via @pschiller
Hi Eric. The white iPhone will be available this spring (and it is a beauty!).
Rumors suggest the iPhone 5 will feature an aluminum backside, like the iPad, which should resolve many of the issues with the current design. While the Verizon iPhone’s antenna is slightly modified, Consumer Reports has still deemed it problematic, and continues to not recommend it. It’s unlikely that Apple has lost out on many customers due to Antennagate, but overhauling the design will allow them to put the problem to rest.
AT&T has confirmed that they will be bringing the mobile hotspot feature to the iPhone 4 on March 11th, with the release of iOS 4.3. Pricing will remain the same as current tethering plans, which require the $25 Data Pro plan (2GB per month), plus the $20 tethering option (which includes another 2GB per month). Of course, users who have jailbroken their device can always use the much cheaper MyWi alternative ($19.99), which was recently updated with “OnDemand” tethering.