Consumer Reports: White iPhone 4 is not thicker than Black iPhone 4

While Phil Schiller confirms that White iPhone 4 is not thicker than Black iPhone 4, although he confirmed through Twitter’s Direct Message, ConsumerReports also confirmed that white iPhone 4 is not thicker than the black one.

They were using a high-quality calipers in their lab in Yonkers, NY to compare between white iPhone 4 and black iPhone 4 thickness. They found the same thickness (0.37 inches) for both iPhone models, supports Phil Schiller’s claim that white iPhone 4 is not thicker.

iPhone Users should not much worry about a bit thickness (even if it really exists), it was around 2 microns = 0.22mm. All cases and bumpers perfectly fit with the white iPhone 4 model.

Anyway, here is the complete report (if you really want to look at it):

Measuring both the white and black iPhone 4s in CR’s lab
Photo: Terry Sullivan, Consumer Reports
Wearing black is the time-honored technique for appearing thinner without shrinking an inch. Apparently it works for the iPhone 4, as well. Recently an avalanche of news and tech sites reported that the white iPhone 4 was thicker than the black iPhone, even showing side-by-side photos claiming it was 2mm thicker than the black version.

But when we compared a white iPhone 4 with a black iPhone 4 in our Yonkers, NY, lab using high-quality calipers, we found they were both the same thickness (0.37 inches). This supports Apple’s assertion that the devices are the same size.

What’s more, we also tried several cases we bought for the black iPhone during its antenna trials. These were the Griffin Etch Graphite, a hard-backed case with soft rubber-like sides; Incase’s Snap Case, a hard plastic case with a hard plastic sides; and the official iPhone 4 Bumper. All fit the white iPhone 4 as well as they did the black version.