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Looks like Apple’s using the same plastics that they use on the Macbook.

I’ve had my white iPhone 3G since launch, no signs of these cracks.

From the looks of the phone itself, they dont have a case and have been shoved around quite a bit. Oh the French!

Odd… Same thing going on with the white HTC Touch (XV6900) on Verizon.
http://www.howardforums.com/showthread.php?t=1362899&page=1&pp=15

I just looked over my 16gb black iPhone and sure enough there is a crack just below the headphone jack about a 16th of an inch in length. I’ve had mine since launch, and I’ve treated it with the utmost of care.

I’m guessing the contrast makes cracks easier to spot on the white iPhone.

I have the same problem on my black 8Gb iPhone

i have the same cracks on my 16bg black phone. i was just on the phone with apple and i got excellent service, on hold for less then a minute. they told me that i could either send mine in and they would replace it within a week (they would pay for shipping both ways) or i could bring it to the nearest apple store and they would just take it and give me a new one right there. i dont want to be without my phone for a week so i will wait a few weeks and when i am in vancouver for business will go to the apple store there and get it replaced.

Had my white 3G since just after launch too, no cracks yet.

Mine isn’t cracking but I’m having issues while playing music. The music randomly stops and it drives me nuts. Just thought I’d share.

Nothing yet. This is good to know, though.

What’s schadenfreude in LOLspeak?

Thanks alot Gizmodo! I just overlooked my phone and there is def a little crack to the right of my headphone port! and no I am pretty upset, got my phone on launch day and I have had it in a case since than aswell, anyone know if I was to bring this to a apple store if they would replace it or not?

Please go and get some sleep, as this is the only reason I can think of for anyone who can possibly mistaken this site with that politically orientated site known as gizmodo.

Corey, This is CrunchGear, not Gizmodo.

oops, sorry guys, thought i was on gizmodo, heh btw I do like Crunchgear better

Apparently not by much though

Had one for about a week, no issues with it thus far, I’ve been checking every day because I heard about it before buying.

I’m having serious problems with the ipod on my iphone 3G, it keeps skipping tracks, skipping albums at random, and today it just froze in the middle of a song. I’ve gone through three replacements in ten days but the problem is still there. Spamouflage, I’m with you on that - IT DRIVES ME CRAZY! anyone else encounters problems with playing music?

Chinese stuff… What more can you expect?

Chinese stuff… What more can you expect?

1st Gen iPhone was of much more quality and durability. Steve, what happened?

I’m not that durable anymore, myself.

Have a white iphone, no sign of cracks although I do have a cover

Have a white iphone, no sign of cracks although I do have a cover

I got a white 16GB iPhone 3G on launch day July 11th and no cracks showing up so far.

White iPhone 3G, handled with care, small crack on bottom-right.

White 3G, had since launch day - no cracks.

Damn… there’s a little crack in the top corner between the headphone jack and silent mode switch.
I’ve got a white 16g carried nude in front pocket but never dropped or knocked around carelessly.
I’ve been OCD about keeping the front screen buffed and clean but havent given much inspection to the back until now.

Don’t put it your back pocket and sit on it with your ever inflating butt. Didn’t people learn from the GEN 1 Nano? To make these idiot proof they will need to be milled from a block of aluminum, but will need the antennas sticking out of it and look like a porcupine. Also, why do idiots put the “Invisa Shield” on the screen? It’s plate glass and wont scratch unless you cary it in your pocket with a hand full of rocks and your car keys! The attempt at protecting the screen makes it look like @#$% and makes it respond like @#$% . These same people are like my grandma and leave the protective film on all the new electronics they buy, plastic covers on the lamp shades and runners on the carpet.

Mine also is has a crack. Less than an inch long so far, right in the middle of the back of the phone. Don’t know if it may cause “actual” problems or not - like allowing humidity in to damage the electronics……I’m going to see what the genius bar says, but if all else fails I may just seal it with clear finger nail polish.

i buy my iphone 3G and i have a white one but there is no crack on it yet…? (but i know that i have a crack on my :-)because i take good care of it and this is my 1st iphone 3g …this is my investment…when i went to hollywood my iphone frezz…. and it turn off by it self and i have 2 wite for a few hrs 2 turn back on again…that socks and i ask ppl what time is it….ipod some time it jump 2 the next song…and few things like the app…it downlord so slow even i have 3G where i live but it still slow…WHY? i spent $500.00 for down payment and $36.oo for acting fee and $314.00 for the iphone 3G = $850.?? this is my 1st time ever spent that much…i tell my frinds they tell me that i’m NUT…but i still LOVE my iphone 3G i dont give up that ezayle….u said that iphone 3G will be perfect….noting is PERFECT in LIFE not even electrions things will break down …i know they will fix it SOON…RITE APPLE ? will be GOOD again u know….

I’ve had mine since launch. No signs of cracking, however in total darkness the back is translucent in the places where the plastic is thin. Seems to correspond with where cracks are occurring in the pictures I’ve seen online. I’ve inspected a friend’s phone, and that one has more thin spots than mine, which suggests some inconsistency in the plastic manufacturing process, which suggests that Apple will indeed make good on replacing any bad ones. Of course my cup is always half full…

hey guys check in between your volume control and the chrome antenna bezel. I bet any money that it is starting to crack there. I believe that it is due to sub par plastic composites in conjunction with the use of metal controls. I think that the inconsistancies with mold play a part also. In fact on my iphone (white) you caN clearly see stress fractures all around the bezel where it meets the plastic. However I wrote this on said iPhone a blazing fast speed and I’m super hard on it because, well, it’s just a phone. I think that we all need to realize that apple will undermine us all when they release the next gen and make us feel stupid for buying this one. That is just the way it goes. Oh well

the plastic space between the screen and silent control switch completely broke off after cracking for weeks. This phone is junk

Yep, I bought a black iPhone at launch and I had 3 or 4 of the little bast*rds all over the place. I took it into apple though around the end of August and they swapped me out a new one. My new one doesn’t have an though.