AT&T Not To Have 32GB White iPhone 4?

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After months, it seems that the white iPhone will finally becoming out soon, due to various rumors and leaks pointing us in that direction. My colleague here Robert told you about how the White iPhone, in all sizes, had been added to AT&T’s customer support system. But, AT&T stores may be only getting the 16GB model of the White iPhone at launch.

Tech blog BGR has acquired an image (seen above) of AT&T’s internal inventory system that shows that one particular AT&T store is just getting 16GB White iPhones, not the bigger 32GB model. Granted, this is just one particular AT&T store, but does this mean that the supply of 32GB White iPhones will be low?

We know that Apple has had manufacturing issues with the White iPhone, and so it’s possible that Apple will be constrained for supply at first, with the bigger models. I imagine that the 16GB models are their better sellers, anyway.

To recap, the White iPhone 4 was unveiled along with the black model by Steve Jobs last May, but since then, it’s been delayed. Apple said little about the device, and there were rumors it had been canceled due to manufacturing difficulties. A Chinese kid from Brooklyn was selling bootleg parts to make your own white iPhone, before he was stopped by Apple. There were rumors of Apple employees carrying the white iPhone, and finally Apple said it was never coming before VP Phil Schiller saying it was coming. All-in-all, quite a long ride. I’m not convinced anybody would want a White iPhone after all this time, but each to his own.

Some are suspecting that Apple is releasing the White iPhone now in order to fill a gap in their annual lineup, since reputable sources are now reporting that the fifth iPhone (iPhone 5) won’t come until September.