One Case to Fit them All: Apple Redesigns iPhone 4 Bumpers
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The old and the new: Original GSM iPhone Bumper case on the left and new universal case on the right
Apple has quietly modified its iPhone 4 Bumper cases to fit the new Verizon iPhone. A difference in the antenna designs for the standard GSM and the new Verizon iPhones meant that the mute switch had been moved very slightly closer to the volume switches on the new model, meaning that precisely-fitting cases like Apple’s own would no longer fit.
The new Bumper elongates the cutout for the muse switch, so it will now fit whatever iPhone 4 you have (or will have, as the Verizon iPhone won’t be available until next month).
The comparison photo above comes from an un-boxing video by YouTube user Alerio.
The bumper product page in the Apple store makes no mention of this redesign, nor should it. In Apple’s mind, and in the minds of everybody who doesn’t read gadget blogs, there is only one iPhone 4.
iPhone 4 Universal Bumper for Verizon and AT&T [YouTube]
See Also:
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- Verizon Wireless Finally Gets Apple's iPhone
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