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Sightings of White IPhone4 selling in a retail shop in Taipei City was reported in various Taiwan News Channel. Following a lead, a reporter of a local Taiwan TV channel disguised visit the retailer in question as a customer.

During the event, the retailer claimed that their white color Iphone4 is 100% original and even challenged the reporter to try out the various functions at their shop. When asked where did their White iPhone4 supplies cames from, the retailer claimed that it was from the OEM manufacturer of iPhone, Foxconn, that their Company’s “engineer” used to work in Foxonn. They even sales-pitched the reporter that they had limited stocks for the white color iPhone4 and urge dthe reporter to get it while they are still available.

The retailer gave a 1 year warranty to the white iPhone4 32G They are selling at a price point of NTS33,000(around USD1100) as compared to NTD28000 black iPhone4 selling in the Taiwan market. They even put it on their online auction store.

Foxconn and Apple is yet to response to this news. However, one of the editor of Taiwan’s Technological Business Trend Magazines BizNext tested the white iPhone4 in questioned and found that the serial number of the white iphone4 looks rather mpicillin online fishy, is not the usual “iphone”  code.   The serial number showed possibilities that the white iPhone4 was probably another fake from none other than Mainland China!

There had been rumors that the reason  why white iPhone4 had been delayed for launched is due to the difficulties in getting the thickness of the white color coatings in the right proportion. If the white color coating for white iPhone4 is too thin  it may be able be too “transparent”, but if it is too thick, it may not be able to assemble properly without any gap.

According to the report, there are quite a few retailers who offers service to change the housing of iPhone4 in various design and color in the market. But if the white iPhone4 in question is indeed a fake iPhone4, the retailer may be charged for fraud in Taiwan.

photos from TVBS Taiwan

Via Yahoo News Taiwan