Apple has released an official statement on the hard to find and order white colored iPhone 4. Apparently Apple is faced with manufacturing difficulty with the White iPhone 4.

Here is Apple’s official statement:

White models of Apple’s new iPhone(R) 4 have proven more challenging to manufacture than expected, and as a result they will not be available until the second half of July. The availability of the more popular iPhone 4 black models is not affected.

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