Remember that whole yellow display issue that we mentioned yesterday? As it turns out this was something Apple did on purpose. They decided that the original iPhone's display had a bit too much blue to it, so they tweaked the white point to make it seem more natural.
To be perfectly honest, I didn't notice the difference between my new iPhone 3G and my old iPod Touch, however, I sold off my iPod last week, so I've not had the chance for a side-by-side comparison. At least we know that the color difference is simply a software tweak, and not a batch of bad displays.
This also leads me to believe that Apple may at some point in the future decide to make the color temperature adjustable just as you can on a desktop. Only time will tell on that one.
[via iPhoneAlley]
I didn’t notice the difference when I was at the Apple Store but in the side by side photos it does look a little dirty. I had my original iPhone with me but forgot to compare them in person. I guess I was too mesmerized by the shiny buttons and wire grills on the 3G iPhone to care. Still not upgrading though. Not enough 3G here to actually justify the extra monthly cost. If I could keep the same bill as I currently have though… I’d jump on it.