The different positions of the mute button on the Verizon and AT&T iPhones. Photo by SlashGear
The Verizon iPhone 4 might look exactly the same as the AT&T iPhone, but it isn't: small hardware changes mean that even Apple's own Bumper cases won't fit.
To accommodate the CDMA radio required by Verizon's network, the iPhone's external antenna has been redesigned. This, in turn, has required the mute switch to be moved a few millimeters down the side of the iPhone, towards the volume buttons. Therefore any case – including Apple's – which has accurate cut-outs for the switches won't work with the new iPhone.
You can see the difference in the above photograph from SlashGear. Think its no big deal? What about the case manufacturers, who now have to make two models of every line? Or customers at the Apple Store (or any other store that stocks accessories) who now have to make sure they buy the right case, instead of just grabbing the one they like the look of?
It looks like there is just enough space to keep the switch in its former position on the new phone, but that would have it pressing right up against the line in the antenna-band. And that would make it ugly, something Apple could never bring itself to do.
Verizon iPhone 4 moved buttons means AT&T bumpers won't fit [SlashGear]
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