920 weight differences? white is heavier than black - why?

[bitseizure]

I'm hoping he was joking.

yes

 

[bitseizure]

Well OP.

Since you brought up this silly topic its now your responsibility to get them weighted. Report back your findings.

Once I get back home from my trip, I'll see if I can find another black 920 and actually weigh them with a scale

 

[rangerdogy]

A kitchen scale does not go high enough to weigh a 920. I'll drive by the truck scales and weigh my black one and report back.

Put them on a kitchescale and do a scientific test then come back and report your finding

 

[brmiller1976]

White is white since it is highly reflective. Black is black because it absorbs all light. White is heavier because all that extra light adds ounces!

 

[Reflexx]

White is white since it is highly reflective. Black is black because it absorbs all light. White is heavier because all that extra light adds ounces!

But you'd think that with all that light, it would be... lighter. :shocked:

 

[Gerard Wilson]

No... I think you will find that the light hitting the white 920 by the fact that it is bouncing off creates an external force and that force would add to the weight obviously! The extra weight would be equal to the weight of the light creating the force. So the extra weight is in fact the weight of LIGHT. I wonder if different coloured light has a different weight?! Oh no here we go again!

 

[emptyy]

I think it is possible that black one is lighter than the white one, they made with different materials in the case.

 

[Reflexx]

Why do they call it "light" if it's heavier?

 

[bitseizure]

Can anyone else confirm or disprove this? I won't be able to easily test with a scale for at least a week or so...

thx in advance

 

[kcovert]

Possibly the indents for the matte finish? BTW I noticed my yellow phone was heavier than my son’s white one. Think that’s because it stands out more.

 

[LightningXCE]

But 'white' is only dealing with light combinations, Black is the combination of all pigmented colors!

 

[Etyrnus]

Technically white is the presence of all colors, while black is the absence of all color.

 

[Reflexx]

Technically white is the presence of all colors, while black is the absence of all color.

It depends on whether you're talking about pigment or light.

You're right in terms of light. But with pigment it's the opposite.

 

[Etyrnus]

It depends on whether you're talking about pigment or light.

You're right in terms of light. But with pigment it's the opposite.

I just enjoy poking meaningless discussions with a stick lol

 

[Reflexx]

Meaningless? This is important stuff!

 

[Etyrnus]

Which begs the question, would the mythical matte gray 920 weigh more or less?

 

[anon(5339110)]

Which begs the question, would the mythical matte gray 920 weigh more or less?

I think the gray Lumia, being a blend of both white and black, will weigh exactly half of the total of a white and a black Lumia weighed together...

 

[dabdoub81]

White is white since it is highly reflective. Black is black because it absorbs all light. White is heavier because all that extra light adds ounces!

easy , he just needs to turn the light off before the scaling !
and one more thing , do they have the same amount of applications ?

 

[Etyrnus]

And do empty gigabytes or used gigabytes weigh more?

 

[Reflexx]

I think used gigabytes weigh more, unless it's used by a weight loss app.