There was as soon as a time when the concept of getting an iPhone in something apart from impartial shades of black/gray, silver/white, and variants of gold would have been inconceivable. Fortunately, Apple has gotten much more colourful in recent times — and that’s naturally anticipated to proceed into this fall’s iPhone 15 lineup.
Though Apple dabbled in some extra enjoyable colours in 2013 with the iPhone 5c, that ended up being a one-off. It was practically one other 4 years earlier than a vibrant shade returned to the scene with the particular (PRODUCT)RED iPhone 7, and it wasn’t till the 2019 iPhone XR {that a} full spectrum appeared.
It’s in all probability no coincidence that the iPhone XR was additionally the mannequin that ushered within the separation between Apple’s “normal” and “professional” fashions. Nonetheless, even the higher-end flagships acquired a novel, classy-looking end the yr after that, beginning with the Midnight Inexperienced iPhone 11 Professional and following by way of to the Pacific Blue iPhone 12 Professional, Sierra Blue iPhone 13 Professional, and Deep Purple iPhone 14 Professional. If the rumors we’ve heard are correct, that can proceed with a Crimson Purple iPhone 15 Professional this yr.
The iPhone XR and iPhone 11 have been launched in six colours, together with the usual black, white, and (PRODUCT)RED finishes. With the iPhone 12, Apple dropped that to solely 5 colours at launch, nevertheless it turned out it was merely holding one again so it might later shock us with a spring purple launch. Apple additionally combined issues up in early 2022 by including an Alpine Inexperienced iPhone 13 Professional to the lineup. That’s the one time (thus far) we’ve seen a mid-cycle shade launch for an iPhone Professional mannequin.
The iPhone 13 shook up the colours by adopting Starlight and Midnight, changing black and white as the 2 impartial colours, nevertheless it in any other case continued the pattern of solely releasing 5 finishes whereas preserving one in reserve for a mid-cycle launch within the spring — inexperienced for the iPhone 13 and yellow for the iPhone 14.
- iPhone XR: Black, White, Yellow, Coral, Blue, (PRODUCT)RED
- iPhone 11: Black, White, Yellow, Inexperienced, Purple, (PRODUCT)RED
- iPhone 12: Black, White, Inexperienced, Blue, (PRODUCT)RED, Purple
- iPhone 13: Midnight, Starlight, Pink, Blue, (PRODUCT)RED, Inexperienced
- iPhone 14: Midnight, Starlight, Blue, Purple, (PRODUCT)RED, Yellow
So, it stands to cause that Apple will probably comply with swimsuit with this 12 months’s iPhone 15. A brand new report from leaker Unknownz21 (by way of MacRumors) reveals six colours that Apple has apparently examined for the bottom mannequin iPhone 15, though they cease wanting suggesting which of those we’ll see within the lineup.
Conspicuously lacking from the record is Starlight. Whereas it’s definitely doable that Apple might select to desert that one this yr, maybe in favor of a “Blush Gold,” it might be the primary time an iPhone hasn’t been launched in a lightweight impartial end. For the reason that submit refers to colours Apple examined with the iPhone 15, the omission of Starlight might simply imply that Apple has already settled on that one and had no want to check it.
In spite of everything, the (PRODUCT)RED particular version shade can be lacking right here, nevertheless it appears most unlikely that Apple would drop that from the lineup in mild of its longstanding partnership with (RED). Nonetheless, the (PRODUCT)RED end is a longtime shade related to the (RED) group and has remained unchanged because it was first added to the iPod nano in 2006.
If Apple follows the sample it established with the iPhone 12, it’s probably solely a few of these will make the lower for this fall, with one held in reserve for an early 2024 shade refresh. What’s extra vital this yr is that Apple is reportedly engaged on color-matched USB-C cables to be included with the iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus, and we’ve already seen some leaked pictures which will give us a clue as to which colours Apple can be going with subsequent month.
That’s three colours, plus Midnight, Starlight, and (PRODUCT)RED for the standard complete of six. Whereas the blue and yellow are readily obvious, the opposite shade is a bit robust to nail down. It seems to be like a cross between orange and pink that might probably land nearer to the coral that Apple utilized in 2019 with the iPhone XR, which might transform a refreshing change.
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