Black to Space Grey... Feels like it's lost a bit its badassness

After a day and a half of use with the 5S, I went back to my old 5 to copy a few things over and couldn't help but feel that the 5 looked more... monolithic? menacing? Really hard to find the right word...The grey of the 5S some how makes it look heavier, less at ease, busy. The two-tone look worked for the 4/ 4S, but somehow doesn't work as well with the 5S IMO.

Yes , it's possible that part of the reason that they made the move was to make scuffs around the chamfered edge less obvious, but it seems that the overall aesthetic has suffered as a result.

Black iPhone 5:

The grey doesnt show smudges on the back like the slate. Looks more professional to me anyway.

Like the space grey much better than the slate. I didn't expect to but seeing it in person makes all the difference.

bcaslis said:

Like the space grey much better than the slate. I didn't expect to but seeing it in person makes all the difference.

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Are you sure it's not just because it's fresh and new? I had the same feeling at first, but by the second day of use it was starting to wear off, and going back to the black made me miss it.

After seeing the space gray in person I MUCH prefer the space gray. The contrast of the gray edges make it the most beautiful phone out of the three. I came into the store to looks at the phones before making my decision. I originally intended to get the gold iPhone but after seeing the space gray I'm gonna go with it.


In my opinion it's the best out of all the colors.

syd430 said:

Are you sure it's not just because it's fresh and new? I had the same feeling at first, but by the second day of use it was starting to wear off, and going back to the black made me miss it.

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No, I've had the black for a year and I was used to it and liked it. And frankly the pictures of the space grey did not look good to me at all. But seeing it in person changed my mind. It looks much classy and upscale compared to the slate. The polished edge just look much better similar to the silver and white version.

Space Grey >>> Scuffed Slate.

All day everyday.

Haven't yet seen it in person, but space gray reminds me of Macbook Pro's colors. It is more pro-looking...

I like slate better but I have yet to see the space gray in person.

Space grey is the best color of the three, even better than the black. Looks heavier? Feels the same.

user-name-here said:

Space Grey >>> Scuffed Slate.

All day everyday.

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My iPhone 5 is slightly scuffed after a year of constant use, but it doesn't look any worse imo.

The gray of the space gray is too contrasting. The sides don't look bad, but the back is somewhat hideous IMO. Haven't seen it in real life though, so maybe I'm wrong.

The darker gray of the slate fits better with the black glass parts of the phone. And it does look badass. If I get the 5S, I think I will go with gold or white.

I'm liking the grey.... a little more than the black.

I'm enjoying it. Coming off a white 5. Hopefully this one fares better with no case!

just saw the new grey irl and personally I'm not to fond of it... do not like the colour at all.

I think the issue is more with when you're actually using the phone. I find the chamfered edge that runs around the phone on my 5S more distracting when looking at from head-on, wheres as on my 5 everything else but the screen fades away. It's the same reason I never go for white.

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Robster3 said:

The grey doesnt show smudges on the back like the slate.

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Not sure how you came to that conclusion. My 5S looks just as smudged on the back as my 5 (if not more). I've been using the 5S for more than a day. Either way smudging has never really been a problem for me on the 5 anyway.

Space grey looks awesome. Wish it was an option last year before I returned my slate iPhone.

I call it Office Space Grey. Probably great for stuffy corporations though.

petsounds said:

I call it Office Space Grey. Probably great for stuffy corporations though.

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Yes is definitely more safe/pedestrian.

I love my space grey phone – it also reminds me of other Apple products like the iMac, MacBook Pro, and even the original iPhone.

I'm loving the Space Grey. Wasn't keen when I saw the pictures online but in the flesh it rocks! Personally, I prefer it to the Slate.