Anyone feeling remorse or has a desire to flip colors? One of the struggles I am thinking of is Silver vs Purple. I know Silver will definitely look good, but then the purple feels special and hides the cameras better.
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Other Anyone on the fence about their color choice for iPhone 14 Pro?
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Not me… I chose gold again because I no longer wanted a dark iPhone. Silver and gold go well with many case colors, the dark iPhones only blend well with dark cases. Dark is sometimes depressing to me
Yeah when I was choosing it was between silver and purple too. I chose purple because it looks really nice in certain angles! The silver is a classic though and will go with a lot more cases. I use my phone naked so purple made more sense
Nope. I've had gold for the last 4 years and black every year before that. Looking forward to the Deep Purple for a change. I should have did Sierra Blue last year because that's a terrific looking color too. No regrets this year.
Silver or Space black were my only two I would consider.. I went with Silver because I have a Graphite 12 pro and need a change.. Plus the best looking phone I have owned was my silver XS with the white back..
I would love the green option that we had last year. Any idea when that might show up?
Absolutely not! Silver and white would be my only color if I had the choice. I liked it on the old iPhones and I'm excited it's back!
Pretty much have always went with black, and that's what I did this time too, but now I'm kind of wishing I'd ordered the Purple instead...Wish they had Alpine Green available again for 14 Pro.
Nope, once I saw they offered an actual black this time the decision was easy.
I am! I’m already missing my Sierra Blue 13PM😔
I love white and silver. But I probably would’ve gotten a Purple if I could’ve got the case I use in white.
I know, I’m crazy like that.
I know, I’m crazy like that.
After watching the reviews, switching from purple to a black
Space Black Pro Max and the orange leather case to match the ultra orange alpine
Space Black Pro Max and the orange leather case to match the ultra orange alpine
Nope, Purple it is. I wish they have Pacific blue (best iphone color so far) but purple one is pretty close.
I am regretting choosing Purple. I hope it looks better in hand on Friday. I should've went Silver or Black.
Yes me too. I will pick up my purple on Friday. Let’s see if they have a space black in stock..
Same here, I ordered 14PM in Space Black because actually have a 13P Silver haha. But is Silver or Black, no other option!
I'm autistic and get severely and neurotically wound up about color choices to the point where I've actually been having nightmares about it for the past few days. This is a LOT of money and I'll be stuck with my choice - and stuck presenting it to everyone around me - for years. The gravity of that, combined with low confidence in myself, makes it really tough. This year was particularly brutal for me.
If it helps anyone, here was my own personal rationale that lead to me ordering Silver. Sharing this much because I wish more people would do so. It would have really helped me with a lot of these difficult color choices in the past:
Gold - I have this weird hangup about gold-colored things because of reading colonial history so this was a solid nope for me. I do recognize it's not always chosen as a way of celebrating wealth/status symbols though.
Space Black - Apple and black just don't mix. Apple just has no respect for the color. Even when they actually offer a real black at all you have to pair it up with all these white accessories. It's like you are getting this constant, begrudging message of "Okay, we'll give you your stupid black - maybe - but you have bad taste and we really wish you'd just come to your senses and go with white stuff". Went with Space Gray Apple products for years and finally gave up on it.
Deep Purple - Hugely into purple but this is just not my shade of purple and would look terrible with my favorite wallpaper. I badly regret getting the purple iPhone 11 for this reason and am glad to finally be rid of it. Deep Purple also looks too washed out and desaturated to me and I am particularly troubled by the way the camera bump doesn't seem to shift tones in different lighting the same way the rest of the phone does. I think this is the kind of color that looks great in marketing materials but will wear on someone after they use the phone for several years. But I can't really know without seeing it in person. It does sound like this is one's only chance to get it. It's looking like a temporary color that will be gone again with the next iPhone release based on past behavior. Maybe I'm wrong though. It certainly sounds VERY popular.
Silver - Nice and consistent with everything else Apple makes, including the AirPods and the silver Apple Watch, which is the only neutral-colored watch they still offer at this point. I am concerned about the super-shiny stainless steel edges being hard on the eyes when operating the phone naked, as well as the fact that the white camera bump will not look good with as many case colors as a darker camera bump would.
I went with Silver but it was a VERY tough choice. Agonized about it for a long while and still seriously considering returning it to get the Deep Purple one instead. I hope I'll feel better when I see the thing in person.
If it helps anyone, here was my own personal rationale that lead to me ordering Silver. Sharing this much because I wish more people would do so. It would have really helped me with a lot of these difficult color choices in the past:
Gold - I have this weird hangup about gold-colored things because of reading colonial history so this was a solid nope for me. I do recognize it's not always chosen as a way of celebrating wealth/status symbols though.
Space Black - Apple and black just don't mix. Apple just has no respect for the color. Even when they actually offer a real black at all you have to pair it up with all these white accessories. It's like you are getting this constant, begrudging message of "Okay, we'll give you your stupid black - maybe - but you have bad taste and we really wish you'd just come to your senses and go with white stuff". Went with Space Gray Apple products for years and finally gave up on it.
Deep Purple - Hugely into purple but this is just not my shade of purple and would look terrible with my favorite wallpaper. I badly regret getting the purple iPhone 11 for this reason and am glad to finally be rid of it. Deep Purple also looks too washed out and desaturated to me and I am particularly troubled by the way the camera bump doesn't seem to shift tones in different lighting the same way the rest of the phone does. I think this is the kind of color that looks great in marketing materials but will wear on someone after they use the phone for several years. But I can't really know without seeing it in person. It does sound like this is one's only chance to get it. It's looking like a temporary color that will be gone again with the next iPhone release based on past behavior. Maybe I'm wrong though. It certainly sounds VERY popular.
Silver - Nice and consistent with everything else Apple makes, including the AirPods and the silver Apple Watch, which is the only neutral-colored watch they still offer at this point. I am concerned about the super-shiny stainless steel edges being hard on the eyes when operating the phone naked, as well as the fact that the white camera bump will not look good with as many case colors as a darker camera bump would.
I went with Silver but it was a VERY tough choice. Agonized about it for a long while and still seriously considering returning it to get the Deep Purple one instead. I hope I'll feel better when I see the thing in person.
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Do you know what time we should be checking Friday AM PST on the Apple Store App? Btw nice Golf, I have an M340i
Off topic me too! Awesome car, I don’t miss my M4 ….Do you know what time we should be checking Friday AM PST on the Apple Store App? Btw nice Golf, I have an M340i
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Yeah I would have recommended silver for you based on your feelings about the other colours
Gorgeous! I have one in a very rare color Boston Green Metallic
. Thinking about upgrading to an M3 Comp next Spring... we'll see
Ah, that’s a cool color!!! I’m kicking myself for not going with dravit grey, I got the first model year, weren’t a lot of options available at that time! The comp is a beast! My dealer let me hold one for a weekend, nothing like a true M.Gorgeous! I have one in a very rare color Boston Green Metallic
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Nice one! In the meantime I switched to BMW as well. i4 M50 owner here in Dravit Grey. Love the car and color!Gorgeous! I have one in a very rare color Boston Green Metallic
I was, and then I asked my kids and they said "Get purple, Daddy!"
So I did.
So I did.