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iPhone X Anyone Regret Getting Gold

The last article I read showed that Gold was 45% and Black 43% of sales with remaining sales in Silver.

Any of the iPhone cases will go with gold including Product Red, Blue, Black, Green, Taupe etc. They all look good. For those of you relating color to gender, grow up.
 
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tgwaste said:
Lots of guys (myself included) are getting the gold. If people think it’s a girl color, let them. I think it’s super Smexy.

Always bought black until this cycle. No regrets at all. It’s so good looking I can’t bring myself to put a case on it.
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Same, I’m a guy and love my new gold Max. I had a silver X, but silver and black are boring
 
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csi24 said:
I always say the same about silver. Especially the X/Xs silver. Looks very feminine to me for some reason
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Disagree. I had the X silver / white and loved it. It was a nice change up from my consistent black phones. I will admit that I went back to space gray for my Xs. I prefer the black models.
AppleZombie said:
I purchased a Gold colored XS this time because I wanted to try something different. However finding a nice case to go with it is a pain in the butt. Now I wish I would have gone with ol reliable Space Gray. Anyone else feel the same? My other option is just grabbing a black case and dumping it into that one.
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Not sure your case desire, but I ordered a white case, with pink buttons and back bumper for my wife today from Rhinoshield. Have no connection to them, but love their cases. It leaves the front and back exposed, no cover, but a lip just enough on both sides to protect the screen, glass (front and back) and camera.
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AppleZombie said:
Here is my Gold in a Totallee case, I am probably going to end up with a Spigen case for a bit more protection up front.
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You wrapped ALL the gold in the case. Why does the color matter any more?
 
I really love the gold color this time around, I haven't been as into the iPhone gold colors since the 5s. Really liking how the sides look too. Definitely pops and looks a touch classier than the other models in my opinion.
 
I bought the gold, and thoroughly enjoyed the color for almost a minute and a half after unboxing till I put the phone in my Otterbox case. I’m sure in a year when I turn the phone in to upgrade (I’m on the IUP), I will take almost as long to enjoy the color when I remove the Otterbox to slip the phone in the return box! :p
 
I bought a gold XS and put it in a clear Speck case and it looks beautiful. I’m so glad Apple went with the black borders instead of the typical white.
 
I got the Gold iPhone Xs Max. I liked the color, but its just not me. I dunno. I purchased the phone from Apple and since I did the apple upgrade program I would have to mail it if I want to return it. So today I decided to go to Simply Mac and got the SG 256 and I got a wireless charger and case for free for getting Applecare :)
 
cwanja said:
Disagree. I had the X silver / white and loved it. It was a nice change up from my consistent black phones. I will admit that I went back to space gray for my Xs. I prefer the black models.

Not sure your case desire, but I ordered a white case, with pink buttons and back bumper for my wife today from Rhinoshield. Have no connection to them, but love their cases. It leaves the front and back exposed, no cover, but a lip just enough on both sides to protect the screen, glass (front and back) and camera.
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You wrapped ALL the gold in the case. Why does the color matter any more?
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Only for the pupose of matching cases. I like cases that show the Apple Logo. The Spigen rugged armor is my next case and Im hoping the Apple Logo cut out looks decent with black/pink/gold. Others than that you are right the color doesnt really matter unless you are going naked, which I am not.
 
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Let me first preface by saying, I am still getting the XS MAX Gold.

With that said, I just got back from The Apple Store and I finally got to see the XS and XS MAX. I am unimpressed. When I saw last years X, I was wowed. Maybe, the excitement of that wore off. I looked at all 3 colors. I actually like the Silver over the Black. The Gold looks Copper, but this is still my #1 choice.

My work is sending me once again to Portland Oregon this Oct. Since these XS/XS MAX are readily available (low demand), as I could have acquired one today (other than the gold color), I am going to wait and buy it in Portland, Oregon to benefit an additional $95 in taxes since Portland is a tax-free state.
 
Well it DEFINITELY looks like a chicks phone in the green case. Something an old Jewish lady would have next to her virgins slims

To each his own, I’m not judgin. GO PATS!
 
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I would probably get the navy blue apple case(s) if I went with the gold this year.
 
Ya to be honest

I had decided on the gold. On launch day went to pick it up and in the Apple store lighting it was horribly pink. Next to my tanned skin colour it completely looked mismatched.

So went back to my space grey choice

My girlfriend on the other hand went gold max and got the green case too.

Nice combo with her gold SS Milanese

I did however switch my watch choice from space black SS to gold SS and with the Nike sports strap
 
As I commeted in the UK thread -

'I would say thay anyone buying an XS should consider how the phone will look in your general choice of case. I bought the silver edition primarily because the SS bezels look so elegant showing through Apple's leather cases whilst I found that the SG didn't really add anything to the cases and vice versa. The silver looks killer with the forrest green and black leather cases in particular.

As a side note, the 'white' back on the silver is more off-white 'enamel' looking than pure optical white which is just so beautiful and luxurious. Very much recommended!'

I imagine that the gold has the same benefits as the silver in this regard.
 
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cambookpro said:
Was set on gold for when I upgrade my (silver) X on the IUP, but having seen it today I'm not so sure. Hard to tell under Apple Store lighting, but it looked a lot less clean than the silver. Reckon I'll stick with silver, but go for the Max.
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That very same thing happened to me. It seemed the dirtiest of all 3 colors. I think I’ll go for the silver XS Max
 
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KrisYYC said:
I find all colours of the iPhone look worse in the Apple store than they do out in the wild. They need to change their lighting lol
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They really do. While I was waiting in the store for them to bring my iPhone out I was looking at the Gold Max and thought, Hmmmm I dunno. It looks kinda creamish/pinkish on the back. But when I got it home and saw it in natural light I was OMG!! It's beautiful!
 
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jbizzybeetle said:
Generally, yes, regret the so-called “gold” in both phone Xs and watch S4 SS received Friday.

Not really gold unless you like “tarnished” gold.

Unsure if will return for the cleaner looking silver/SS band (my X is silver), though. Sheer laziness perhaps since already set up email and bank accts.

Will reconsider next week against regular stainless steel.
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meikdunj said:
Brought the gold XS Max. More brass coloured than bright gold. Love it though!
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eyedoc2020 said:
Personally I think the gold Max is hideous. I like the back, but the metal around the phone is .
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I too am not so thrilled with the so called "Gold" color. Not sure what I'll do about it as of yet.
 
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naturalstar said:
Not. At. All.

They should have called it “Copper” or “Bronze” because the SS band looks like a penny that’s been around a few years - darker than new, but not dull or rusted. It also has a deep rose gold undertone that can be seen in certain light, but it’s not the dominant shade at all.

As for the glass back, it takes on a wide range of colors depending on the directness and intensity of the light. Mine has been in mostly a soft beige-blush to beige-bronze range, but it’s the sheen from the glass that makes it look better than it sounds.

I would say see it at the Apple store or elsewhere, but viewing it inside doesn’t do it justice either.

It’s really beautiful to me.
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That's it! It's more of a "bronze" tone to me. And yes the finger prints on it make it look a bit dirty.
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IdentityCrisis said:
Definitely difficult to get pictures of that gold.

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These pictures look like the gold I prefer.
 
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