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Were any of you who returned it using the iPhone Upgrade Program? I am not a big fan of the purple either and want to swap to a different color but I don't know if the Apple Store will do a swap, and if they do how big of a pain in the butt it is going to be. Thanks!
 
Only good reason to choose the new colour would be because you like it… nobody will care if they see that you have the latest phone.
I agree but people still think so, so you can never get the newest thing for a while.
 
Returned my 256 PM purple for a SB 512 PM, Very happy
Going the same route! I’ll miss the 14 PM though as I need to wait 2 weeks for my Space Black.
 

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That was not the case with Sierra Blue for me the best iphone color ever and was beautiful color that you can identify from far away.... if you think about people choose the newest color to be seen and for other to know you have the greatest and latest, with deep purple nobody will care
This is your problem right here. You got a color you didn't like solely to impress strangers, who more than likely, wouldn't notice or care at all.

After reading your initial post, I was going to ask the obvious question of why not just put a case on the phone. However, after seeing your rationale for the purchase, it's obvious that wouldn't have allowed you to get your gratification from strangers.
 
You are wrong, that is not why I returned purple and got the Silver got a good impression about the color at first like i had with Sierra Blue then realized how boring deep purple is.. some want the new color and to be able to show to others is the main reason - maybe we are not like that but there is a lot of people who think like that and Apple and their marketing dpt knows this very well… like I said for me Sierra Blue was the best color on an iPhone ever… Deep Purple is the worst
 
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You are wrong, that is not why I returned purple and got the Silver got a good impression about the color at first like i had with Sierra Blue then realized how boring deep purple is.. some want the new color and to be able to show to others is the main reason - maybe we are not like that but there is a lot of people who think like that and Apple and their marketing dpt knows this very well… like I said for me Sierra Blue was the best color on an iPhone ever… Deep Purple is the worst

You literally said that people choose the newest color so others know you have the latest and greatest:

That was not the case with Sierra Blue for me the best iphone color ever and was beautiful color that you can identify from far away.... if you think about people choose the newest color to be seen and for other to know you have the greatest and latest, with deep purple nobody will care

Your motivation for getting a purple phone is awfully clear.

I personally think the purple is great, and I don’t care what anyone else thinks because it’s my phone.
 
You are wrong, that is not why I returned purple and got the Silver got a good impression about the color at first like i had with Sierra Blue then realized how boring deep purple is.. some want the new color and to be able to show to others is the main reason - maybe we are not like that but there is a lot of people who think like that and Apple and their marketing dpt knows this very well… like I said for me Sierra Blue was the best color on an iPhone ever… Deep Purple is the worst
Well that's just like, your opinion man.
 
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If you could even call it purple! It’s more of a dark gray with a hint of purple, and only in good sunlight.
And that’s exactly what I love about it—although they had better called it “Subtle Purple”.. ;)
 
Sadly Apple forgot how to apply interesting colors to metal sometime after the Nano-Chromatic iPods in the mid-late 2000s.
Yes. The bright vibrant colours are gone. I hate the pastels.

I love my 13 mini blue though. Best colour they’ve done in years.
 
Can we also comment on the silicone case and Watch band colors?

We've had some standout colors in the past but they've all been so uninspiring lately. How many years in a row are we going to get a pale pink, a pale blue-green, a dull navy blue, and a pale yellow-orange?

Where are the bright blues, the bright greens, the hot pinks? Or heck, any proper purple?


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Anybody got Deep Purple and returned? for me looking with a distance it don't look that different from space black or space gray, is not like the Sierra Blue from last year that had some impact... deep purple feels boring
That’s why I picked it. I like purple—more so royal purple. This is closer to a muted lavender. However, paired with the ink leather, it’s dark enough to not look so far off from a black or dark blue at a quick glance. I’m usually a space grey or nothing kind of guy. So, this is a nice change without being too drastic.
 
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I really liked the light purple from the leaks/renders but the dark purple was a hard pass for me! Stuck with silver.
 
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