I'm seriously considering getting it. Pale pink mixed with green is one of my favorite color combinations, plus the other wallets I own will also look good with it.
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iPhone 13 Pro Max iPhone 13 pro max - graphite vs sierra blue.
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I have the 11 Pro in gold
I like this shade of gold, it reminds me of sand (I love the beach lol)
But boy it's hard to match with cases (I'm not a fan of clear cases)
I have a nice Spigen case in black, but I don't use it it that much as I personally don't like the black and gold combo
Olive green cases look good on gold, but I've ultimately settled on the Apple leather case in saddle brown, it's the perfect case for the gold model in both pre-patina and patina states
I did go with Pacific Blue last year, however it did end up hiding behind a case 99% of the time. Great color though and for once...the first time I picked a different color other than black, space gray, graphite.
BUT... I went with graphite this year. Safe choice personally, all cases go with it. Also I couldn't get a good handle on what the Sierra Blue looked like...honestly from photos it reminded of a bottle of Snuggle fabric softener..
First time I saw Sierra Blue was on launch day at Apple Store (went there to trade in my 12 Pacific Blue), I was far more impressed with S.B. than I imagined.
Apple stores REALLY should get fake dummy models with the actual color in stores so we can see what these phones really look like before Pre-Order. The pictures online, or even in the pre-recorded keynotes do not show the accuracy of the colors.
BUT... I went with graphite this year. Safe choice personally, all cases go with it. Also I couldn't get a good handle on what the Sierra Blue looked like...honestly from photos it reminded of a bottle of Snuggle fabric softener..
First time I saw Sierra Blue was on launch day at Apple Store (went there to trade in my 12 Pacific Blue), I was far more impressed with S.B. than I imagined.
Apple stores REALLY should get fake dummy models with the actual color in stores so we can see what these phones really look like before Pre-Order. The pictures online, or even in the pre-recorded keynotes do not show the accuracy of the colors.
I bought both the Sierra blue and graphite for some family members, and I definitely prefer the Sierra blue right now… but my wife bought the pacific blue last year which I loved at the time and now it seems old or outdated or something… I dunno. I think I would probably prefer the Sierra blue for now, but in a year would probably prefer the graphite. Although to be honest, in my experience, the color choice always seems like a big deal when first picking out the phone but doesn’t even cross my mind after a while. My current phone is black or space gray or something, and it never even crosses my mind anymore. It just becomes “my phone” and if I were ever looking to “switch things up” I’d just be picking out a new case.
Ordered sierra blue and transparent case. Next year it will probably go into a non transparent case as apple sure will make a new color 
I honestly think that people who dont like Sierra Blue are just trying too hard to look professional or what not. Its seriously beautiful warm shade of steel gray. I believe its the color that makes fingerprints the least visible and its much easier to find phone (if you dont use cases) when its upside-down than Graphite. Graphite is just boring as heck.
I've always loved the graphite coloured phones and snagged an iPhone 13 pm in graphite just the other day. I'm not sure if it was the combination of indoor/outdoor lightning but earlier this evening, I looked over at it and it looked almost brown which is my least favourite colour. I kind of wish I had got Sierra Blue instead but overall I'm not too fussed about it.
I was going to actually write it in my previous post. To me Graphite is very much "smoky brown".
Reminds me this kind of bottles lol
Between the two, I'd go with the "graphite".
That aside, and NO disrespect intended, I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would base a decision on what ANYBODY else thinks about what in the long run, is YOUR color preference.
Just my 2 cents............since you asked.
That aside, and NO disrespect intended, I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would base a decision on what ANYBODY else thinks about what in the long run, is YOUR color preference.
Just my 2 cents............since you asked.
Really liked graphite but returned it and only available was sierra blue so that’s what I have unfortunately 🤪
By the time you put a case on these things, what difference does it make?
For example I don’t like to put a case on that hides the beauty of the device. In such situations the colour is important.
I go by color. Don’t care if it goes out of date later this year. I would pick Sierra Blue, but I’m sticking with my 12 Pro Max for now.
Or some people use transparent cases, so you can see the phone.
Ordered a graphite 256 GB until I found out the 256GB were not shipping until March, but the 128 GB was available. So I called tmobile, cancelled that and ordered the gold 128 GB. Got that, color was OK, but I am kind of a monochrome kind of guy. Anyway 3 days after getting the 128 gb gold, I get notice the 256GB graphite shipped! So I ended up returning the gold and keeping the 256GB graphite, one because I really wanted more capacity and two I liked the graphite color better.
BTW I also just went through three winter coats, one grey, one green and one jet black before I found the one to fit me well. The jet black Fjällräven fit me perfect.
All's well that ends well.
BTW I also just went through three winter coats, one grey, one green and one jet black before I found the one to fit me well. The jet black Fjällräven fit me perfect.
All's well that ends well.
Having had a Graphite iPhone 11pro.......I never liked the way it looked under warm interior lighting. It looked a murky grey/green color (like sludge) instead of neutral grey.
Sierra Blue never looks any dirtier than cool grey, whatever the lighting.
I have the Sierra blue, which I do like. My iPhone 12 Pro Max is gold, but i can upgrade it and will shortly and get the graphite in its place. I have four lines on my account, I love iPhone photography so having two iPhone 13 pro max phones will be cool and having a second camera helps me. I’ve not purchased a graphite iPhone yet, so this might be good. I don’t like the dark color of the camera housing because the don’t look that impressive but that’s ok i suppose.