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iPhone 15 Colors: What to Expect

That color lineup on the regular 15's is exactly what I could have hoped for. So bright and fresh!
That blue and the 48MP camera might just be enough to make me switch from my 14 Pro :)
 
AF_APPLETALK said:
This may be true.

He had a taste for the zany. Apparently the blue Dalmatian and flower power iMacs were his request
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The iMac G4 was just available in white only - 2002
The iMac G5 was just available in white only - 2004
The first Intel iMac was just available in white only - 2006
The 2007 refreshed iMac was only silver and its been that way up to the introduction the 2017 space gray iMac and then the colorful iMacs introduced in 2021.
Up to Steves passing, the iPhone was only available in Black and White.
The 1998 iMac was probably the only zany design he ever didn.
 
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Mr. Dee said:
The iMac G4 was just available in white only - 2002
The iMac G5 was just available in white only - 2004
The first Intel iMac was just available in white only - 2006
The 2007 refreshed iMac was only silver and its been that way up to the introduction the 2017 space gray iMac and then the colorful iMacs introduced in 2021.
Up to Steves passing, the iPhone was only available in Black and White.
The 1998 iMac was probably the only zany design he ever didn.
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While you are right about all those products not offering much color variety. The iPod nano lineup did during Steve’s tenure. I think that had more to do with not wanting to have too many different SKUs at the time but would justify it when sales and popularity of a particular item were high enough. Which is probably why Apple shifted the color lineup from iMac to iPod during that time period.

Nowadays, Apple doesn’t seem to care about how many different SKUs they have.
 
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A bronze/copper colored Pro would melt my heart… don’t know if maybe it’s hard to execute or something, but I’d be in want of it.
 
StaceyMJ86 said:
I don’t think nobody is going to move forward with a 48 month lease for a cell phone. 36 months is pushing it, and I can’t tell how many people on Verizon buy their iPhones outright because of their 36 month lease. I guess it’s attractive for those who keep their phones longer than 3 years, but who want to be tied into phone installments for longer than 36 months?
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I think you'd be surprised how many people out there keep their phones longer than 3 years and struggle to pay £100 a month, so opt for longer contract plans.

It is in Apple's and the carrier's interests to offer long contract plans as these iPhones have gotten stupidly expensive lately. The 14 Pro Max is currently £1199 and its rumoured the 15 Pro Max will be even more expensive again. What sort of people are paying that? Its people who earn well above average, those that have to have the latest phone or those that get into debt just to have the latest iPhone. Longer contracts are a measure to keep the product from eventually becoming unsustainable for the average consumer.
 
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The-Real-Deal82 said:
I think you'd be surprised how many people out there keep their phones longer than 3 years and struggle to pay £100 a month, so opt for longer contract plans.

It is in Apple's and the carrier's interests to offer long contract plans as these iPhones have gotten stupidly expensive lately. The 14 Pro Max is currently £1199 and its rumoured the 15 Pro Max will be even more expensive again. What sort of people are paying that? Its people who earn well above average, those that have to have the latest phone or those that get into debt just to have the latest iPhone. Longer contracts are a measure to keep the product from eventually becoming unsustainable for the average consumer.
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I understand that but 48 months is ridiculous. 36 months is pushing it, but for those who keep their phones for 3 years, a 36 month lease is perfect for them. 48 months Is pushing into car payment territor. I can’t see myself leasing a phone 12 months less than what I would finance my vehicle.
 
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StaceyMJ86 said:
I understand that but 48 months is ridiculous. 36 months is pushing it, but for those who keep their phones for 3 years, a 36 month lease is perfect for them. 48 months Is pushing into car payment territor. I can’t see myself leasing a phone 12 months less than what I would finance my vehicle.
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The longer the contract, the cheaper the monthly payment though. That would be the reason the contract is spread out for longer, so the user can have more affordable monthly payments. It would be far too long for me personally, but smartphone makers are creating this need by hiking the price of their phones each year. If you had said 5 years ago pricing would look like this:

  • iPhone 14 £849-£1179 ($1068-$1483)
  • iPhone 14 Max £949-£1279 ($1195-$1609)
  • iPhone 14 Pro £1099-£1649 ($1384-$2075)
  • iPhone 14 Pro Max £1199-£1749 ($1509-$2202)
We would never have believed it. I have no idea at what point this cycle breaks and consumers stop buying in the quantities Apple are used to, but people right now are looking for ways to finance phones over longer periods. This forum is a bit of a niche, in that plenty here will happily drop over a grand on a new phone each year, but generally, most people don't do that and would think those that do are mad. Apple and other manufacturers seem to be overcoming the drop in demand at the moment by raising prices to keep those 'record' profits making the headlines. I live in hope the bottom falls out of the market and these tech companies are forced to realise this is unsustainable in the long term.
 
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The-Real-Deal82 said:
The longer the contract, the cheaper the monthly payment though. That would be the reason the contract is spread out for longer, so the user can have more affordable monthly payments. It would be far too long for me personally, but smartphone makers are creating this need by hiking the price of their phones each year. If you had said 5 years ago pricing would look like this:

  • iPhone 14 £849-£1179 ($1068-$1483)
  • iPhone 14 Max £949-£1279 ($1195-$1609)
  • iPhone 14 Pro £1099-£1649 ($1384-$2075)
  • iPhone 14 Pro Max £1199-£1749 ($1509-$2202)
We would never have believed it. I have no idea at what point this cycle breaks and consumers stop buying in the quantities Apple are used to, but people right now are looking for ways to finance phones over longer periods. This forum is a bit of a niche, in that plenty here will happily drop over a grand on a new phone each year, but generally, most people don't do that and would think those that do are mad. Apple and other manufacturers seem to be overcoming the drop in demand at the moment by raising prices to keep those 'record' profits making the headlines. I live in hope the bottom falls out of the market and these tech companies are forced to realise this is unsustainable in the long term.
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You’re right about the monthly payments lower. I had good credit at the time, and used to have T-Mobile and they required a $700 down payment with a 2 year EIP (Equipment Installment Plan) with the XS Max. That’s when I switched to Verizon and started paying outright for my iPhones and will trade in my 14PM to offset the cost a bit. I do wish that Apple would lower the prices on their devices, but I‘m part of the crowd that upgrades yearly, so I don’t see Apple doing that anytime soon. It would be nice though if they did.
 
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Expected lineup for the iPhone 15 - 2023.

iPhone 15/15 Plus:
- Black
- Green
- Blue
- Yellow
- Pink

iPhone 15 Pro/15 Pro Max:
- Space Black
- Silver
- Titan Gray
- Dark Blue

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TheYayAreaLiving said:
Expected lineup for the iPhone 15 - 2023.

iPhone 15/15 Plus:
- Black
- Green
- Blue
- Yellow
- Pink

iPhone 15 Pro/15 Pro Max:
- Space Black
- Silver
- Titan Gray
- Dark Blue

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Where’s this come from..? I was really hoping the standard models would get more vibrant colours this year!
 
Colours mean very little to me as I put my phones in a case that disguises them mostly anyway. I hate clear cases as they show the dust and often discolour. I’d opt for the darkest of the colours probably if I wasn’t keeping my 13 Pro Max.
 
Each year when we get this close to launch, I feel that the latest rumors are accurate and there will be few if any surprises. But I really hope the rumors about these colors are not totally accurate because I will finally be upgrading from my XS and the iPhone 15 non-Pro colors are very unexciting and underwhelming.
 
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