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iPhone 18 Pro May Drop Rear Two-Tone Appearance for a Unified Look
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Well, it looks like another year I won’t be updating. I don’t want a massive bump on the back. Lots of rumours are saying no black or grey again, so nothing I want. And the standard 18 which may actually be the better phone for my needs and aesthetics is possibly delayed now. I really cannot stand the current Pro look, and I won’t be strong armed into colours I detest. So it’s either keep my 16 another year or go elsewhere which I never thought would happen.
I just don’t like the new design, and specs mean nothing any more. We plateaued a while back on meaningful updates beyond ‘look, a new button’ or ‘look, more AI ruining your photos’ (in my view). And the current Pro lineup is about as pleasing to look at as the Wassily chair is to comfort.
I just don’t like the new design, and specs mean nothing any more. We plateaued a while back on meaningful updates beyond ‘look, a new button’ or ‘look, more AI ruining your photos’ (in my view). And the current Pro lineup is about as pleasing to look at as the Wassily chair is to comfort.
I'm trying to convince you of nothing. Apple stated why they moved back to aluminium for the Pro when they announced the phone. The Pro also has an additional GPU core and vapour chamber, and the Air, for heat reasons (given thinness and weight reduction where the primary focus of the device) will throttle sooner. For 17 Pro, performance and cooling were the focus—hence the reason Apple said they moved it back to aluminium.
Update: Apple Daedalus65 was in fact agree with me—my bad, I flipped his intended meaning
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The two tone design’s only really noticeable on the silver Pro. I have the Deep Blue and it’s not that noticeable.
The silver’s two tone is the worst 😂 then orange, then blue, where it’s hardly noticeable
The “you” in this context was Apple. I was building on your point, not criticizing it.
Titanium makes a lot of sense for an Air chassis as it provides the bend resistance needed by the thin case. The performance impact of heat is less important for the Air.
Aluminum makes sense in the Pros because it is able to dissipate their greater heat better and it is more important to prevent heat throttling in the Pros.