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TJ82
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Sky blue looks really feminine when light hits it. I think a lot of guys will get caught out by that. Looks more neutral gender wise in low light though.
Good look at what I mean here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/recommended/tech/reviews/apple-iphone-air-review/
White bump looks plasticky? Only thing that's putting me off that at the moment. Won't have a chance to view these before pre-ordering so also unsure what way to go for this.
Good look at what I mean here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/recommended/tech/reviews/apple-iphone-air-review/
White bump looks plasticky? Only thing that's putting me off that at the moment. Won't have a chance to view these before pre-ordering so also unsure what way to go for this.
The blue does not strike me as feminine, but YMMV, especially if you are conscious about your perception of masculinity or femininity in iPhone design. In my closet full of men's clothing, I have plenty of garments that are about the same color. Many are button-downs.
However, I do see that an apparent female is holding the iPhone Air in the photo you linked.
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TJ82
macrumors 65816
It's more pastel blue and I just watched a reviewer now say it's pastel in person. Husband has a Sky Blue MB Air and it's nothing like the new phone. Wearing a baby blue shirt is much different than having a baby blue accessory. Very rare to see any man with baby blue accessories, and I bet you have none at home.
Nothing wrong with men having traditionally feminine coloured accessories, just it looks odd having a pastel blue phone with a lot of men's styles. It would suit a more metrosexual look on a young 20 something, than a lived in mature look on an older man.
Just common dress sense than anything to do with gender typing ultimately.
Well, as far as consumer electronics go, I have a bright purple PlayStation 5 controller, a sky blue laptop... I have a pomelo yellow vehicle and clothing of all colors. I have On sneakers that aren't far off from the blue Air in color. Again, I just don't see the connection you do. Baby blue electronic = feminine, but baby blue shirt = masculine? These don't seem like universal truths to me, they seem like your individual internalized perceptions.
timeconsumer
macrumors 68020
I feel like Space Black looks the best but it will show fingerprints the most. I’m going with Cloud White for that reason. When the iPhone used stainless steel edges, the white/silver model used to get scratched the easiest. Hopefully that won’t happen with the polished titanium.
For me with colors on iPhones I think they’re awesome at first then when the novelty wears off I wish I had gone with black or white. The exception to this for me was the midnight green on the 11 Pro, really liked that!
For me with colors on iPhones I think they’re awesome at first then when the novelty wears off I wish I had gone with black or white. The exception to this for me was the midnight green on the 11 Pro, really liked that!
This is a ridiculous overthinking, and your feeling that light blue on a phone is feminine is so dated. I'm a man getting sky blue because I like the color. That's all.
joshwithachance
macrumors 68030
James6s
macrumors 68020
The colours are nice but I’m a huge black iPhone fan, I’ll be pre ordering the Space Black Air tomorrow 😀
TJ82
macrumors 65816
We're not talking about universal truths. Just common dress sense. Most men don't have an eclectic style so won't want a pastel accessory.
Some men, usually younger men still working out what suits them, do look much more expressive and will go for all kinds of colours. All your items you've listed and their colours - none of that matches. So you're clearly not concerned about getting out of a yellow car in funky blue sneakers while swinging your purple PS5 pad over your shoulder. All good, but no one will consider you put-together as we say in the UK.
Nothing profound about any of that, and yes men will wear pastel shirts on occasion, but very rarely buy any pastel accessories as men usually have many shirts, but very few accessories - so the accessories tend to need to match more outfits.
But again, I'm talking to someone who buys ON sneakers so I guess there's absolutely no chance to see eye to eye here. Do they have even one decent running shoe 😉
surferfb
macrumors 68030
If I go Air, getting white. Figure the battery pack will also look better with the white phone when I need to go out and about.
TJ82
macrumors 65816
It is pastel looking in person I see people saying. Husband was going for it too at the start but honestly, I think you should check it out in person first, whether you agree with my apparent 'overthinking' or not.
You are so unserious, lol. We've got the MacRumors fashion police here. The fact that you even mentioned the yellow car, lmao.
TJ82
macrumors 65816
I already said I liked the color. I've seen it many times, I don't care how pastel or feminine it is to you.
Ah, the taste police is here everyone.
I spend plenty of time in London, and I just... don't think you have the grasp on style norms that you (apparently) think you do.
I must say, the contradiction of your dogmatic/virtue signaling signature ("enjoy tech, but you're not a child that needs a new doll every year") against your preoccupation with the gendered styling implications of iPhone colors is quite something!
TJ82
macrumors 65816
Now you're not serious, no way you saw that phone in person yet.
TJ82
macrumors 65816
Oh be serious - London is extremely fashionable. Londoners are some of the best in the world at putting themselves together. I can guarantee you very few men 30+ in London have bright yellow cars, purple PS5 pads and pastel blue iPhones. And London can be extremely eclectic. Teenagers mostly have these choices.
No-one is saying you shouldn't buy a pastel blue phone as a guy, there's no policing here. Calm down. Buy your baby blue phone, I'll even compliment you on it.
You need to message me before you buy running shoes again though. For real.
I guess we'll have to wait and see how many non-teenage men in London buy the Sky Blue iPhone Air to render a judgement on your estimation of taste.
Something tells me very few of them will be concerned if TJ82 from MacRumors, planet defender AND consumer electronics tastemaker extraordinaire, considers them ill put-together.
In all honesty I am glad I am not mentally burdened with the color concerns you are. It sounds both unpleasant and boring. I hope you find the iPhone that best suits your desired gender expression, truly.
TJ82
macrumors 65816
No we don't need to wait, because we know from previous iPhones with Sky Blue on them that men are rarely seen with them. Nothing interesting about this at all, you just like arguing on the internet because you're.. not married I guess judging by the yellow car 😀
Look go enjoy your yellow car and ON sneakers, I'm just messing with you!
We must live in parallel universes. I know plenty of men who purchased the Sierra Blue iPhone 13 Pro. I'm also surprised you appear to have been exposed to so few bright cars -- it's not at all unusual in performance models, trims, or subbrands. No one chooses a Porsche Manufaktur paint job to get a silver car, for example. And PLENTY of these are on London streets.
You are clearly trolling, because you'd have to live in a small, poor village with no Internet access to actually think these things aren't normal. And here you are on Internet forums so, that's not possible.
Your unsubtle jabs at my age and marital status don't actually help bolster your argument -- they only serve to strengthen the idea that you have deeply ingrained rigid perceptions of taste, norms, gender. It was obvious from the first post, and all of your subsequent posts have just been an amplification of the evidence. And, by the way, your assessment of my attributes has been completely off. Shocker of shockers!
Oh and, for the planet's sake, I hope you and your husband reconsider purchasing new dolls this year.
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Im also going space black. I did regret not getting the sierra blue 13pro because it looked great once I saw it in person but I dont think the sky blue is going to look as good as sierra blue judging from the hands on video.
Your obsession with the colors that other people like is legitimately insane, lol. And wtf is with you and ON sneakers?
Torn between the white (looks super clean) and the blue (reminds me of the 13 Pro sierra blue that I loved). Will have to decide tomorrow…
NvidiaIntelPC
macrumors regular
I mean, with that way of thinking, you might as well call the whole iPhone Air feminine.
I’ve watched every single hands-on review of all the colors, and the blue never struck me as pastel-looking or feminine. The one and only color that really comes off as feminine is pink/rose gold—which isn’t available- Last year, some people called Desert Gold (which I own) feminine, but it’s absolutely not feminine either! It all depends of who is holding it.