I kind of want to see it in person. In theory I like a darker black better, but also I'm a little nervous it looks a bit plasticky on the regular 12. The graphite brushed glass on the Pros look like metal instead of plastic which I think makes for a bit of a classier look...
After wanting a dark black and getting it with iPhone 7/8/XR/11/12, I’m relieved not to have it. I’m really digging graphite, and it won’t get as warm in sunlight as a darker iPhone. It was the one thing I could stand about my black iPhone 7: it was a heat trap.
I think the graphite being a lighter shade and the square design combine to make it actually more true to what the Space Grey SE was, almost like a modern take on it.