I do think some people upgrade their phones because of colours, of course there will be other features as well. That will be enough to convince people anyway.
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Sketchy Rumor Says Apple Will Add 'Deep Blue' Color for iPhone 7, Drop 'Space Gray'
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Space Grey always is and always was two things:
1) Devastatingly ugly
2) Incredibly popular
The deep blue looks good. A good replacement, though not as uncreative and nondescript as space grey, which plays best for those that can't coordinate colors. It's a better choice than much of the current "gold-digger's boudoir" colors Apple uses.
1) Devastatingly ugly
2) Incredibly popular
The deep blue looks good. A good replacement, though not as uncreative and nondescript as space grey, which plays best for those that can't coordinate colors. It's a better choice than much of the current "gold-digger's boudoir" colors Apple uses.
Dark Blue was not available."Deep blue"? Am I the only what thinking this would be a strange wording for an Apple product?!
No space black? Deep blue should be on a black bezel. I would like both deep blue & space black.
Space Grey isn't a great colour, but it is the only option with a black face plate. That is why it is popular.
More options with a black face plate please. My slate black iPhone 5 is a better colour than any current model. I would absolutely love an emerald green iPhone with a black face plate, but Apple is more likely to make it that horrible green they used on the 5C if they ever did a green version.
Perfectly highlights my brain itch with space gray. There was no need to make up a new one. Dark gray, light gray, metallic gray, etc. Apple made a choice to have marketing create a new name that made no sense AND then use that name on 4 or more different colors. For a company that prides itself on attention to detail, not nailing down what shade of gray 'space gray' is supposed to represent seems half assed.
Recognize this is a me problem, not an Apple problem. 'Space' gray just bugs the bejeebus out of me. The fact that Apple just pull shades of gray out of the ether and calls all of them space gray makes it worse.
/takes meds
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I am not against any color, but if they drop Black / Space Grey, there will be no color iPhone that I choose to carry. I also need a black bezel, on the front, as I find the white very distracting. Really hope this is just a garbage rumor.
I am not so sure they will get rid of space gray. Isn't that the most popular color? I can see adding the dark blue color this year for sure Apple like to add a new color every year. But to eliminate the most popular color? Not gonna happen....
I would LOVE to see a black color though!
I would LOVE to see a black color though!
Was at an Apple store this week at the watch case. A sales guy was discussing the watch sport models to a potential customer who was admiring the space gray model. The sale guy said something along the lines of "We have had some supply issues with that color at it proved to be a surprisingly popular choice...".
I'm skeptical about them removing Space Gray from the line, but I can see, and welcome, the addition of a deep blue color as depicted here.
None of that is relevant to case color - an emotional, sometimes practical choice. Every thing you list is tech that was at the end of its lifecycle. Very different than axing a subdued & standard business color.
I for one will never buy a white faced device any more than I'd buy an orange car. I'm not alone. Apple sells a lot of black face phones for a reason.
Only because of the black front. I'd personally love a black front with a gold back.
No way. Space grey is too popular. Maybe add blue alongside but no reason to remove space grey.
But with the white bezel and accents... it looks goofier.
Apple will not be discontinuing the space gray UNLESS they begin offering bezel color options for the other body colors. I'd be ok with that since black bezels are a must-have for me, I cannot take advantage of any of the other body color options.
I had a white/silver iPhone 5s and loved it. I didn't care so much for the white face, but liked it more for the silver backing. I would loved to have had the silver backing and a black faced iPhone instead. Now I have the Space Gray 6s; I just didn't want the white face again.
