I can't see a difference other than midnight is lighter. People don't all have the same eyesight and color interpretation, there is no such thing as "clearly" when it comes to color.
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I can't see a difference other than midnight is lighter. People don't all have the same eyesight and color interpretation, there is no such thing as "clearly" when it comes to color.
It's a fashion accessory - frustrations with the color selections are very valid here.
Before the announcement, I was about to update my AW 4 but I'll stick with it for another year. I wanted silver again, that weird Starlight gold/silver mix doesn't do it for me and neither all the other strange colors. I also skipped the new iPhone, not a good year for updates so far, good for my wallet, I guess.
Well, I sure can on my monitor. Trust me, it's blue. If you see it in person, you'd immediately be able to tell upon examining it. Obviously not a vibrant blue (thus the name "Midnight"), but still blue nevertheless.
EDIT @4jasontv :
I've superimposed a square filled with "Space Gray" (hex code 535150) over that picture so you can see the difference.
EDIT 2. Here are some photos comparing the Midnight phone case to my Space Gray AW in natural/outdoor light:
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I didn’t like the way it looked with a lot of band configurations they I have or would wear.
With space gray of the past or midnight now. I felt for Milanese loop or link type bands that both black and silver worked. Looked off on gold to me.
aside from that I just got tired of seeing the gold case. Tried to put a skin on it which worked for a bit.
just personal preference thing
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2.) They are not called the same color. One is midnight, and one is space gray. There can absolutely be different shades of the same color. Midnight is not identical to space gray and has blue in it, which makes it clash with black bands. Hence this whole discussion.
You saying it looks gray to you over and over does not make it less blue or make it coordinate with black bands the way space gray did.
These other people are going to hate buying a new car. Wait until they see that if they don't charge you more for the paint they require an upgrade package to change the color.
Supply chains are stressed and on the verge of imploding. And here we are complaining about the color of a product that will be disposed of in a few years. Humans are terrible.
This midnight debate is the latest craze. It probably will look different to every person who looks at it and also will depend on the lighting of the room and the angle.
This probably explains why Apple is struggling to sell any watches this year.
It’s funny that you keep posting that midnight is grey but you also shared this article, which is perhaps the clearest proof that midnight is a shade of dark blue.From September, but a closer look at colors:
How Apple's new starlight and midnight colors compare to the classic silver and space gray - 9to5Mac
With the new products introduced on Tuesday, Apple retired silver and space gray/black for some devices and replaced them with...9to5mac.com
Meanwhile some people in Africa are just trying to avoid being necklaced.
What’s your point?
But space gray didn't "match" black bands either. I don't see it clashing more. They didn't match and now they don't match in a different way. I don't see blue, but you do. That's fine. We both agree, I think, that neither bands matched either body.
I agree - but - if we are worried about supply chains, should Apple not have made this a "two colors" year to ease that burden a bit?
The mega corp has chosen to try to make this "as normal a year as possible", supply chain be damned.
Maybe we should hold them to account a bit as well?
Could have done some things differently (like skip a year on a few things), but we all know why they don't do that.
Money.
I am no fashion expert but don't black bands coordinate with basically everything?
That's fair. I purchased an aftermarket Milanese loop for my series 4 but never wore it because I have trouble swapping out the bands and I regularly get blood on it and the sport band is much easier to clean.
The reflection of the gold is my biggest reservation over going with the titanium black or just keeping my aluminum preorder.
Based on review unit reports - Midnight is a dark gray with a slight bluish tint. That is often called Navy Blue in clothing though Navy Blue can be a little lighter or darker depending on the product. Midnight seems to be on the darker side.
Starlight is a warmer silver. It has a subtle warn tint (hint of yellow/pink) but in most lights it looks like silver.
With the subtle colors this year, you might want to wait until they are in the stores and then go pick one up there. Keep in mind that the lighting in Apple stores is fairly “warm” and the colors may look a little different outdoors.
Don't compare them side by side. Most people when they look at midnight and starlight are going to call them gray and silver because that's what they look like on their own.
The Apple Watch Studio/Create Your Style button should give you more options
It's pretty much exactly Navy Blue.
It could be your monitor, but compare to anything else marketed as Navy Blue on any other website, and that's what it is.