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iPhone SE (2022) Which SE 2022 color are you getting?
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Yes, it is dark navy blue.
You may not notice it in the photos, but if you go to your local Apple store and look at the “midnight” iPhone 13, you will clearly see that it’s a dark rich blue.
I know a lot of folks are confused because they are convinced the phone is black (or dark graphite). It’s neither.
Yeah, I like that creaminess—it feels a tad more warm and natural and less clinical/cold/pristine. I see what you mean, though
🤔Yeah, I like that creaminess—it feels a tad more warm and natural and less clinical/cold/pristine. I see what you mean, though
Cannot tell if the red is like the SE2 which would be an instant buy for me. If not, then starlight.
My wife is considering either the SE 2022 or the 13 mini. Whichever she gets, guaranteed she’ll do red.
I have a 13 mini in blue, my favorite color and I love the 13’s shade of it. But my previous SE 2020 I got in red, and she was somewhat scandalized. That’s her color! But I had a good reason, I swear. Here was the case I knew I was going to get:
If I had gotten white, then I knew the case would discolor over time differently than the phone. But the red went great with the seams!
I have a 13 mini in blue, my favorite color and I love the 13’s shade of it. But my previous SE 2020 I got in red, and she was somewhat scandalized. That’s her color! But I had a good reason, I swear. Here was the case I knew I was going to get:
If I had gotten white, then I knew the case would discolor over time differently than the phone. But the red went great with the seams!
White. Matches all cases. No fingerprint smudges. Looks cleaner.
If it's more of a cream color, all the better.
That's said, they're all black on the front, so there's really only one color unless you spend a lot of time looking at the back. I never have.
Getting a red case because I like to be able to easily see my phone when it's lying around. Black blends in too easily.
If it's more of a cream color, all the better.
That's said, they're all black on the front, so there's really only one color unless you spend a lot of time looking at the back. I never have.
Getting a red case because I like to be able to easily see my phone when it's lying around. Black blends in too easily.
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I’ve posted this elsewhere and hope it helps, here are screenshots from Apple’s comparison page that show the subtle color changes from Se2 to SE3:
If color were important to me, I'd consider the color choices here to be the worst "feature" of this model. Black, white, and red. Pretty boring.
I suspect that for Apple, boring colors is a "feature," as it probably cuts down on returns from people who can't decide which color to get.
So I like the shift to cream in 2022. Also prefer the deeper red in 2022. The black? Meh.
I’ve got an iPhone 11 I’m super happy with so I’m not planning on preordering this now, but at some point I might trade in a 64 gb iPhone XR I got for free from my carrier for one. But the last SE 2 I had, my eyes got strain from the display so I would need to see these in person first. I’m also going to see if there are any rumors of reviving the 8 Plus design as a larger SE3. I doubt it will happen but I am curious.
As far as colors go, I like starlight and red.
As far as colors go, I like starlight and red.
That SE3 red definitely looks better than the SE2. It’s slightly darker, almost Imola-like. Love it.
I preordered the midnight this morning. Now I’m second-guessing myself. Maybe I should have gone for the red.
I’m not sure how quickly the red appeal would fade, if at all.
If you look at the screenshot I posted of the comparison page on Apple’s site, it’s now a deeper richer red. I like it better now but know from experience with a deep red iPhone 8 Plus that it might not show through a clear case as well as the previous lighter SE2 shade did.
Red is a very emotional color, and the emotion is not one that everyone wants to carry around: emergency, anger, danger. It's a color that raises the blood pressure a bit, so to speak. Not everyone wants that.
You made the right choice.
I normally go bonkers for Product Red, but I really love my Starlight Apple Watch and actually prefer my husband’s Starlight iPad mini to my Purple one…which I once thought would be impossible. And normally, for phones, I’d prefer the crisp white and silver of the previous generation. But I have found Starlight to be a very soothing neutral color. I didn’t expect to be so drawn to it.Yeah, I like that creaminess—it feels a tad more warm and natural and less clinical/cold/pristine. I see what you mean, though