Just like the title says. Why'd you choose black over white for the iPhone 5? Or white over black? 
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Why did you choose the iPhone 5 color you chose?
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Because in my opinion, the white version looks much better than the black. Plus, if scratched, the anodized black aluminum on the black version will show silver.
Black seems a bit more guyish and more professional looking IMO. It also helped that my girlfriend wanted white and I wanted the opposite color as her so it would be easier to tell whose is whose.
If she wanted the black one I wouldn't have minded getting white. If there's one you're set on then just get it.
If she wanted the black one I wouldn't have minded getting white. If there's one you're set on then just get it.
I agree with this. I always get white Apple products while my fiancé gets black. Easier to keep our items separate as well.
Only time I had a black phone was with the 4 because Apple almost made me cry when they didn't have the white at launch.
How is the white one "feminine"? I really question people who associate gender with their cell phone.
haha. black, white, guys, girls. who cares! im a guy and i got the white one. maybe it'll attract girls attention if i pull it out in front of them. right?
Hmm... never thought of it that way! Especially now that it's gained half an inch!
Well I ordered white, I think I like it better, but I'm not sure. All the pictures don't do any them justice and without a hands on feel its always a tough decision.
I was actually thinking that if I don't like the white one, I would return it within my 30 day window for a black version.
But can you actually do that?
I was actually thinking that if I don't like the white one, I would return it within my 30 day window for a black version.
But can you actually do that?
I went with the black. Something about the two tone on the white turned me off to it. Can't blame anyone either way though.
I picked the black iPhone because I just got a white iPad and I wanted to change things up. I also liked how the edges looked on the black model more than the white. If the design were the same as the 4/4S I would probably have gotten a white one.
My 3G (8GB) and 4 (32GB) were black. I decided to go for a different change of pace and get white this time. Got the 64GB one
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had a black 3gs and 4, got a white 4s the white seemed to lose some of its brightness and ive seen friends who abuse their phone who happen to have white that had a yellow tint, and like a black dirt boarder to it, someone had light brown marks and he said it was from tobacco falling out of his cigs and then into his pocket where his phone would be placed at times, idk that sounds a lil crazy to me I dont mean to rag on white cause thats what it feels like im doing but I went black its classic and matches the ipad, xbox, ps3 just all my gadgets really
had a black 3gs and 4, got a white 4s the white seemed to lose some of its brightness and ive seen friends who abuse their phone who happen to have white that had a yellow tint, and like a black dirt boarder to it, someone had light brown marks and he said it was from tobacco falling out of his cigs and then into his pocket where his phone would be placed at times, idk that sounds a lil crazy to me I dont mean to rag on white cause thats what it feels like im doing but I went black its classic and matches the ipad, xbox, ps3 just all my gadgets really
White. I picked it for 2 reasons. The biggest reason being that I had the black iphone 4 for two years, and I really wanted to feel like I'm getting a new phone and not just a longer screened version of my old phone. The second being black didn't appeal to me at all this time around.
Black/Slate... because I've always wanted a "blacked out" iPhone... which was only possible via sketchy third-party parts... until now. Thank you, Apple.
