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iPhone 12 Pro Why is silver such an unpopular iPhone 12 Pro colour?
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The silver iPhones are perceived as a feminine colour option generally, despite what some enthusiasts might wish to believe.
Now you’ve stabbed my heart.... Actually, Apple’s silver lacking in silveriness I’ve decide to go for a Pro or Pro Max in Graphite or Pacific Blue.
Male, 48, UK.
Always had silver, then fancied a change in colour this year, Pacific Blue was the choice.
Always had silver, then fancied a change in colour this year, Pacific Blue was the choice.
Went for black on my 12 for a change. My 11 was White but yeah, wasn't keen on the 12 White with its pinkish undertones. The 12 pros silver is actually a lot more "white" than the 12. It would be between silver or graphite for me. I like the pros pacific blue but I would get sick of any non neutral color option pretty quick.
Exactly. I would love non neutral color as well for the 12 such as the green or even blue. But I’m planning to use my mini for at least 3 years. So neutral is best to avoid boredom. Really wish the white is pure white.
I had a silver iPhone X for three years and loved it but I wanted a change this year though and went for the Pacific Blue. I might get a silver again when the time comes unless another fun color comes out. Purple would be awesome.
Well that’s a good thing when you want an iPhone quickly. The least popular can be obtained much faster. One post mentioned that men gravitate towards darker colored iPhones, not me. I have the silver 12 pro and the gold iPhone 12 Pro Max. Graphite and Blue are way too dark. Dark colors are depressing and they don’t show off the new design very well. Everything is dark. Especially around the new cameras and LIDAR. So yeah, get a silver or gold. Those colors won’t show wounds as bad as a dark color. But I always use a case.
I don't care what colour the metal case is, I just want to avoid white bezels, which seem to come with the lighter metal colour choice anyways. Not so much the iPhone these days, but you can see it on the iPads. A screen inside a black frame always looks better to me, so I'll start there and base my choice range on that.
Some deeply unscientific research here. As I write this Amazon UK are showing 16 iPhone 12 Pro Max reviews from this month of February, all by confirmed purchasers. The colour breakdown is:
Pacific Blue 10
Silver 3
Graphite 2
Gold 1
Make of that what you will, it does seem PB is pick of the pops.
Pacific Blue 10
Silver 3
Graphite 2
Gold 1
Make of that what you will, it does seem PB is pick of the pops.
Last year proved to be different for majority of users who preordered the Pacific Blue. You were able to get all storage sizes for a few days or week or 2 after preorder. I was so surprised when I was able to get in on Apple 10 minutes after it went live and still got my Pacific Blue on launch day.
Not being a girl, owning a Silver Pro Max, thinking about getting the pink Airpods Max makes it even worse then, I suppose. But it will match with my light green shoes for sure.
I think, I can live with that. 😎
Oh - there is one big advantage: The silver ones are always in stock, while you have to wait for the other colors. Too bad for my color choice of the Airpods Max...
I always go on Silver/white too and i m a male as well lol
But its kinda funny when i m trying to sell my Apple devices in silver/white, its less popular than someone who is selling exact same device at higher price but in space grey!
That's the downside when you choose an unpopular color (silver is still classic color tho, not too fancy either)
But its kinda funny when i m trying to sell my Apple devices in silver/white, its less popular than someone who is selling exact same device at higher price but in space grey!
That's the downside when you choose an unpopular color (silver is still classic color tho, not too fancy either)
My view of it is that silver/white is neither as classic/non-descript as black/dark gray nor as interesting/vibrant as gold/blue/etc. At least that's the way I've felt about the white/silver iphones I've owned in the past (so I don't get them anymore).
Surprised that you would alter the design by modding it with a camera protector, if youre an embracer of Apple's design philosophy.
Silver and Gold look the best. You can see the design of the iPhone nicely. Graphite and pacific blue are too dark and you can barely see the cameras unless light is reflected from that area.
However, the color of the iPhone is not gender specific! Get what you want. I have the gold 12 pro max and the silver 12 pro. My wife has the Blue 12 pro. Yes we both use cases so it doesn’t matter what color it is if it’s covered up (except for the camera area). Not many cases go well with blue and graphite. When I get home from work, I like to remove the cases and admire the iPhones. If you haven’t noticed, Apple’s theme is white. White retail boxes, white EarPods, white, white, etc. so silver is for everyone, so is gold. I’ve seen gold teeth in men’s mouths, not black or pacific blue LOL. It’s called bling.
However, the color of the iPhone is not gender specific! Get what you want. I have the gold 12 pro max and the silver 12 pro. My wife has the Blue 12 pro. Yes we both use cases so it doesn’t matter what color it is if it’s covered up (except for the camera area). Not many cases go well with blue and graphite. When I get home from work, I like to remove the cases and admire the iPhones. If you haven’t noticed, Apple’s theme is white. White retail boxes, white EarPods, white, white, etc. so silver is for everyone, so is gold. I’ve seen gold teeth in men’s mouths, not black or pacific blue LOL. It’s called bling.
Its a mix between iPhone 12 (best design 2020) and Galaxy S21 (best design 2021)!
Next step, will buy new case and hide Apple logo haha
To be honest, its just for aesthetic, i like silver color and iPhone 12 Mini isnt silver but white, i found quite funny to sightly tweak the design and add some silver in iPhone 12 Mini White (12 Pro Silver isnt silver either as i previously said)
Do share some pics. I’d love contrasty colors between camera module and back case.