I’m going to be in and out of the thread until the 6th arrives, then I’ll spend a little more time until phone arrives.
Saw a lot of the phones over the past 3 days. My thoughts FWIW:
Pacific Blue - I haven’t doubted since Day 1 that Pacific Blue was the choice for me - my favorite color on an iPhone? Ha, I’m all over it. Absolutely beautiful in person. The color changes... LOVE! 😍 256GB Pro Max SIM-Free here I come!!
Graphite - Sleek and sexy! Husband picked this up today and I got to set it for him. Nicer than I thought it would be. The frosted glass and stainless steel in this color is a surprisingly good look. This would be my choice if we only had the original 3 color options this year.
Gold - Better than I thought it would be. Definitely not 24K bling like Apple portrayed it to be on the promo pics. The back is a soft champagne. The stainless steel is gold, but not a yellow, bright gold. Not the copper look of the past couple of years. It’s a softer gold with shine, but not gaudy. I actually liked it when I expected not to at all.
Blue - It was better in person than posted pictures. The glossy glass back does it a disservice unfortunately. The aluminum band looks really nice in contrast. Husband is happy he went Graphite after seeing the Blue in person.
White - I liked it. If I wanted a 12, I would easily have picked this color.
Red - It’s red on the bands for sure. It’s just not as deep on the back. I saw the 11 ProductRED and I preferred it over the 12 Red. I’ve had a red phone in the past. It’s not a color I’m looking for at this point.
Black - it’s safe. Can’t go wrong with it. I’m not a fan of the glossy glass back though.
Didn’t see the Sea Green or Silver (I have a silver 11 PM now so I know what it looks like).