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iPhone 11 Pro Feeling Green? iPhone 11 Pro Max (still enjoying the green?)
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I’m still enjoying my MG, but I do keep checking out the silver, so I’m a bit torn. I had a silver X and loved it, but the new frosted silver back looks even better. I had the gold XS Max, so I was going to go with Space Gray until I saw the new green which is very subtle and often looks gray (I feel like I have two colors: sometimes green, sometimes gray).
The thing that bothers me about the silver is that stainless band: it only looks shiny right out of the box before it’s touched. After that, it’s smudge city. Few people would notice, but I get the color for my own pleasure, and I notice it all the time on my device. The green and gray color bands get smudged up too, but it’s not noticeable to me.
I’m probably sticking with the green, though, since I’ve had bright and bling-y phones the last two years, and green still has that dark, monolith-slab look.
The thing that bothers me about the silver is that stainless band: it only looks shiny right out of the box before it’s touched. After that, it’s smudge city. Few people would notice, but I get the color for my own pleasure, and I notice it all the time on my device. The green and gray color bands get smudged up too, but it’s not noticeable to me.
I’m probably sticking with the green, though, since I’ve had bright and bling-y phones the last two years, and green still has that dark, monolith-slab look.
If you purchased it from Apple and not a carrier, there is no restocking fee for an exchange or return. In the past, AT&T would charge a $35 restocking fee for returns/exchanges, and I’m guessing that’s still the case. I don’t know about the other carriers or countries.
I like my green a lot but it doesn't really matter because I put it in a case and you can barely see the color.
All of Apple’s colors are pretty subtle (aka boring), thanks to Jonny Ives. Color doesn’t really matter much since my phones are rarely out of a case, but I got the midnight green because it was a small step in the right direction, and I’m hoping its success will encourage Apple to continue.
Who knows, 10 years from now, Apple might actually be able to break away from that “flat” UI.
Who knows, 10 years from now, Apple might actually be able to break away from that “flat” UI.
I had the clear case didn't like it at all, felt cheap and slippery, and shows prints. got the black leather love it...
Also rocking this combination - it’ll look even better once I’ve got a bit of patina. It’s only just barely starting to appear. I love how the brown colour makes the green on the stainless steel at the bottom more prominent.
THIS. I started out with Apple’s Pine Green Silicone Case but the colors didn’t mesh well in my opinion. Exchanged for the Apple Clear Case and haven’t looked back.
Agree. I love the 11 Pro in gold and for the first time I'm using a clear case so I can enjoy the color.
Midnight green Pro Max and I still love it. Went to the Apple store and checked out the other colors, have no regrets.
My #2 would be the silver, which I normally think is kind of bland, but this one looks pretty cool in person.
My #2 would be the silver, which I normally think is kind of bland, but this one looks pretty cool in person.
Ive had my midnight green pro max for 7 days now and I’m 95% sure I’m going to exchange it for silver. I’ve always loved the silver but I bought into the green hype and it’s looking more and more bland to me as the days go by and that’s only a week in. Just my opinion though. If I could use my phone without a case, (I work in cosmetics and need a case) I would probably keep the MG but I love how the stainless band contrasts the saddle brown case. Either way you can’t go wrong!!
Update:
I just finished exchanging my MG Pro Max for a Silver Pro Max and I’m extremely happy with my decision. They also let me just do the iPhone direct transfer right there which made it seamless.
Update:
I just finished exchanging my MG Pro Max for a Silver Pro Max and I’m extremely happy with my decision. They also let me just do the iPhone direct transfer right there which made it seamless.
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Good points. Having hard time finding cases that look good with the green. Black and clear but I didn’t think saddle did ( my fav) !!
I currently have the Forest Green leather which I think pairs well with it. But true, color selections are limited vs the other color phones.
I will probably keep mine, but after a week I really feel the color is not for me. When the light conditions are such that it looks like it does in the advertising it is great and I enjoy the color. However, I find in most light conditions it is a dull grey or some other lifeless shade. The edges usually look black and to me don't match well with any of the Apple cases except the green leather one. After having the MG color since launch day, if I had it do over I would go with Silver or Gold. Oh well.
I’m not really sure what to do. I have the midnight green, but I want to swap it out for the silver one. My problem is I don’t live near an Apple store and I bought my phone from Apple on the Verizon installment plan. I don’t want to just return it because I don’t have any other phone to use while I wait on the silver one. Best Buy and target don’t have them in stocks. Verizon does have them, but I’m not sure they would let me buy one since I haven’t returned the one I have now to Apple. I wouldn’t mind buying it outright since I was gonna pay off my installment anyway, but I think they’ll require me to return the one I have now before they can sell me one outright
You could buy the new one and then return the one you don’t like. If you are willing to buy it outright then do that. You can buy as many iPhones as you want if you have the cash. I think I read that right.
the issue I think is the green is always a different color, so those with OCD, not good lol! it really is different...