512GB Natural Titanium Pro Max. Gonna alter the color this time around coming from a darker Deep Purple one.
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iPhone 15 Pro Color Options: Which Should You Choose?
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The iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max are available in an entirely refreshed range of colors thanks to a new titanium design. The iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro families have different color options, so if you have your heart set on a particular shade, you may not be able to get your preferred model in that color.
The iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max are available in four colors, all of which are different from those available on last year's iPhone 14 Pro models. This year's iPhone color options are quite different from those offered in previous years because the device now features a titanium frame with a brushed texture and contoured edges, as opposed to the polished stainless steel offered since 2017's iPhone X. The iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max's four available color options are:
- Black Titanium
- White Titanium
- Blue Titanium
- Natural Titanium
The color option that Apple previously called "Silver," encompassing a design with silver metal and white glass, has been available on iPhones for over a decade. This is now "White Titanium" on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. This shade has been tweaked to feature a slightly more beige back glass and softer overall tone.
2022's "Space Black," which was previously "Graphite," is now simply "Black Titanium." It is more of an extremely rich, dark gray tone than deep black. Blue Titanium, on the other hand, appears to be more like navy blue, deeper than previous shades such as the iPhone 12 Pro's Pacific Blue. Black and Blue Titanium may be more likely to attract fingerprints on account of their darker finish. Scratches, scuffs, and dents could also be more visible on these finishes than White or Natural Titanium.
"Natural Titanium" is a wholly new shade that showcases the true color of the titanium frame with no color applied to its surface in the PVD process. The rear glass is a matching mid- to-light gray tone. The finish is very similar to that of the Apple Watch Ultra, which also has a titanium casing. It also harks back in some ways to the Space Gray finish of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6S.
It is worth noting that there is no iPhone 15 Pro with a Gold finish. Gold was available through 2013's iPhone 5S to 2017's iPhone 8, and then on 2018's iPhone XS to 2022's iPhone 14 Pro. If you were a fan of this color in previous years, you will now need to look to one of the other options. The warm gray of Natural Titanium may be the best alternative.
How to Decide on a Color
If you use your iPhone with a case, you may wish to consider which device color will best complement it. You may prefer neutral tones such as White Titanium or Black Titanium and use a more colorful case. Alternatively, you could choose a more striking device color like Blue Titanium and use a more neutral case for an interesting contrast.
White or Black Titanium may age better over time as new devices are released since they are more neutral, almost monochrome shades that tend to have a more timeless effect. If you do not use a case at all, you may wish to take advantage of a more eye-catching color option such as Natural or Blue Titanium.
If you want an iPhone in a shade that is noticeably brand new, Natural Titanium is the best option. It is most likely to indicate that you have the latest-generation device and could be the most popular color option this year since it is quite different from the offerings in recent years.
Your choice of color may also be dependent on how often you upgrade your iPhone. If you upgrade every year, you may be more confident in buying a more striking new color. If you upgrade more often, it can be a good idea to get a different color every time. A new finish can certainly add some novelty to purchasing a new iPhone and make it feel more different from your previous device. Alternatively, if you tend to keep your iPhone for many years and upgrade less often, it may be wiser to consider a color that is more similar to one you have enjoyed previously.
Customers with multiple Apple devices may also want to get an iPhone color that complements their other devices. For example, if you have a Midnight MacBook Air and HomePod, Blue Titanium is a good match. The Apple Watch Ultra will be best complimented by Natural Titanium, while Apple Watches with stainless steel casings will be best matched by White Titanium.
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iPhone 15 Pro Max in Natural Titanium. Last night I was nearly convinced I’d get white, then, changed my mind shortly with blue (I am trading in a blue iPhone 12 Pro), but after watching the video of the natural color in a video, I was convinced. The ‘starlight’ concept is mesmerizing and it felt right.
I could see Apple keeping that color for the 16 Pro/Pro Max and dropping the blue for another color, maybe green. That natural titanium color will probably be the color I choose unless they offer a sunset orange color? More likely I’ll choose the natural titanium if it’s still available for the 16 Pro.
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Blue Titanium iPhone 15 Pro Max with 256 GB. I personally think the blue titanium is the classiest color.
I totally agree, there is no standout color this year. The colors to me are a bit dull which was one of the reasons I decided keep my 12 Pro Max for one more year. I don’t really like any of the colors.
Blue Titanium, so probably the Stone Blue silicone case. I thought about Natural Titanium with the Clay, but for me, the light color silicone doesn’t look so good over time. There’s always next year.
I went with black once again, on the 14 pros the jet black frame reminds me of the iPhone 7. Hoping the brushed titanium looks like the matte black iPhone 7’s.
Haven’t found any decent pictures of the frames of any of the colors, for some reason all the reviewers at the Apple event kept showing the back of the phone and barely showed us how the brushed frame looks. Cannot wait to go to the Apple Store next Friday to see them in person.
Haven’t found any decent pictures of the frames of any of the colors, for some reason all the reviewers at the Apple event kept showing the back of the phone and barely showed us how the brushed frame looks. Cannot wait to go to the Apple Store next Friday to see them in person.
Natural Titanium Pro 512gb. Didn’t get my pre-order in until this afternoon. In Canada. Hopefully I won’t have to wait too long to get it.
Titanium Blue, 256 GB. Looking forward to getting it next week.
I went with the Pro Max 256 gig in ti blue. The only correct choice.
2 years ago I promised to buy my son (20yo) a new iPhone 12 for his birthday if he would wait a few months until the new ones came out. Once they were announced, we excitedly looked at the available colors and he AGONIZED for over an hour which one to get. Flip-flopping, hand-wringing, pacing around he was really irritating me. Finally, I had had enough and asked him what color his current phone was. He looked at me like a deer in the headlights and said after about 15 seconds "I don't know." He quickly decided it was not THAT important. lol
Black Titanium 15 Pro... I am having a REAL HARD time giving up my beautiful Apline Green 13 Pro. That green color stole and continues to steal my heart. I don't know... I might end up returning the Balck Titanium and keeping the Green 13P for another year.
I see a lot of people on MR and Reddit saying that the fingerprint thing won't exist. Just compare photos of stainless steel Pro iPhones in past announcements - you had a comparable amount of fingerprints there compared to when you use it caseless throughout the day. The stainless steel phones picked up finger oils extremely quickly and I don't see why these photos of the titanium Pros will be fundamentally different (as if one person using it means it remains clean vs 20 people at an Apple announcement event where Apple staff clean the phones in between each user lol).
to each their own! it can also be said that that’s the nicest and unique color option.
there’s really never been an iPhone that has looked like it. 🤷🏾♂️