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White vs Black front
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I had all black iPhones and iPads up until this year, went white on the iPhone and I love the change. Love the white gold combo i have!
I think all of the white iPhones look nice. But there's no denying black bezels are better when watching video content or playing games. Especially in dim lit or dark rooms.
If that is important to you then black is a better choice.
If that is important to you then black is a better choice.
This. Always black bezels for me. I think white looks pretty classy but I prefer the way black just fades into the background.
At this point the only way I would get a white iPhone again would be if it was an all-white (maybe ceramic?) model. I've had a 4s in all white and it looked nice, but the antenna band interrupted the nice, all-white design and eventually made it really ugly with yellowing around the edges.
I've also had the silver 6 and Rose Gold 6s and that was a nice color, but I couldn't stand the white front at night (I feel like the bezel was see thru). Other than that I've always gotten the black front iPhone.
Like I said above an all-white ceramic iPhone would be king, I think. Much like the Jet Black I got now, it looks awesome because of the seemingly uniform body that seems to be all the same material as the display. I love it.
I've also had the silver 6 and Rose Gold 6s and that was a nice color, but I couldn't stand the white front at night (I feel like the bezel was see thru). Other than that I've always gotten the black front iPhone.
Like I said above an all-white ceramic iPhone would be king, I think. Much like the Jet Black I got now, it looks awesome because of the seemingly uniform body that seems to be all the same material as the display. I love it.
I generally love black phones but I ended up with a white 4S because it was all they had in store at the time and I didn't want to wait. Then they started that space grey nonsense so I continued with white (gold) phones. I enjoyed the white through 3 phones (4S, 5 gold, and 6 gold), but now that they have two TRUE blacks its back to black. Jet black to be precise.
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Matte black love the black. Would be nice if silver was offered with black front.
white, and as you can see by my avatar, i'm female, with a beard. (lol)
I keep getting good deals on new or nearly new iPhones and iPads with the white face so I'm not complaining. I like the gold ring on the gold ones. I do miss my black iPhone 5 from 2013 though.
Black. I've tried numerous times to like white, and I just can't do it. Glad they're offering a black backing again to go with the black front, but I wish they would offer other colors with the black front. A candy apple red all glossy like jet black would look awesome. Or some crazy titanium color. Or if it has to be all white in the front, do an all white back.
lol no im a dude... i had a 6s rose gold too. i like the rose gold because it sort of changes color depending on the lighting of the room. sometimes it looks more of a bronze, sometimes gold, and sometimes pink, u just never know lol
There are two reasons why I refuse to use anything that doesn't have a black bezel:
- When the device is off and you have a white front, you get this gaping black rectangle whereas it's just a sleek monolithic surface when you have a black front.
- There is a small inactive part of the screen between the display and the bezel even when it's on, so you always have this thin black edge between a lit screen and a white bezel that's far more noticeable (see pic). It drives me crazy.
I think black and gold would be a great combo.
black is great for playing games and watching movies, it blends well. the white front is better for browsing, chatting since websites are majority white and chat apps have white UI too. but for men i think black looks better.
i wish there was a silver back with black front.
i wish there was a silver back with black front.
You don't notice the white bezel when watching videos in the dark. That is if you are watching the video.
I've never once thought to myself that the white bezels were a distraction while watching anything.
I've never once thought to myself that the white bezels were a distraction while watching anything.
I like white front. It feels brighter to me and I also feel that with white I have more case choices. But that just me.
I do both. I know I get a black one for work and so I get a white face for a personal device.
Funny you should mention that. I ordered this case, which will effectively make the phone all white:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IHAJW80/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I just wish that they would have released the black front with the gold. That would have been very nice.
I would've loved to have a black bezel, but since I always go for the silver apple products... white for me.