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The iPhone 16 color lineup looks like the best in years

The debut of the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro is now little more than a month away. We have a solid idea of the new features to expect, and recent leaks have even given us a glimpse into the color options Apple’s preparing. Fortunately, they look like some of the best colors iPhone buyers have received in years.

Recent history with iPhone ‘colors’

Apple’s definition of the word ‘color’ was understandably questioned following the debut of last year’s iPhone 15 lineup.

What was wrong with last year’s colors, you ask?

The iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max came in, essentially, white plus three shades of grey.

iPhone 15 and 15 Plus came in five different colors, but several were so subtle they could hardly merit the word ‘color.’

The iPhone 16 lineup seems set to shift directions in a very good way.

New color coming to iPhone 16 Pro

iPhone Pro

For starters, the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max will arrive in a brand new rose option. Reports have indicated it won’t resemble the rose gold of iPhones in the past, but rather sport a new look. The new rose color has even been referred to as ‘bronze,’ giving us a hint of what the titanium-infused pink hue might look like.

The addition of rose joins some other changes to the Pro color options, which are expected to be:

  • Grey
  • Rose
  • Space Black
  • White

Rose will be the biggest year over year change, replacing the iPhone 15 Pro’s blue option. However, reportedly Apple has subtle changes in store for its other colors too.

Bolder colors for iPhone 16 this year

The more affordable iPhone 16 and 16 Plus will get colors that are way bolder than last year’s iPhone 15 models, as seen with the dummy models above shared by Sonny Dickson.

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I'm not sure this is the right adjective, but if the final phones are these colors, they look too "basic, imo. They look like elementary school colors seen throughout kid's classroooms.

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Here’s the full iPhone 16 and 16 Plus color lineup:

  • Black
  • Blue
  • Green
  • Pink
  • White

The color names themselves aren’t too different, with the main exception being that yellow has been dropped in favor of white.

But despite many color names staying the same, the iPhone 16 colors clearly inspire more excitement than last year’s offerings.

What colors are you most excited about this year? What do you plan to buy? Let us know in the comments.

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Ryan got his start in journalism as an Editor at MacStories, where he worked for four years covering Apple news, writing app reviews, and more. For two years he co-hosted the Adapt podcast on Relay FM, which focused entirely on the iPad. As a result, it should come as no surprise that his favorite Apple device is the iPad Pro.

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