Apple testing new ‘deep red’ color for iPhone 18 Pro, no ‘fun colors’ for iPhone Fold: report
Source: 9to5Mac
iPhone 18 Pro is still well over half a year away. Nonetheless, we have some interesting new color rumors for the upcoming iPhone model, and Apple may finally be doing something users have wanted for ages – a red “Pro” iPhone. The iPhone Fold, on the other hand, might not have any flashy color choices.
iPhone 18 Pro in red
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple is now considering a new deep red color option for the iPhone 18 Pro. With the iPhone 17 Pro, Apple transitioned to an all‑aluminum unibody, giving the company far more flexibility for what colors it can use on the “Pro” iPhone.
Gurman notes that the current Cosmic Orange color is extremely popular, especially in China – so even though red and orange are “a little too close on the color wheel,” Apple might end up keeping both colors:
“Given the success of orange, I wouldn’t be surprised if the company keeps that option around and just adds the red as an additional choice. But red and orange might be a little too close on the color wheel to have both. We’ll see how this plays out exactly, but I can at least tell you that, as of now, red is the new flagship color in testing for the next iPhone Pros.”
If you’ve always wanted a red iPhone Pro and have lamented the fact that Apple stopped making red iPhones with the iPhone 14 back in 2022, this should be exciting. Gurman also comments on other color rumors (purple and brown) but suggests they’re likely just “variants of the same red idea.”
New iPhone Fold colors
Gurman also comments on the color options of the upcoming iPhone Fold. He reports that Apple is going to “stay away” from fun colors:
“That would mean going back to the options Apple used during the early days of the iPhone: some sort of dark gray or black and a variation of a white or light silver. We’re on track to see how this all comes together in September.”
In all likelihood, this is because it’s Apple’s first time manufacturing such a product, and offering fewer colors simplifies the manufacturing process. A similar approach was taken with the iPhone X, which launched in only two colors versus six on the iPhone 7.