Apple has been on a full-blown color spree ever since the iPhone 17 series dropped, and honestly, I’m still trying to process it. A bright orange iPhone? That’s not something you’d expect in an era obsessed with muted tones and minimalism. It feels bold, a little rebellious even. And every time I see it, I can’t help but wonder: who is this really for? But then again, I have seen people confidently rocking that color in the wild, and that answers the question better than anything else. Maybe that’s exactly the point.
What’s even more fascinating is that this playful streak doesn’t seem to be a one-off. Rumor (according to Instant Digital / Weibo) has it the iPhone 18 Pro series is leaning into colors just as hard, if not more. But here’s where it stings a little: the whispers about Apple possibly skipping the black color option for the 18 Pro lineup. That one hurts. Black isn’t just a color, it’s a comfort zone, a classic, a safe bet you never second-guess. For someone like me, that absence feels oddly personal, like losing something familiar you didn’t realize you were so attached to.
Apple, please don’t break my heart like this
Apple skipped a black color option with the iPhone 17 Pro series, and I made my peace with it. Fine, I thought, I’ll just wait it out. The iPhone 18 Pro series will fix this. Patience, after all, is a virtue, or so I told myself. Well, turns out patience just led me right back to disappointment. If leaks from Instant Digital on Weibo are anything to go by, and with Mark Gurman backing the chatter, Apple is busy experimenting with “traditional” finishes and even a deep red shade this time around. Sounds exciting, sure. But somehow, in all that experimentation, black, the most timeless, no-nonsense option of them all, seems to have been left out again. And that’s what stings.
Because with the redesigned camera island on the 17 Pro, you just know a black finish would have looked ridiculously good. The kind of design that doesn’t scream for attention, but gets it anyway. Instead, we’re here imagining what could have been, which is honestly the worst place to be as a fan of something so simple, yet so perfect. I wish I could brush it off, but I can’t. There’s something about black as a color that just feels… right. It’s dependable, it ages well, it never tries too hard. And watching it quietly disappear from something as iconic as an iPhone feels less like a design choice and more like a tiny heartbreak I wasn’t prepared for.