iPhone Pro fans who were hoping Apple would bring back a dark color option this year might not be happy after reading this.
According to a new leak from Weibo tipster Instant Digital, the iPhone 18 Pro could launch in just three colors: Dark Cherry, Light Blue, and Silver-Gray. You see? Black or dark gray is not on the list.
So what exactly is being claimed here?
The three-color lineup would follow the same pattern as Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro. For those catching up, last year’s Pro iPhone launched with three options: Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue, and Silver, despite pre-launch rumors of up to five colors.
This new leak suggests Apple may be doing it again. Instant Digital characterizes Dark Cherry as the standout marketing color, taking the role that Cosmic Orange plays in the current lineup.
Light Blue might replace Deep Blue, and Silver-Gray would be similar to last year’s Silver, but with a potentially different shade (via 9to5Mac).
Is a three-color lineup actually confirmed?
Not quite. iPhone 18 Pro color rumors have shifted considerably this year. In February, a Deep Red finish was tipped as the phone’s signature color. In retrospect, it could be referring to the Dark Cherry shade.
In April, a separate leak pointed to four new finish options. For me, the lack of consensus means the colors haven’t been decided yet, though Instant Digital’s track record lends this claim some weight.
Most recently, the drop-test footage of the iPhone 18 Pro surfaced on June 30 via a Tata Electronics data breach and showed the device in what appeared to be a gray colorway, which lines up with the Silver-Gray finish in the leak.
The absence of black has become a running sore point for iPhone Pro customers. The iPhone 17 Pro was the first Pro model in recent years to skip black entirely, and it looks like there’s no relief in sight for the 18 Pro either.