All iPhone Colors: Your Guide to Apple iPhone Color Options
The Apple iPhone is a technological marvel and the best-selling smartphone in the world. But it’s more than just a tech accessory — your iPhone is also a fashion accessory! Over the years, Apple has made its various iPhone models available in a vast array of colors, allowing users to pair the perfect phone to their personal style.
If you’re considering buying a new iPhone — or a refurbished model — this guide discusses every color option Apple has ever offered. From the earliest releases to the latest generations, find the perfect hue for you! Here are all iPhone colors throughout the years.
The Minimalist Design of the Early iPhones
Apple kept things very simple in the iPhone’s early days. The first iPhone was released in 2007 and came in a silver aluminum case with black plastic on the bottom. The next models — the iPhone 3G and 3GS — replaced the aluminum-and-plastic build of the original iPhone with an all-plastic housing. These phones were also the first models with color choices, although consumers were limited to two rather unexciting options: white and black.
The iPhone 4 and 4s: Through the Looking Glass
The iPhone’s next generation brought more design changes, as Apple switched from the plastic construction of the iPhone 3G and 3GS to a stainless steel frame with glass front and back panels. While the look and feel of the iPhone 4 and 4s had changed considerably, the color choices hadn’t: You could choose a white or black iPhone, but that’s it.
Different Shades for Different Users: The iPhone 5, 5c, and 5s
Apple really couldn’t stop tinkering with different types of frames and casings in the first several generations of iPhones. With the introduction of the iPhone 5 and 5s, Apple swapped out the stainless steel frame from the iPhone 4 and replaced it with a frame composed of aluminum composite.
With the iPhone 5s, Apple added a gold color scheme, but changed little else regarding the phone’s external design, aside from renaming its black color as “space gray.” However, Apple released the iPhone 5c at the same time as the 5s. While the iPhone 5s still only had gold, black, and white options, the 5c introduced more colors, which wasn’t a big surprise, seeing as the “c” in 5c stood for “color.”
The iPhone 5c was available in five different colors: white, blue, green, yellow, and pink. It also had yet another redesign, as Apple got rid of the aluminum composite body of the iPhone 5 and replaced it with a “hard-coated polycarbonate” body.
The iPhone 6 and 6s: Aluminum Is Back and Colors Are Out
Apple designed its next generation of iPhone to look more like the iPad Air, including a curved glass front and an aluminum back panel. However, this design was short-lived, as it turned out that the curved glass frame made the phones incredibly easy to bend in half. Despite this change in design, Apple reverted back to the same boring color palette as the iPhone 5s, as the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus were only available in space gray, silver, and gold.
The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus fixed the bending issues of the previous models, using a stronger aluminum alloy and making some other upgrades to the body of the phone. Apple also introduced a new color with the 6s and 6s Plus, as rose gold made its debut.
The iPhone SE was also part of the iPhone 6s generation. It was a smaller phone, similar in size to the iPhone 5s, and it came in space gray, silver, gold, and rose gold.
Red Arrives With the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus
While the iPhone 7’s exterior had a nearly identical design to the iPhone 6s, it introduced the Product Red color scheme to raise money for AIDS awareness. The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus were also available in silver, gold, rose gold, and two different kinds of black: The standard black model was available in a matte finish, while the “jet black” option had a glossy finish.
The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus: The Return of the Glass Back
The iPhone 8 brought back the glass back from the iPhone 4, although this time it was for a purpose: The material made it easier for users to charge their devices using wireless chargers. However, Apple limited its color options to only four choices instead of the six colors available in the previous generation. The iPhone 8 and 8 Plus were available in Product Red, space gray, silver, and gold.
Minimalism Returns: The iPhone X
The iPhone X was released to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the iPhone product line. This device saw yet another change to the composition of the phone’s frame, as the iPhone X was made with polished stainless steel. Apple’s minimalist design with the iPhone X was intentional, as it limited colors to just two options: space gray and silver.
Color Comes Back: The iPhone XR
Apple reversed its very serious, fun-free iPhone X design with its next model, the iPhone XR. Once again, the glass back made its return, paired with an aluminum frame. Color options also returned. Instead of the two muted color options of the iPhone X, the iPhone XR offered consumers their choice of black, white, blue, yellow, coral, and Product Red.
Color Is Gone Again: The iPhone XS and XS Max
Remember all those fun color options we had with the iPhone XR? Well, they’re gone. The iPhone XS Max and XS looked nearly identical to the iPhone XR, but they were only available in silver, space gray, and gold.
The iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max: Colors Galore!
In between the iPhone XS and 11 Series, Apple made an important rediscovery: Color can be fun! The iPhone 11, 11 Pro, and 11 Pro Max had a very similar build to the previous two models (XR and XS), but the iPhone 11 was available in six colors. Users could choose from black, white, purple, yellow, green, and Product Red.
With the iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max, colors were a bit more limited, but Apple did introduce a new color to the mix. In addition to the new arrival — midnight green — the 11 Pro and Pro Max came in silver, space gray, and gold.
The budget-oriented second generation of the iPhone SE debuted alongside these models. It was identical in design to the iPhone 8, and it was only available in black, white, and Product Red.
The Redesign of the iPhone 12
The iPhone’s next generation had some major design changes. The chassis got rid of the rounded corners and brought back the flat edges, last seen on the iPhone 5. In addition, Apple added a ceramic-hardened front glass panel called the Ceramic Shield. Apple also released its first “miniature” iPhone model, the iPhone 12 Mini. Apple offered these models with six color choices: black, white, Product Red, green, blue, and purple.
Similar to the previous generation, the top-of-the-line iPhone 12 Pro Max and Pro models had more limited color selections: silver, graphite, gold, and the debuting Pacific blue.
The Refined Shades of the iPhone 13
While the iPhone 13 didn’t have any major design alterations compared to previous models, it did refine its color options. The six colors available for the iPhone 13 and 13 Mini (Apple’s last iPhone “mini” model) were midnight, starlight, Product Red, blue, pink, and green.
Meanwhile, the iPhone 13 Pro and 13 Pro Max had different hues available, including silver, graphite, and gold, alongside two new colors: Sierra blue and alpine green. The iPhone SE’s 3rd generation aligned with the release of the iPhone 13. It was functionally identical to the previous model of iPhone SE, and it was available in just three colors: midnight, starlight, and Product Red.
The iPhone 14 Adds New Color Options
The physical form of the iPhone’s 14 Series had the exact same specifications as the iPhone 13, but Apple continued tinkering with colors. The hues available for the iPhone 14 and 14 Plus were blue, purple, midnight, starlight, yellow, and Product Red, with purple and yellow being the new additions.
The iPhone 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max added the Dynamic Island feature for the first time and introduced a new color, deep purple. Aside from the new addition, these models were available in space black, silver, and gold.
The iPhone 15: It’s Titanium Time!
For the first time since the iPhone 12, Apple changed the design to include rounder edges, a curved display, and back glass. The Product Red color was retired, and five color options remained: blue, pink, yellow, green, and black. Meanwhile, the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max had four color options: natural titanium, blue titanium, white titanium, and black titanium.
New Colors Debut With the iPhone 16
Finally, Apple’s latest iPhone models kept most design elements of the iPhone 15. The color availability for the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus includes ultramarine, teal, pink, white, and black. The “Pro” models again revisited the titanium color schemes from the previous generation, with desert titanium, natural titanium, white titanium, and black titanium.
