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iphone 5S will have 8 colors??

Apr 9, 2013 4:09PM PDT

It is said that the upcoming 5S will have 8 cloors.: pink, yellow, blue, green, purple, silver and slate shades currently found on the iPod nano, and a (Product)Red model with proceeds benefiting AIDS research. This is really a good news.

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why 8 colors??
Apr 9, 2013 4:40PM PDT

Ok so ,,whats the reason that they will have 8 collors,, they ran out of intelegent ideas,, or what..
i rather see they make the phone lighter or cheaper,, or somthing like that

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Re: colors
Apr 9, 2013 5:07PM PDT

Nokia Lumia's come in different colors also. It's not expensive to make and people might find it a reason to buy your phone, so probably both Apple and Nokia find it a good marketing idea. That's all they want: selling phones.

Kees

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I thought...
Apr 10, 2013 1:08AM PDT

...people who are unable to spell correctly weren't the ideal candidates to complain about 'intelegent' ideas (ROTFL)

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(NT) But they do have a future in "marketing."
Apr 10, 2013 1:12AM PDT
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why 8 colors??
Apr 11, 2013 4:49PM PDT

I think just want to make iphone more colorful.

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Iphone in 8 different colors
Apr 12, 2013 8:39PM PDT

Iphone now try with new colors...
How purple colors looks ???

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No big deal
Apr 12, 2013 10:39PM PDT

Apple makes iPods in multiple colors, why shouldn't they do so with an iPhone? This is no big deal.

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really
Apr 16, 2013 5:37PM PDT

OMG. Is this true, oh i can't wait to see it. OMG. just wonder if they try to imitate Nokia's Lumia color.

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(NT) Apple does not imitate anyone
Apr 17, 2013 1:20AM PDT
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New colors would dilute the iPhone's premium identity
Apr 26, 2013 4:26AM PDT

Apple has always prided itself in premium designs rather than a race of specifications with its iPhones. From an antenna built into shell, to the aluminum casing, to the 4 inch screen optimized for 1-hand use, the iPhone is in a lot of ways better designed than say, the galaxy s3/s4 which is just put together with a few pieces of plastic. (of course their specs are more superb). Having said that, the current white and black compliments the iPhone's premium feel very well, and if anything, adding these colors IMO turn the iPhone into a "teenage toy" like the iPod nanos.

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May 7, 2013 7:25PM PDT

colourful iphone...
the style then has been sidetracked a little.
not that cool enough. LOL...

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iPhone has eight colors
May 8, 2013 3:38AM PDT

That is great

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Why ???
May 8, 2013 7:59AM PDT

When there are thousands of cases available to make the phone look like whatever you want it to, what difference does it make what color the phone is ?

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This is what cases are for
Jun 4, 2013 4:33AM PDT

If you want your phone to be all of these crazy colors then get a case. IMO these color options make the iPhone 5 seem childish and honestly unprofessional

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really?
Jun 4, 2013 8:09PM PDT

I have to say that that is colorful. I still prefer the gray