The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro are great phones with a lot to offer users, especially with the recent release of iOS 18.1, which includes several new Apple Intelligence features. However, while features are great, one of the hardest initial choices when buying a phone is picking the right color.
There is an argument that, when buying a new phone, the color isn't all that important as you'll be buying one of the best iPhone cases to cover it. However, there's still something cathartic about picking the right phone with the right color for you. We have had time to review the iPhone 16 and the iPhone 16 Pro to show off how the phone handles, this list is to show you what you're phone will look like out of the box.
There are a fair few options here for you to peruse, so let's have a look at all the options available and see if any of them catch your eye, as well as some comparisons to what Apple has offered in the past.
iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus colors
Apple has once decided on a bold and vibrant quintet of colors for its basic iPhone 16 and the larger iPhone 16 Plus. And those colors are: Ultramarine, Teal, Pink, White and Black.
Setting aside the more understated black and white options, the three colorful options are rich and eye-catching. Quite a departure from the iPhone 15's pastel-style line-up. While I'm usually a fan of the simple black color, the blue is particularly striking, especially the buttons which could entice me to get a case that shows them off.
In previous years, Apple launched an extra color in the spring for its latest iPhones, which normally includes the standard and Plus models if not the Pros. However, that hasn't seemed to happen for the iPhone 16, which was also the case for the iPhone 15 so this may be a thing of the past.
iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max colors
With a matte finish on their back glass, and titanium side rails, the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max follow in the footsteps of the iPhone 15 Pro models last year. They also kept three of the four colors Apple sold the older Pros in, swapping out just one.
Your options for a Pro iPhone this year are Desert Titanium, Natural Titanium, White Titanium and Black Titanium. Desert Titanium, a bronze/gold color, replaces the old Blue Titanium option. Personally, I preferred the blur option as the bronze gold doesn't strike me as much and falls behind the other options.
While on their face three of the colors do appear to be the same as the iPhone 15 Pro's options, the iPhone 16 Pro versions of the three existing colors seem to have a slightly shinier finish to them, despite still having a matte texture. So don't worry, nobody in the know will mistake your new iPhone 16 Pro for an old model.
iPhone 16 colors: How they compare to what Apple has done recently
Below is a table of all of Apple's color options for the iPhone going back to the iPhone 11 series, the first to feature Pro models. We can see how certain colors have disappeared, returned or transformed over the years to give us the choices we have today with the iPhone 16 series.
| Row 0 - Cell 0 | Standard Models | Pro Models |
| iPhone 16 | Black, White, Ultramarine, Pink, Teal | Desert Titanium, Natural Titanium, Black Titanium, White Titanium |
| iPhone 15 | Black, Blue, Pink, Green, Yellow | Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium |
| iPhone 14 | Midnight, Starlight, Blue, Purple, [Product] Red, (Yellow) | Space Black, Gold, Silver, Deep Purple |
| iPhone 13 | Midnight, Starlight, Blue, Pink, [Product] Red, (Green) | Graphite, Gold, Silver, Sierra Blue, (Alpine Green) |
| iPhone 12 | Black, White, Green, Yellow, [Product] Red, (Purple) | Space Gray, Gold, Silver, Midnight Green |
| iPhone 11 | Black, White, Purple, Yellow, Green, [Product] Red | Silver, Space Gray, Gold, Midnight Green |
Colors in brackets are ones that were added after launch. Apple did this for all years since the iPhone 12 series arrived, excluding the iPhone 15 series.
Will Apple bring out a new color for the iPhone 16?
For the iPhone 11, 12, 13 and 14, Apple introduced a new color or two in the spring after they launched to offer users. That didn't happen with the iPhone 15 series, but we'll be looking out for rumors of the iPhone 16 getting a fresh coat of paint in the next couple months.
Since Apple's likely hosting a spring product showcase to reveal the iPhone SE 4 among other things, slipping in an announcement of a new iPhone 16 color seems entirely possible. But that's just speculation for now.
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