The colourful past of smartphones (or mobile phones) seems to be increasingly repetitive and dull after Apple and Android took over the market. The post Nokia era of mobile phone users seems mostly limited to just a handful of shades compared to the colourful past and creative designs of the early 2000s. Mobile phones went from the blocky and functional designs to the basic black finish to fashion-friendly Nokia (in various designs shapes and colours) to the now boring old single slab of glass with either a Slate Grey or a silver aluminum finish. Yes, it's getting pretty boring out here. At the most you get some Gold variant.
Moreover, the quest for cheaper smartphones, is fueling this movement. Design and colour options go out the window and it is getting hard to even make a style statement without someone coming up to you and saying, "This looks so much like an iPhone…".
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Recently, someone on Reddit decided to tweak the leaked renders of the upcoming Nexus Sailfish. Out of the usual black, silver, white, the colour red actually stood out. It looked great in metal and a lot better than the Red Nexus 5 from Google that was launched more than a year ago. While the Apple crowd is drooling all over the (unconfirmed) Space Black renders of the iPhone 7, Android folk seem to have plenty to choose from, or do they?
We really like the Mint option of the NextBit Robin. It stands out from the crowd and its design, certainly makes for something that would get you plenty of attention even if you happen to be standing inside Apple's headquarters.
Buying a new smartphone? Well, at least one of your friends will tell you to go in for a silver or black model. Its boring, but thanks to societal pressures (and as much as you like a bright red smartphone) you would end up with the basic black or silver to blend in.
After Apple introduced, Rose Gold, there have been plenty of adopters (Drake's showing them off in 'Hotline Bling' as well). But head into a store and you will not find a single Slate Grey model in stock. Out here in India, Gold is probably the most favoured colour… well duh, because this is India, and Indians love gold (the precious metal). Still then, Slate Grey is the one many would prefer to play it safe, in case the bold Rose Gold trend dies out (here's a clue, it won't, because Apple now makes the new MacBook in Rose Gold as well).
Google made a bold move, with an Ice (Mint Green) Nexus 5X last year, and to my knowledge, many did go in for it, only to realise how ugly it looked after a few months of use (same with the Quartz white model). Still then it was a bit refreshing to see some colour in the Android space. Microsoft's last attempts with Windows 10 Mobile seems to be oddly similar to its brand colours with White, Blue and Black (Oh! How I miss the bold Nokia 1020 in that bright yellow).
The upcoming launch of the iPhone is going to be an interesting one. No its not because it is expected to sport a bigger camera, twice the amount of storage or even dual cameras on the back, its because we may have a few more colour options. We recently spotted a deep blue colour, a trend that will soon pick up among Chinese smartphone makers soon after its launch.
Next year's metal-clad Android smartphones will finally have a another shade to play around with, unless of course Google introduces something new and fresh with its upcoming Nexus line up.
Tags: Apple iPhone 7, Google nexus red, iPhone 7 Deep Blue, Nexus 5P, nexus Sailfish, Smartphone, smartphone colour
Source: Would you buy your next smartphone in Space Black, Metallic Red, Rose Gold or Mint Green?
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