Silver or black if you may be quite young, but back in the day everything was black and silver and it was really fucking boring, but silver’s got a bit of an apple classic look about it and it won’t be a fingerprint magnet
Oh stop being so hateful. You didn’t buy it and you’re right, he doesn’t NEED one but he wanted it and since he’s a good kid he got it. Enjoy your evening.
Sounds like your kid has it pretty good. I hear some parents say they give their young kids their old phone with a new case and then they buy themselves the new model.
A 12 year old should be reading books, playing outdoors, doing homework, play sports or an instrument, making handcrafts, etc. And maybe watch a movie or two on a big screen. Handheld screens take time from all of that. I can’t see a purpose for a 12 year old having a smartphone.
I don’t disagree at all with any of this. I also find YouTube damaging if not monitored. Too many people set their children down and let them stare at a screen.
My daughter has a phone and all of the other kids her age have one as well. I got mine a phone since I want her to be able to contact me wherever she might be, especially when she’s with her mom. I just feel better knowing where she’s at and that she can contact me.
Kids having a simple phone with buttons and a small display to be able to call or text friends and family is useful. Smartphones with large displays, apps, social media, internet etc are not for kids, and are detrimental to their mental health and development.
I’ve seen the damage it does to these iPad kids , it’s actually scary and terrifying , you wouldn’t let them anywhere near a device if you heard the stories I’ve heard .
Are you from a different country? Serious question. And for the record my son gets a 4.0, he’s a saxophone player, he’s in the choir, does his chores, listens well to his dad and I and plays outside from the time he gets home from school until it gets darks. A kid having a phone in 2026 isn’t a strange thing
use a case? get black. cashless? silver. got silver with intentions of rocking caseless bur the aluminum feels so slippery to me i rock a clear case. i do wish i would have got the blaxk
But seriously, I am in the same boat, haha. Just returned from Apple Store: main take away again was "man, immediately drop the idea of the larger model, it's clunky".
Didn’t want the burgundy or black because of finger prints,even though I always have my case on it the only time I might not use a case is occasionally in my house
I thought the black would be better, visited them in person all the colors stain extremely bad except the sliver, the aluminum is such a lame material choice. Though basic the sliver is the cleanest in hand for sure
I got the black one and never considered silver when I was buying on release day. I’m beyond the return period now but if I had to choose today, I’d go with silver because it contrasts better with different cases.
I have the black coming from the deep blue 17 pro and it looks so much better than burgundy and silver combined. Glacier is a really good color I should’ve considered
I’d say black because of its sleek, minimal and low profile. It doesn’t draw any attention in public too. I had the silver iPhone 17 Pro and although it was an elegant color, I didn’t feel comfortable with it in public so I threw a case on it.
I always get the black if it’s available. I made an exception for the NT and it ended up being one of my favorite colors ever. Now I got the silver because I skipped the 17 Pro and always liked the raw metal look judging from videos and pics. I hoped it would be close to NT but honestly it’s a lot brighter, as expected.
I like it so far though. It has an industrial clean look and matches with virtually any case way better than the other colors.
I didn’t go with black because honestly it’s way too black. I mostly like the graphite/gunmetal kind of black from Apple. The jet black looks a bit generic to me, not saying this is necessarily a bad thing though, but I do prefer the more unique Apple approaches to a black color.
What more can I say, both are super safe, silver and black. You can’t go wrong or “dislike” any of these colors imo. It’s just a matter of preference and if you want a light or a dark phone. If you’re a case guy then silver has a tiny edge due to matching virtually all cases imo.
Silver ALL THE WAY . I have 2 friends that has The B and B , and they have allrdy scratch, cup og a case they think . And it shows , so sad ! Silver is PERFECT
If it wasn’t the black rim around the screen I would go the light colour but because of it I always prefer darker colours. I don’t like the contrast in my face when display is looking at me.
The white definitely shows less, but if you uses a case as you definitely need for the fragile phones. These are the most damaged phone in the iPhone series
Every time I get black, I always end up bored. Every time I get silver, it ends up blending after the honeymoon period, but never gets boring. I still have days during the week where I just put it facing down on my desk just to amaze myself lmao
I got black pm wish I got glacier or silver I got two small scratches you can’t tell without me pointing it out. now I have a dbrand case instead of zagg just to avoid new scratches it’s covers most of the phone( I work in construction don’t know when or how I got it)
I went with black. It’s a fingerprint magnet, but you should be cleaning your phone regularly anyway. I do like all the colors of this lineup, but I’m a pretty basic guy, so basic black for me.
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u/Krawford11 1d ago
Get the light one. I can never find my black phone when I lay it down