The 'Bronze' iPhone Pro
Chance Miller
Oh. My. God. If this leak ends up being correct – and we'll see, there's already some equivocation, it seems – everything is going to come back around. Microsoft famously – infamously – launched a brown Zune nearly 20 years ago. The iPod-competitor had its fans, but many of us simply could not believe they launched it in a color which many – myself included – affectionately called "Shit Brown".
If today’s rumor is to be believed, the new iPhone 16 Pro color option will resemble more of a bronze shade than “rose” or gold, like has also been previously rumored. However, this does align with one report from a few weeks ago, which said the rumored fourth iPhone 16 Pro color would feature a “bronze-like color.” The color is closer to a brown or dark khaki color than it is to a shade of gold, which could come as a disappointment to some iPhone buyers. Notably, the iPhone 15 lineup was the first to not include a gold finish since the iPhone XS in 2018.
There is nothing "bronze" about the color making the rounds – which, to be fair, is just a dummy unit – that's clearly brown. And yes, of any brown it's perhaps most close to the old Zune "shit brown".
While dummy units generally do a good job of representing new iPhone design and color options, I’d treat this image with some skepticism for the time being. Seeing as bronze is a completely new color option this year’s iPhone 16 Pro, Apple could be testing multiple different versions as it works to perfect the finally offering.
Honestly, when paired with the other iPhone Pro color options, it almost seems to make sense. And Apple has sort of been heading in this direction. But by itself, my god. I mean, of course that's the one I'll get if it comes to pass. But I may have to get a Zune case for it.
