iPhone 17 could reportedly get one of these two new base colors

They're very colorful.
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Rumor has it you could soon have a new, colorful option when picking out an iPhone.

A purple or green might be on the table for the aluminum-framed iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Plus, according to 9to5Mac. It's a one or the other situation, apparently, with Apple still mulling over which color to include.

The post from 9to5Mac cited leaker Majin Bu, a frequent leaker of Apple news, and Bu noted that "only one color might make the final cut, with expectations leaning toward Purple being the likely choice for release.”


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The colors — should the rumors be true — do look sharp and interesting. It's worth noting, however, that these rumors about new iPhones are frequent and not always reality — so take them with a grain of salt.

We're likely to get the actual announcement and first look at the iPhone 17 in September. There could be a purple option or, less likely, a green — but as with most things Apple-related, we'll need to wait for them to tell us to know for sure.

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Tim Marcin
Associate Editor, Culture

Tim Marcin is an Associate Editor on the culture team at Mashable, where he mostly digs into the weird parts of the internet. You'll also see some coverage of memes, tech, sports, trends, and the occasional hot take. You can find him on Bluesky (sometimes), Instagram (infrequently), or eating Buffalo wings (as often as possible).

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